Debian Bug report logs - #690596
gnome-session-bin: desktop icons show after a relogin

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Package: gnome-session-bin; Maintainer for gnome-session-bin is Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>; Source for gnome-session-bin is src:gnome-session (PTS, buildd, popcon).

Reported by: westlake <westlake2012@videotron.ca>

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:00:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Found in version gnome-session/3.4.2.1-3

Done: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@debian.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Report forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#690596; Package gnome-session-bin. (Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:00:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to westlake <westlake2012@videotron.ca>:
New Bug report received and forwarded. Copy sent to Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:00:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: westlake <westlake2012@videotron.ca>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: gnome-session-bin: desktop icons show after a relogin
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:57:19 -0400
Package: gnome-session-bin
Version: 3.4.2.1-3
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

I set this as important as i believe alot of people still
like to have icons on their desktop

Applications/SystemTools/Preferences/AdvancedSettings
 , and there'll be toggles in this app, the first toggle allows
 items to be on the desktop


Toggling item#1 does not work as expected if it has been toggled 
previously.

Toggling item#1 the first time probably works.

What I mean by "work", is the user does not have to re-login in
order to see the change.

I must elaborately say with a guilt of speculation, that I'm using
vbox guest additions in this VM I have running debian7 testing, and
i'm hoping it's not causing any disturbance



-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.2.0-3-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_CA.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_CA.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome-session-bin depends on:
ii  dbus-x11                                     1.6.8-1
ii  dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend]  0.12.1-2
ii  gconf-service                                3.2.5-1+build1
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas                    3.4.2-1
ii  libc6                                        2.13-35
ii  libcairo2                                    1.12.2-2
ii  libdbus-1-3                                  1.6.8-1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2                             0.100-1
ii  libgconf-2-4                                 3.2.5-1+build1
ii  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0                           2.26.1-1
ii  libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1]                     8.0.4-2
ii  libglib2.0-0                                 2.32.3-1
ii  libgtk-3-0                                   3.4.2-4
ii  libice6                                      2:1.0.8-2
ii  libjson-glib-1.0-0                           0.14.2-1
ii  libnotify4                                   0.7.5-1
ii  libsm6                                       2:1.2.1-2
ii  libupower-glib1                              0.9.17-1
ii  libx11-6                                     2:1.5.0-1
ii  libxau6                                      1:1.0.7-1
ii  libxcomposite1                               1:0.4.3-2
ii  libxext6                                     2:1.3.1-2
ii  libxrender1                                  1:0.9.7-1
ii  libxtst6                                     2:1.2.1-1
ii  upower                                       0.9.17-1

gnome-session-bin recommends no packages.

gnome-session-bin suggests no packages.

-- debconf-show failed



Information forwarded to debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org, Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>:
Bug#690596; Package gnome-session-bin. (Thu, 15 May 2014 13:36:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Acknowledgement sent to althaser <althaser@gmail.com>:
Extra info received and forwarded to list. Copy sent to Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>. (Thu, 15 May 2014 13:36:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #10 received at 690596@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: althaser <althaser@gmail.com>
To: westlake2012@videotron.ca
Cc: 690596@bugs.debian.org
Subject: RE: #690596 - gnome-session-bin: desktop icons show after a relogin
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 14:33:18 +0100
[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
Hey westlake,

this is an old bug.

Could you please still reproduce this issue with newer gnome-session
version like 3.4.2.1-4 or 3.8.4-4 ?

thanks.
regards,
althaser
[Message part 2 (text/html, inline)]

Reply sent to Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@debian.org>:
You have taken responsibility. (Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:51:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Notification sent to westlake <westlake2012@videotron.ca>:
Bug acknowledged by developer. (Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:51:04 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


Message #15 received at 690596-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Jeremy Bícha <jbicha@debian.org>
To: 738612-done@bugs.debian.org, 727190-done@bugs.debian.org, 700900-done@bugs.debian.org, 690596-done@bugs.debian.org, 675620-done@bugs.debian.org, 718686-done@bugs.debian.org, 716876-done@bugs.debian.org, 716778-done@bugs.debian.org, 655691-done@bugs.debian.org, 634259-done@bugs.debian.org, 632785-done@bugs.debian.org
Subject: closing ancient gnome-session bugs
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2025 17:49:16 -0500
There have been many changes to Debian since this bug was originally
reported. If you are still experiencing this issue with Debian 13 (or
with Debian 12 or Testing or Unstable), please report a new bug.

Thank you,
Jeremy Bícha



Bug archived. Request was from Debbugs Internal Request <owner@bugs.debian.org> to internal_control@bugs.debian.org. (Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:35:58 GMT) (full text, mbox, link).


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