Comment 2 for bug 1193412
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| Stephen M. Webb (bregma) wrote Re: [Bug 1193412] Re: Starting unity from terminal should restart it | #2 |
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> A --replace option I don't think is wanted / needed - it only makes
> sense for a split display server / window manager / compositor where you
> want to replace the window manager in the currently running display
> server. With Unity8 on Mir it's all going to be the same process, so the
> effect is the same as killing and replacing.
A --replace option makes perfect sense in the case that Unity is hung in a session. While it's true that a series of
command could be entered from the command line to shut down the old running Unity 8 session and start a new one, among
the faults with that approach are these.
(1) It requires an in-depth knowledge of the internal architecture of session management on the part of the poor
struggling user who is experiencing a hung session.
(2) Every extra step after the first is an extra step that isn't necessary and one more place things can go wrong in the
field -- and remember: if things can go wrong in the field, they will do so in a way that maximizes inconvenience.
(3) It is inconsistent with known published documented procedures already widely disseminated in the community.