duplicate bug #1632772? @Jeremy, that gdm commit suggests it's not a technical reason but that they assume that if wayland is not using in gdm that's because it's not working on the configuration so there is no point listing a session which is not going to work
https://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?id=246d9a23 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to lightdm in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1680496 Title: black screen when using 'GNOME Wayland' with lightdm on zesty Status in Ubuntu GNOME: New Status in gnome-session package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in lightdm package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: In an up to date Ubuntu 17.04 amd64 vm, if I: 1. install ubuntu-gnome-desktop 2. select lightdm as the default 3. sudo service lightdm stop ; sudo service lightdm start 4. login choosing 'GNOME Wayland' the screen goes black with a flashing cursor in the upper left. If I 'dpkg-reconfigure -plow lightdm' and choose 'gdm3', then stop lightdm and start gdm3, then I can login to a wayland gnome3 desktop. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-gnome/+bug/1680496/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
