** Description changed: + Posting here what gnome says about porting to wayland, and their tests: + + GNOME Applications under Wayland + GTK+ has a Wayland backend. If it was enabled at compile-time, you can run a GTK+ application under Wayland simply by: + + GDK_BACKEND=wayland gnome-calculator + Applications that use Clutter or clutter-gtk also need the Clutter Wayland backend enabled: + + GDK_BACKEND=wayland CLUTTER_BACKEND=wayland cheese + + https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/Wayland/Applications + + ======> so maybe a simple rebuilt can do the trick + + ******************************************************************************************************************************************** + + Steps to reproduce: 1. Install Ubuntu 17.10 2. Install application from above list and menu package (if missed, for zenmap, see bug 1713274) - full list from - https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=Exec%3Dsu-to-root+filetype%3Adesktop+path%3A*%2Fapplications%2F*&perpkg=1 , https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=Exec%3Dgksudo+filetype%3Adesktop+path%3A*%2Fapplications%2F* and https://codesearch.debian.net/search?q=Exec%3Dgksu+filetype%3Adesktop+path%3A*%2Fapplications%2F* . 3. Try to launch $APP_NAME from shortcut 4. Get error window: Failed to run $APP_NAME as user root. Unable to copy the user's Xauthorization file. Expected results: * $APP_NAME may be run as root Actual results: * unable to run $APP_NAME as root Additional info: $ xhost access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect SI:localuser:artful $ export | grep "SESSION\|DESK" declare -x DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus" declare -x DESKTOP_AUTOSTART_ID="1082dacfd3a20e972150382958079482700000012280008" declare -x DESKTOP_SESSION="gnome" declare -x GDMSESSION="gnome" declare -x GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID="this-is-deprecated" declare -x SESSION_MANAGER="local/artful:@/tmp/.ICE-unix/1228,unix/artful:/tmp/.ICE-unix/1228" declare -x XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP="GNOME" declare -x XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP="gnome" declare -x XDG_SESSION_ID="2" declare -x XDG_SESSION_TYPE="wayland" and this operations does not help: artful@artful:~$ xhost +si:localuser:root localuser:root being added to access control list artful@artful:~$ gksudo zenmap Error copying '/home/artful/.Xauthority' to '/tmp/libgksu-AgXCxW': No such file or directory ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: zenmap 7.50-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-11.12-generic 4.12.5 Uname: Linux 4.12.0-11-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu7 Architecture: i386 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun Aug 27 13:28:31 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-26 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha i386 (20170826) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: nmap UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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