Bug 747161 - metacity not installed for XFCE causes 'Failed to load session "gdm-shell"' error
Summary: metacity not installed for XFCE causes 'Failed to load session "gdm-shell"' e...
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Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 746693
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gdm
Version: 16
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Ray Strode [halfline]
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-10-18 23:44 UTC by Bowie Owens
Modified: 2011-10-24 21:56 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2011-10-24 21:56:38 UTC
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Description Bowie Owens 2011-10-18 23:44:19 UTC 
Description of problem:

After installing Fedora 16 with XFCE but not GNOME gdm correctly rejects the gdm-shell.session, but then has trouble getting gdm-fallback.session to work because metacity is not installed.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

gdm-3.2.0-2.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible:

Always.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora 16 from DVD with updates from Test Updates repo.
2. During installation select 'Software Development' style installation, deselect Gnome Desktop and select XFCE.
3. Complete installation and boot system.
  
Actual results:

Once X starts a blank screen with error dialog box with message:

'Failed to load session "gdm-shell"'

Expected results:

A login screen.

Additional info:

This bug (and its potential resolution) has been discussed in the comments of bug 743596

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=743596
Comment 1 Matthias Clasen 2011-10-24 21:56:38 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 746693 ***
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