Public bug reported: Binary package hint: gnome-session
Since Maverick, gnome-session has changed the names of the default GNOME sessions to refer specifically to Ubuntu. This requires downstream distros based on Ubuntu to fork the gnome-session package simply to remove the Ubuntu branding. I suggest going back to the old method of making the session names distro-neutral. Barring that, a "postinst" script in the debian package could autogenerate the entries after the package is installed based on the current distro name listed in /etc/lsb-release. The entries in question are located in /usr/share/xsessions, and are simply standard .desktop files. Changing their names updates the entry in the GDM greeter and the Login admin app, and appears to have no ill- effects regarding the functionality of the actual sessions. ** Affects: gnome-session (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-session in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/769961 Title: gnome-session uses Ubuntu specific branding in session name unnecessarily -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs