This isn't a bug. ~/.bashrc is just that - a configuration file for the Bash shell. It is not the responsibility of gnome-session to read this file.
The session is started with /bin/sh, which is a symlink to /bin/dash on Ubuntu anyway, so Bash preferences will not work here. ** Changed in: gnome-session (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Locale settings in shell initialization not used by GNOME session https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/306591 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs