From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Nicolas Goaziou Subject: bug#35308: GDM refuses to log into Gnome on Debian 9 or 10 Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:16:20 +0200 Message-ID: <87zhoo8pl7.fsf@nicolasgoaziou.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:51810) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hGp7J-00063L-Et for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:17:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hGp7I-0007zR-F6 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:17:05 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:55430) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hGp7G-0007yN-Hd for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:17:03 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hGp7G-0006K4-Am for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:17:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:51684) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hGp6i-00060i-Us for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:16:29 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hGp6h-0007gH-JE for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:16:28 -0400 Received: from relay5-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.197]:56607) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hGp6h-0007dT-3T for bug-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 14:16:27 -0400 Received: from localhost (40-67.ipv4.commingeshautdebit.fr [185.131.40.67]) (Authenticated sender: admin@nicolasgoaziou.fr) by relay5-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 805521C0004 for ; Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:16:21 +0000 (UTC) List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: 35308@debbugs.gnu.org Hello, I use Guix on top of Debian, with Gnome DE. Once I'm at GDM screen and I log in successfully, nothing happens, and I'm back to GDM screen. The only workaround I found is to add the following lines in my .profile: unset GI_TYPELIB_PATH unset XDG_DATA_DIRS Then I can get past GDM. The fix doesn't work if i omit either line. It doesn't make a difference if I use standard Gnome, or Gnome Wayland. It doesn't make a difference if I use Debian Testing instead of Stable. This is not a great fix because applications installed through Guix do not appear in the Applications menu. I wasn't able to get any error message to chew on. Help is welcome. Regards, -- Nicolas Goaziou