Description of problem: If one was using gnome-fallback on f18 and upgrades to f19 where gnome-fallback no longer exists then gnome-shell fails to start and a gnome fail (whale) dialog appears instead. How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. install F18 and setup user to use gnome fallback mode. 2. upgrade to F19 3. login as user Actual results: Fail dialog appears Expected results: Gnome to start (classic?) Additional info: The workaround is to reset the dconf org.gnome.desktop.session key but that is not very obvious.
Additional info on workaround (may be OT, but why not..): On gdm login screen, go to console screen by doing ctrl+Alt+F(2-6) Login as root Than per user *sigh* #su - [user] $ dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.sessions session-name gnome ignore the 'dconf-CRITICAL' warning messages GDM login as this user should work now, but you shall have a gnome session, not a gnome-fallback session (obvious) Glad i don't have more than 8 users on my machine. This is not the way it should be. Is it possible to do this with a postupgrade script in FedUp?
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