@jbicha: yeah ... I just tried to reproduce in a gnome-boxes clean install of ubuntu-16.04.2-x86_64 to no avail. gnome-session-wayland is _not_ required.
Workaround: install ubuntu-gnome-default-settings was all that was needed to complete a boot cycle. Sorry for hijacking this bug! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1686257 Title: gdm3 fails to start when default session-name=ubuntu To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gdm/+bug/1686257/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs