[X2Go-Dev] Bug#338: gnome no longer working in Ubuntu 13.10

[Nikos Skalkotos]

Hello Brian,

Thank you for the quick reply. I have gnome-flashback installed, but I 
don't know how to trigger it from x2go. When I log in from VNC into a 
gnome flashback session and do  "ps aux" to find out the command that 
triggered the session, I see this:

gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback

If I use this in x2go, I end up with the same black screen I get when I 
try the 3D enabled desktops (Unity and GNOME). Is there anything else I 
need to do to make this work?

Best Regards,
Nikos

On Thu 14 Nov 2013 01:12:51 PM EET, brian mullan wrote:
> With Ubuntu 13.10...
>
> *gnome-session-fallback *
>
> has been replaced with:
>
> *gnome-session-flashback*
>
> Gnome Flashback is a session for Gnome 3 which was initially called
> "Gnome Fallback", and shipped as a stand-alone session in Debian and
> Ubuntu.
>
> It provides a similar user experience to the Gnome 2.x series sessions.
>
> It consists of the following components:
>
>   * GnomePanel
>   * Metacity
>   * GnomeApplets
>
> The first release was on 2013-09-25, included in gnome-panel 3.8.0.
>
> This is the first release that ships a session descriptor and wrapper
> script for the "Gnome Flashback" session.
>
> This is similar to the standalone fallback session previously shipped
> in Debian / Ubuntu.
>
> As integration with the rest of the Gnome stack has suffered somewhat,
> this is mainly aimed at distributions
> that still want to support a metacity / gnome-panel based desktop
> (e.g. for LTSP installations).
>
> Some integration work may be necessary - for example, nautilus 3.8 no
> longer draws the desktop background icons.
>
> Brian
>