Solved: Warning ( gdm3 is broken )

[convbsd]

Hi,

If someone uses gdm3 please don't do a d-u or please switch to another display manager.
Gdm3 is broken.
This might affect gnome users because gdm3 was used as display manager.

Thank you.

[ralul]

Do you use systemd-204
?

[ajavibp]

I was crazy because I thought the problem was nvidia drivers. I've installed 'lightdm' and I can work again.
Thanks!

[DeepDayze]

I already got bit by this bug..is there any fix/workaround? And no I am not using systemd, even though some systemd packages got pulled in my last d-u

[musca]

Hello dear gnome friends!
This bug includes some interesting details, but not (yet) a final solution for gdm3:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724731

greetings
musca

[ralul]

I already got bit by this bug..is there any fix/workaround? And no I am not using systemd, even though some systemd packages got pulled in my last d-u

I am not that interested in Gnome. But I know Gnome-3.8 needs Systemd.

And I know Debian has garbled Systemd in two places:

/usr/lib/systemd
is the upstream place

/lib/systemd
Debian put it here. But Debian has left overs some at /usr/lib/systemd

Perhaps a workaround is to add some symlinks. (But then you have to remember to remove these before the next upgrade)

[DeepDayze]

Any good tips/tricks on switching an existing install from Sysvinit to systemd in a clean way?

[ralul]

@DeepDayze, clean with an unclean Debian Systemd?

But calm down: It is installing in parallel safely. You just have to add

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init=/lib/systemd/systemd
to the grub "linux" line to boot with using it ....

[DeepDayze]

@DeepDayze, clean with an unclean Debian Systemd?

But calm down: It is installing in parallel safely. You just have to add

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init=/lib/systemd/systemd
to the grub "linux" line to boot with using it ....

OK, then will I need to make any other changes to my system? I have a Debian Sid install that has Gnome3 desktop

What I mean by "clean" is not having anything else breaking.

[ralul]

@DeepDayze, reading the link of

not (yet) a final solution for gdm3:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724731

it is already broken?

[DeepDayze]

@DeepDayze, reading the link of

not (yet) a final solution for gdm3:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=724731

it is already broken?

Yea, gdm3 is broken not to mention having bad interactions with systemd

[musca]

Hello dear gnome friends,

heavy discussions on the mailing lists today: gnome 3.8 depends on systemd-logind.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/10/msg00444.html

One reaction was the proposal to switch to another default desktop.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/10/msg00496.html

I heard the rumor that a very active maintainer of gnome and systemd has left the project at least for a while. He had planned to complete the rest of the gnome 3.8 transition in one big step in the next days.

Lets wait a bit and let the dust settle down.

greetings
musca

[DeepDayze]

Hello dear gnome friends,

heavy discussions on the mailing lists today: gnome 3.8 depends on systemd-logind.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/10/msg00444.html

One reaction was the proposal to switch to another default desktop.
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2013/10/msg00496.html

I heard the rumor that a very active maintainer of gnome and systemd has left the project at least for a while. He had planned to complete the rest of the gnome 3.8 transition in one big step in the next days.

Lets wait a bit and let the dust settle down.

greetings
musca

so then should we install systemd-logind in this case or is that package also rather broken?

[agaida]

install lightdm - and done. The best would be: apt-get install siduction-settings-lightdm(-$foo)

[DeepDayze]

install lightdm - and done. The best would be: apt-get install siduction-settings-lightdm(-$foo)

I'll give that a try with my Debian Sid GNOME 3 setup...thanks for that idea