Public bug reported: 8 days ago, I had reported this issue on AskUbuntu: https://askubuntu.com/q/1553379/541417. Presently, the only viable solution that is available to users of Ubuntu 24.04 is to install an extension called "No overview at start-up". However, this extension does not stop the root cause of the issue as it first let the issue occur but will quickly cause the monitor to show the Desktop and not the Applications Overview; this effect is visible.
I opined that it is not idea for Ubuntu 24.04 to rely on an external extension to address this issue. Developers of the extensions causing the issue should rectify the matter at their end. More pertinently, Ubuntu should configure gnome-control-center in such a way to not allow users break its default control, which in this case I think is supposed to be controlled by gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock as it has the toggle to "Show overview at startup". My key findings: 4 extensions seem to trigger this issue randomly on Ubuntu 24.04.2, namely: Auto Move Windows, Coverflow Alt-Tab, Logo Menu and Wallpaper Slideshow. When these extensions are switched off, this issue does not occur on my system. To investigate this matter further, I have also completed 6 groups of testing: #Test 1: $ gnome-extensions list --enabled [email protected] [email protected] logomenu@aryan_k [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ``` #Test 2: $ gnome-extensions list --enabled [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ``` #Test 3: $ gnome-extensions list --enabled [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ``` #Test 4: $ gnome-extensions list --enabled logomenu@aryan_k [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ``` #Test 5: $ gnome-extensions list --enabled [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ``` #Test 6: Which is a repeat of Test 1 # Test 7 $ gnome-extensions list --enabled [email protected] [email protected] logomenu@aryan_k [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] ``` Each tests involved 10 attempts of logging out and logging in to Ubuntu 24.04 and seeing if the Overview Applications or the Desktop would appear. **Results:** |Outcome |Test 1|Test 2|Test 3|Test 4|Test 5|Test 6|Test 7| |:-----------:|:----:|:----:|:----:|:----:|:----:|:----:|:----:| |Show Overview| 6/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 0/10 | 1/10 | 2/10 | 2/10 | |Show Desktop | 4/10 |10/10 |10/10 |10/10 | 9/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 | These results shows that a few User-Installed Extensions in concert are creating the issue at random. A very strange situation. I simply hope to see more stability in the desktop environment of Ubuntu 24.04, in this way users can have a better experience using it. ** Affects: gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2119313 Title: Desktop does not appear but Activities Overview appears when logging into Ubuntu 24.04. upon logging into Ubuntu 24.04. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/2119313/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
