Ubuntu
gdm package

gdm in intrepid uses wrong path to X server (/usr/X11R6/bin)

Bug #266977 reported by Steve Langasek
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

Binary package hint: gdm

at some point between hardy and the current package in intrepid, gdm seems to have changed the path used for locating the X server:

--- /etc/gdm/gdm.conf 2008-03-17 04:43:34.000000000 -0700
+++ /chroots/etch/etc/gdm/gdm.conf 2008-09-04 05:57:07.000000000 -0700
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 UserAuthFBDir=/tmp
 UserAuthFile=.Xauthority
 # The X server to use if we can't figure out what else to run.
-StandardXServer=/usr/bin/X
+StandardXServer=/usr/X11R6/bin/X
 # The maximum number of flexible X servers to run.
 #FlexibleXServers=5
 # And after how many minutes should we reap the flexible server if there is no

While /usr/X11R6/bin will work, it ought to be considered deprecated, and /usr/bin/X used instead.

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/lucid/gdm
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

confirmed

Changed in gdm:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package gdm - 2.20.8-0ubuntu2

---------------
gdm (2.20.8-0ubuntu2) intrepid; urgency=low

  * debian/patches/68_correct_xserver_location.patch:
    - new change to prefer the modern xserver location (lp: #266977)
  * debian/patches/70_mandatory-relibtoolize.patch:
    - run autoconf update

 -- Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:18:41 +0200

Changed in gdm:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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