I've also poked a bit in the source, it seems that the path and options to the xserver are now hardcoded in the source in current versions of gdm.
** Description changed: Binary package hint: gdm in gdb-2.20 (gdm-legacy) in karmic, gdm could be configured to work with - gdm by editing /etc/gdm/gdm.conf: + xvfb by editing /etc/gdm/gdm.conf: - sed -i s,/usr/X11R6/bin/X,/usr/bin/Xvfb, /etc/gdm/gdm.conf - sed -i s,VTAllocation=true,VTAllocation=false, /etc/gdm/gdm.conf + sed -i s,/usr/X11R6/bin/X,/usr/bin/Xvfb, /etc/gdm/gdm.conf + sed -i s,VTAllocation=true,VTAllocation=false, /etc/gdm/gdm.conf since lucid, there is no gdm-legacy package more around. This configuration is useful for using freenx or nomachines NX server in an ubuntu container like LXC, openvz or linux vserver. -- gdm no longer works with xvfb https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/598848 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
