Activity log for bug #854370

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2011-09-20 02:06:06 sem bug added bug
2011-09-20 02:07:04 sem description When, installing kubuntu-desktop from the package manager, you are given the choice of keeping gdm or using kdm as your login manager. Unfortunately gdm is the "wrong" choice, and causes breakage in sound control, removes the shutdown button from kde's menu, and perhaps other aspects. Nowhere in the installation process of kubuntu-desktop is this made clear. New users may suffer from some of these problems without realizing the cause. A possible improvement would be in kdm's setup, include the text that kubuntu is meant to use kdm, and aspects of the desktop may not work as expected using gdm. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: kubuntu-desktop 1.205 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.59-generic 2.6.35.13 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 19 17:21:04 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kubuntu-meta When installing kubuntu-desktop from the package manager in 10.10, you are given the choice of keeping gdm or using kdm as your login manager. Unfortunately gdm is the "wrong" choice, and causes breakage in sound control, removes the shutdown button from kde's menu, and perhaps other aspects. Nowhere in the installation process of kubuntu-desktop is this made clear. New users may suffer from some of these problems without realizing the cause. A possible improvement would be in kdm's setup, include the text that kubuntu is meant to use kdm, and aspects of the desktop may not work as expected using gdm. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: kubuntu-desktop 1.205 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-30.59-generic 2.6.35.13 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-30-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Sep 19 17:21:04 2011 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release Candidate amd64 (20100928) ProcEnviron:  LANGUAGE=  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: kubuntu-meta
2011-10-13 11:28:49 Harald Sitter affects kubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) kde-workspace (Ubuntu)
2012-11-04 09:08:57 Harald Sitter kde-workspace (Ubuntu): status New Won't Fix