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lxsession package

lxsession ignores ~/.config/autostart directory

Bug #1336944 reported by LXLE Linux
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
lxsession (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Julien Lavergne
Trusty
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

SRU statement :
[Impact]
Currently, the files under ~/.config/autostart are ignored if other files are present in /etc/xdg. The previous fix was incomplete, currently the home directory is read, but with the lowest priority. If a file in /etc/xdg is found, the one in ~/.config/autostart is ignored. Home directory should be the first directory to be read, and system directory should be ignored if something is found in ~/.config/autostart. The patch (from upstream) fix this problem.

[Test Case]
To test :
- Copy a file from /etc/xdg/autostart in ~/.config/autostart
- Change the file to change the behavior
- Reboot and see if the change apply

[Regression Potential]
The fix is applied since quite some time upstream and in 14.10. However, testing the correct behavior of the different configurations (1 file only in ~/.config/autostart, 1 file only in /etc/xdg/autostart, both file on ~/.config/autostart and /etc/xdg/autostart ...) may be useful.

Original report :
~/.config/autostart is now completely ignored, everything located in /etc/xdg/autostart is loaded regardless of what is selected by the lxsession startup manger aka 'default applications of lxsession' the only solution is to add 'NotShowIn=LXDE;' to the text files located in /etc/xdg/autostart if these files are placed in ~/.config/autostart they are no adhered to by lxsession

See original description
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Phill Whiteside (phillw) wrote :

There is a proposed fix in the lubuntu-staging PPA can this please be tested and reported upon.

Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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LXLE Linux (lxle) wrote :

That fixed it. Good work. Push it through.

LXLE Linux (lxle)
Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Fix Released
status: Fix Released → Fix Committed
Phill Whiteside (phillw)
tags: added: verification-needed
removed: autostart lxsession
Phill Whiteside (phillw)
tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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JackT (anonymous352) wrote :

Fix tested and verified.

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Julien Lavergne (gilir) wrote :

Thanks for the tests, I'll prepare a proper SRU for this.

Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → In Progress
assignee: nobody → Julien Lavergne (gilir)
tags: removed: verification-done
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package lxsession - 0.4.9.2+git20140410-0ubuntu3

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lxsession (0.4.9.2+git20140410-0ubuntu3) utopic; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches:
   - 95_reorder_autostart.patch: From upstream, read home directory before
     system directories for autostart (LP: #1336944).
 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden> Thu, 11 Sep 2014 12:48:47 +0200

Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Released
Julien Lavergne (gilir)
description: updated
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Chris J Arges (arges) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello LXLE, or anyone else affected,

Accepted lxsession into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lxsession/0.4.9.2+git20140410-0ubuntu1.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: New → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
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ԜаӀtеr Ⅼарсһуnѕkі (wxl) wrote :

In a VirtualBox, used light-locker.desktop to test. With 1.1, I was able to confirm the bug. With 1.2, used "Exec=lxterminal" in ~/.config/autostart version. Results:
 * systemwide configuration only: lxterminal does not load, light-locker does load
 * modified version in user directory only: lxterminal does load, light-locker does not load
 * both systemwide and user files: lxterminal does load, light-locker does not load

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package lxsession - 0.4.9.2+git20140410-0ubuntu1.2

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lxsession (0.4.9.2+git20140410-0ubuntu1.2) trusty-proposed; urgency=medium

  * debian/patches:
   - 95_reorder_autostart.patch: From upstream, read home directory before
     system directories for autostart (LP: #1336944).
 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden> Tue, 30 Dec 2014 08:00:22 +0100

Changed in lxsession (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Adam Conrad (adconrad) wrote : Update Released

The verification of the Stable Release Update for lxsession has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

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