what is the default configuration? having an "lo" interface not correctly configured? that's not likely. That's not a GNOME bug if you deconfigured the loopback interface. If the configuration is created with a graphical tool you should rather open a bug on that tool
-- gnome-session hangs when "lo" is not correctly configured https://launchpad.net/bugs/26419 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs