the 2 nfs implementations are just different and they were never supposed to be compatible in that sense. If gnome can't cope with one of them, either gnome needs to be fixed or Depends: directly on the one that is able to talk to.
Fabio ** Changed in: nfs-utils nfs-kernel-server (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: nfs-utils => system-tools-backends Binarypackagename: nfs-kernel-server => None Severity: Normal => Wishlist Assignee: Fabio Massimo Di Nitto => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- nfs-kernel-server 1:1.0.7-3ubuntu1 is buggy with gnome https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/24817 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs