#774 - please set DESKTOP_SESSION and XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP like local sessions

X2Go Bug report logs - #774
please set DESKTOP_SESSION and XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP like local sessions

Reported by: Ryan Tandy <rtandy@sd63.bc.ca>

Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 18:25:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: patch

Found in version 4.1.0.0-0~1215~ubuntu14.04.1

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To: Ryan Tandy <rtandy@sd63.bc.ca>, 774@bugs.x2go.org
Subject: Re: [X2Go-Dev] Bug#774: please set DESKTOP_SESSION and
 XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP like local sessions
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Hi Ryan, On Do 29 Jan 2015 19:17:40 CET, Ryan Tandy wrote: > Package: x2goserver > Version: 4.1.0.0-0~1215~ubuntu14.04.1 > Severity: wishlist > > Hi, > > In Ubuntu before 15.04, and Debian jessie, the DESKTOP_SESSION for > GNOME Flashback is actually "gnome-fallback". In particular, this > name is found in /etc/upstart-xsessions while "gnome-flashback" is > not, which prevents Upstart user sessions from being enabled. > ("gnome-session --session=gnome-flashback is still the correct > command, though.) > > Furthermore, recent (Ubuntu >= 13.10, Debian jessie) login managers > also export XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP using the value of the DesktopNames > field from the session file. This variable is starting to gain wide > use by applications that care about the desktop environment they run > under. > > I can write a patch that adds all this information to x2goruncommand > in the existing format. However it occurs to me that it might make > more sense to parse the files in /usr/share/xsessions and use the > information directly instead of duplicating it. Please let me know > which you'd prefer to see. x2goruncommand actually requires a complete rewrite (and has to be based on freedesktop.org specs). Until that happens, let's hard-code this stuff. Please provide your patch. Thanks! Mike -- DAS-NETZWERKTEAM mike gabriel, herweg 7, 24357 fleckeby fon: +49 (1520) 1976 148 GnuPG Key ID 0x25771B31 mail: mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de, http://das-netzwerkteam.de freeBusy: https://mail.das-netzwerkteam.de/freebusy/m.gabriel%40das-netzwerkteam.de.xfb

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X2Go Bug report logs - #774 please set DESKTOP_SESSION and XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP like local sessions

X2Go Bug report logs - #774
please set DESKTOP_SESSION and XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP like local sessions