Issue is still present in virtualbox. If I disconnect the session and login another one after a few seconds the issue is visible (it switch automatically to a gtk not themed)
** (gnome-settings-daemon:1727): WARNING **: You can only run one xsettings manager at a time; exiting ** (gnome-settings-daemon:1727): WARNING **: Unable to start xsettings manager: Could not initialize xsettings manager. ii gnome-settings-daemon 2.32.1-0ubuntu12 I've tried "echo sleep 5 > /etc/X11/Xsession.d/50slowdownthere" as root but issue is still present -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/649809 Title: the session settings manager can try starting before the login screen one exits -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs