Merge lp://staging/~darkxst/gnome-session/lp1224217 into lp://staging/~ubuntu-desktop/gnome-session/ubuntu

Tim, could be that this has introduced bug?

After I updated gnome-session package I was not able to login in session. And in ubuntu forum there are user with same problem I was experiencing - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2211609

In .xsession-errors:
init: Failed to obtain gnome-session instance: Unknown parameter: XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP

I fixed it by adding X-LightDM-DesktopName=GNOME in session's .desktop file. Seems all sessions which will miss X-LightDM-DesktoName wont be able to start.

What session are you using? And yes all sessions should define x-lightdm-desktopname or risk random brokenness among upstart user sessions

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Tim

On Monday, 17 March 2014 at 9:47 pm, Alberts Muktupāvels wrote:

> Tim, could be that this has introduced bug?
>
> After I updated gnome-session package I was not able to login in session. And in ubuntu forum there are user with same problem I was experiencing - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2211609
>
> In .xsession-errors:
> init: Failed to obtain gnome-session instance: Unknown parameter: XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP
>
> I fixed it by adding X-LightDM-DesktopName=GNOME in session's .desktop file. Seems all sessions which will miss X-LightDM-DesktoName wont be able to start.
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> https://code.launchpad.net/~darkxst/gnome-session/lp1224217/+merge/210912
> You are the owner of lp:~darkxst/gnome-session/lp1224217.
>
>

I am using flashback session, but I am not using ubuntu version. Now when I know that x-lightdm-desktop name is needed this is not problem for me.

Isn't there a way to set XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP to some default value or empty value? So starting session does not stop with error - Unknown parameter: XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP?