~/.profile is not sourced on session launch
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Description
Tested with lightdm 1.32.0 and lighdm-gtk-greeter 2.0.9-0ubuntu3.1, slick-greeter 2.0.9-1
lighdm-gtk-greeter 2.0.9-0ubuntu3.1
Package: lightdm-gtk-greeter
Version: 2.0.9-0ubuntu3.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Xubuntu Developers <xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Debian Xfce Maintainers <debian-xfce@lists.debian.org>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 615 kB
Provides: lightdm-greeter
Depends: libayatana-ido3-0.4-0 (>= 0.4.0), libayatana-indicator3-7 (>= 0.6.0), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo2 (>= 1.10.0), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0t64 (>= 2.80.0), libgtk-3-0t64 (>= 3.9.10), liblightdm-gobject-1-0 (>= 1.4.0), libx11-6
Recommends: adwaita-icon-theme, gnome-themes-extra, polkitd | policykit-1
Suggests: desktop-base
Homepage: https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter
Task: xubuntu-minimal, xubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-unity-desktop
Download-Size: 96.1 kB
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/universe amd64 Packages
slick-greeter 2.0.9-1
Package: slick-greeter
Version: 2.0.9-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/x11
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: David Mohammed <fossfreedom@ubuntu.com>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1,844 kB
Provides: lightdm-greeter
Depends: lightdm, python3, python3-gi, dconf-gsettings-backend | gsettings-backend, libatk1.0-0t64 (>= 1.12.4), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcairo-gobject2 (>= 1.10.0), libcairo2 (>= 1.14.0), libcanberra0 (>= 0.2), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0t64 (>= 2.80.0), libgtk-3-0t64 (>= 3.21.6), liblightdm-gobject-1-0 (>= 1.16.0), libpango-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libpangocairo-1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0), libx11-6, libxapp1 (>= 1.0.2), libxext6
Recommends: lightdm-settings
Suggests: onboard
Homepage: https://github.com/linuxmint/slick-greeter
Task: ubuntu-mate-core, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-budgie-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop-raspi, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-minimal, ubuntucinnamon-desktop-raspi
Download-Size: 322 kB
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/universe amd64 Packages
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Distributor ID | Ubuntu |
| Description | Ubuntu Plucky Puffin (development branch) |
| Release | 25.04 |
| Codename | plucky |
I can provide additional information if you give me instructions. I would be glad of any help. gdm3 48.0-1ubuntu1 loads ~/.profile as expected.
gdm3 48.0-1ubuntu1
Version: 48.0-1ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: gnome
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 2,142 kB
Provides: x-display-manager
Depends: accountsservice (>= 0.6.35), adduser, bash (>= 4.3), dconf-cli (>= 0.20), dconf-gsettings-backend (>= 0.20), dbus-bin | systemd-sysv, dbus-daemon, default-dbus-system-bus | dbus-system-bus, default-logind | logind, gir1.2-gdm-1.0 (= 48.0-1ubuntu1), ubuntu-session | gnome-session | x-session-manager | x-window-manager | x-terminal-emulator, gnome-session-bin (>= 3.37.0), gnome-session-common (>= 3.37.0-2~), gnome-settings-daemon (>= 3.37.0), gnome-shell (>= 3.37.90), gsettings-desktop-schemas, libgdm1 (= 48.0-1ubuntu1), libglib2.0-bin (>= 2.35.0), libpam-modules (>= 0.72-1), libpam-runtime (>= 0.76-13.1), librsvg2-common, polkitd, procps, ucf, x11-common (>= 1:7.6+11), x11-xserver-utils, debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, libaccountsservice0 (>= 0.6.55), libaudit1 (>= 1:2.2.1), libc6 (>= 2.38), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0), libglib2.0-0t64 (>= 2.83.0), libgtk-3-0t64 (>= 3.0.0), libgudev-1.0-0 (>= 232), libjson-glib-1.0-0 (>= 1.5.2), libkeyutils1 (>= 1.5.9), libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1), libselinux1 (>= 3.1~), libsystemd0 (>= 226), libx11-6, libxau6 (>= 1:1.0.11), libxcb1, libxdmcp6
Recommends: at-spi2-core, ubuntu-session | gnome-session | x-session-manager, x11-xkb-utils, xserver-xephyr, xserver-xorg, zenity
Suggests: orca, libpam-fprintd (>= 0.8.0-2), libpam-sss (>= 2.3.0-1), libpam-pkcs11, libpam-gnome-keyring
Homepage: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GDM/
Task: ubuntu-desktop-minimal, ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop-raspi, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-minimal, edubuntu-desktop-gnome, edubuntu-desktop-gnome-raspi
Download-Size: 355 kB
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu plucky/main amd64 Packages
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source file, test, or entry point is identified. Start by reproducing the session launch with lightdm and the listed greeters, comparing it with gdm3; done means ~/.profile is sourced during the lightdm session launch.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100