Comment 13 for bug 1686257

Works-for-me after dist-upgrade using Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 64-bit and Intel®
HD Graphics 520 (Skylake GT2).

On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 10:46 AM Johon Doee <email address hidden>
wrote:

> The update to gdm3 - 3.24.1-0ubuntu0.1 is just crap.
>
> It's not possible anymore to switch users. It just shows a black screen
> when using the user switch button.
> Also logging out to the login screen also shows a black screen.
> service gdm3 restart does not bring the login screen back.
>
> Why are updates are not tested before they got uploaded?
>
> Using Ubuntu Gnome, Zesty and Intel Skylake graphics.
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1686257
>
> Title:
> gdm3 fails to start when default session-name=ubuntu
>
> Status in gdm:
> Fix Released
> Status in Ubuntu GNOME:
> In Progress
> Status in gdm3 package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in gdm3 source package in Xenial:
> Fix Released
> Status in gdm3 source package in Yakkety:
> Fix Released
> Status in gdm3 source package in Zesty:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Impact
> ------
> If a person installs gnome-shell (and not ubuntu-gnome-desktop) on
> Ubuntu and choose gdm3, they will be unable to log in.
>
> Workaround: install ubuntu-gnome-default-settings
>
> This reverts a change that was made in gdm 3.16.
>
> Test Case
> ---------
> From Ubuntu (Unity), run
> sudo apt install gdm3
>
> Choose gdm3 when prompted.
> Restart.
> You should get a login screen. Your desktop session (Unity or whatever)
> should still be the same as whatever you last successfully logged in with.
>
> Regression Potential
> --------------------
> This patch was accepted upstream. It only affects the default session
> for the 'gdm' system user.
>
> Other Info
> ----------
> ubuntu-settings contains this in
> /usr/share/glib-2.0/10_ubuntu-settings.gchema.override
>
> [org.gnome.desktop.session]
> session-name="ubuntu"
>
> gdm3 fails to start unless session-name="gnome"
>
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