Public bug reported: With GNOME Wayland it should be possible to run GNOME without any legacy X or xwayland support. It should be an optional dependency, not a hard dependency.
If anything, it should be a gnome-session-wayland dependency, not a gnome-session dependency. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04 Package: gnome-shell 3.24.0-0ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-14.16-generic 4.10.3 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-14-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME-Classic:GNOME Date: Sat Apr 1 12:26:37 2017 DisplayManager: lightdm InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-12-26 (1191 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1) SourcePackage: gnome-shell UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: gnome-shell Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug zesty ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #780728 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780728 ** Also affects: gnome-shell via https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=780728 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1678456 Title: gnome-session depends on xwayland To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1678456/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs