gnome-session doesn't start on remote X server
I'm reposting Gnome Session Doesn't Start on Remote X Server, here, because I believe it's a Gnome question, not just an Ubuntu one.
I have an Ubuntu host, which I reach via ssh -Y. The client is my macOS laptop, running XQuartz. I can do xclock or other X apps from the host and see them on my laptop. What I cannot run is gnome-session, which, as far as I understand, should be the whole thing that comes up when I login to the machine from the local console. DISPLAY is correctly set, but seems to be ignored.
Passing --display="$DISPLAY" to gnome-session yields:
** (gnome-session-binary:5943): WARNING **: Unknown option --display=localhost:10.0
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
ubuntu x11 gnome3
edited Feb 9 at 10:37
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I'm reposting Gnome Session Doesn't Start on Remote X Server, here, because I believe it's a Gnome question, not just an Ubuntu one.
I have an Ubuntu host, which I reach via ssh -Y. The client is my macOS laptop, running XQuartz. I can do xclock or other X apps from the host and see them on my laptop. What I cannot run is gnome-session, which, as far as I understand, should be the whole thing that comes up when I login to the machine from the local console. DISPLAY is correctly set, but seems to be ignored.
Passing --display="$DISPLAY" to gnome-session yields:
** (gnome-session-binary:5943): WARNING **: Unknown option --display=localhost:10.0
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
ubuntu x11 gnome3
edited Feb 9 at 10:37
Kevdog777
2,092123259
asked Feb 9 at 10:19
zakmck
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add a comment |
I'm reposting Gnome Session Doesn't Start on Remote X Server, here, because I believe it's a Gnome question, not just an Ubuntu one.
I have an Ubuntu host, which I reach via ssh -Y. The client is my macOS laptop, running XQuartz. I can do xclock or other X apps from the host and see them on my laptop. What I cannot run is gnome-session, which, as far as I understand, should be the whole thing that comes up when I login to the machine from the local console. DISPLAY is correctly set, but seems to be ignored.
Passing --display="$DISPLAY" to gnome-session yields:
** (gnome-session-binary:5943): WARNING **: Unknown option --display=localhost:10.0
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
ubuntu x11 gnome3
edited Feb 9 at 10:37
Kevdog777
2,092123259
asked Feb 9 at 10:19
zakmck
1084
I'm reposting Gnome Session Doesn't Start on Remote X Server, here, because I believe it's a Gnome question, not just an Ubuntu one.
I have an Ubuntu host, which I reach via ssh -Y. The client is my macOS laptop, running XQuartz. I can do xclock or other X apps from the host and see them on my laptop. What I cannot run is gnome-session, which, as far as I understand, should be the whole thing that comes up when I login to the machine from the local console. DISPLAY is correctly set, but seems to be ignored.
Passing --display="$DISPLAY" to gnome-session yields:
** (gnome-session-binary:5943): WARNING **: Unknown option --display=localhost:10.0
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
ubuntu x11 gnome3
ubuntu x11 gnome3
edited Feb 9 at 10:37
Kevdog777
2,092123259
asked Feb 9 at 10:19
zakmck
1084
edited Feb 9 at 10:37
Kevdog777
2,092123259
asked Feb 9 at 10:19
zakmck
1084
edited Feb 9 at 10:37
Kevdog777
2,092123259
edited Feb 9 at 10:37
Kevdog777
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edited Feb 9 at 10:37
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asked Feb 9 at 10:19
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asked Feb 9 at 10:19
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I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
I assume you are running Gnome 3 on the server, too, not only per SSH? I assume it runs as a wayland session. The Gnome apps may use WAYLAND_DISPLAY instead of DISPLAY. Check XDG_SESSION_TYPE. If it is set to wayland, Gnome apps will use the wayland display instead of your SSH display.
Try to run them with XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11.
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
gnome-session should regard DISPLAY, you don't need --display. However, gnome-shell has option --display.
What I cannot run is gnome-session
I found that gnome-session and libmutter often have segfaults if not running with native display hardware. Check dmesg on your server.
Maybe you can run env XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 gnome-session, but I suspect it will segfault, too. Also, you can try gnome-shell instead of gnome-session.
I recommend to use another and more lightweight desktop environment for SSH, for example lxde (lxsession) or xfce (startxfce4), or just a window manager like openbox (openbox --sm-disable).
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
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Thanks, tried XDG_SESSION_TYPE and WAYLAND_DISPLAY, nothing work. I think I'll give up, at least with gnome.
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I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
I assume you are running Gnome 3 on the server, too, not only per SSH? I assume it runs as a wayland session. The Gnome apps may use WAYLAND_DISPLAY instead of DISPLAY. Check XDG_SESSION_TYPE. If it is set to wayland, Gnome apps will use the wayland display instead of your SSH display.
Try to run them with XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11.
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
gnome-session should regard DISPLAY, you don't need --display. However, gnome-shell has option --display.
What I cannot run is gnome-session
I found that gnome-session and libmutter often have segfaults if not running with native display hardware. Check dmesg on your server.
Maybe you can run env XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 gnome-session, but I suspect it will segfault, too. Also, you can try gnome-shell instead of gnome-session.
I recommend to use another and more lightweight desktop environment for SSH, for example lxde (lxsession) or xfce (startxfce4), or just a window manager like openbox (openbox --sm-disable).
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
1,1871410
Thanks, tried XDG_SESSION_TYPE and WAYLAND_DISPLAY, nothing work. I think I'll give up, at least with gnome.
– zakmck
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
I assume you are running Gnome 3 on the server, too, not only per SSH? I assume it runs as a wayland session. The Gnome apps may use WAYLAND_DISPLAY instead of DISPLAY. Check XDG_SESSION_TYPE. If it is set to wayland, Gnome apps will use the wayland display instead of your SSH display.
Try to run them with XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11.
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
gnome-session should regard DISPLAY, you don't need --display. However, gnome-shell has option --display.
What I cannot run is gnome-session
I found that gnome-session and libmutter often have segfaults if not running with native display hardware. Check dmesg on your server.
Maybe you can run env XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 gnome-session, but I suspect it will segfault, too. Also, you can try gnome-shell instead of gnome-session.
I recommend to use another and more lightweight desktop environment for SSH, for example lxde (lxsession) or xfce (startxfce4), or just a window manager like openbox (openbox --sm-disable).
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
1,1871410
Thanks, tried XDG_SESSION_TYPE and WAYLAND_DISPLAY, nothing work. I think I'll give up, at least with gnome.
– zakmck
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
I assume you are running Gnome 3 on the server, too, not only per SSH? I assume it runs as a wayland session. The Gnome apps may use WAYLAND_DISPLAY instead of DISPLAY. Check XDG_SESSION_TYPE. If it is set to wayland, Gnome apps will use the wayland display instead of your SSH display.
Try to run them with XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11.
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
gnome-session should regard DISPLAY, you don't need --display. However, gnome-shell has option --display.
What I cannot run is gnome-session
I found that gnome-session and libmutter often have segfaults if not running with native display hardware. Check dmesg on your server.
Maybe you can run env XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 gnome-session, but I suspect it will segfault, too. Also, you can try gnome-shell instead of gnome-session.
I recommend to use another and more lightweight desktop environment for SSH, for example lxde (lxsession) or xfce (startxfce4), or just a window manager like openbox (openbox --sm-disable).
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
1,1871410
I've also discovered that other gnome applications (e.g., gnome-software) have a --display option, but they ignore it and the application runs on the console desktop, rather than on my laptop.
I assume you are running Gnome 3 on the server, too, not only per SSH? I assume it runs as a wayland session. The Gnome apps may use WAYLAND_DISPLAY instead of DISPLAY. Check XDG_SESSION_TYPE. If it is set to wayland, Gnome apps will use the wayland display instead of your SSH display.
Try to run them with XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11.
Indeed, my manpage for gnome-session doesn't mention --display, while manpages around Internet do. So, I guess, it was removed at some point, do I still have a way to do it?
gnome-session should regard DISPLAY, you don't need --display. However, gnome-shell has option --display.
What I cannot run is gnome-session
I found that gnome-session and libmutter often have segfaults if not running with native display hardware. Check dmesg on your server.
Maybe you can run env XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 gnome-session, but I suspect it will segfault, too. Also, you can try gnome-shell instead of gnome-session.
I recommend to use another and more lightweight desktop environment for SSH, for example lxde (lxsession) or xfce (startxfce4), or just a window manager like openbox (openbox --sm-disable).
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
1,1871410
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
1,1871410
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
1,1871410
answered Feb 10 at 14:30
mviereck
1,1871410
1,1871410
Thanks, tried XDG_SESSION_TYPE and WAYLAND_DISPLAY, nothing work. I think I'll give up, at least with gnome.
– zakmck
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
Thanks, tried XDG_SESSION_TYPE and WAYLAND_DISPLAY, nothing work. I think I'll give up, at least with gnome.
– zakmck
Feb 11 at 21:42
Thanks, tried XDG_SESSION_TYPE and WAYLAND_DISPLAY, nothing work. I think I'll give up, at least with gnome.
– zakmck
Feb 11 at 21:42
Thanks, tried XDG_SESSION_TYPE and WAYLAND_DISPLAY, nothing work. I think I'll give up, at least with gnome.
– zakmck
Feb 11 at 21:42
add a comment |
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