Log-in via the plain "Gnome" option does successfully start a gnome-session. Extensions from 3.30 cause it to freeze, but that's a separate issue (it works if extensions are disabled).
More tests: the failure occurs when logging in with "System X11 Default"
or "Gnome Classic" selected from the gdm3 login screen.
- Bug#941640: gnome-session: Gnome 3.34 fails to ... Drew Parsons
- Bug#941640: gnome-session: Gnome 3.34 fail... Drew Parsons
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- Bug#941640: gnome-session: Gnome 3.34 fail... Drew Parsons
- Bug#941640: gnome-session: Gnome 3.34 fail... Michael Ott
- Bug#941640: gnome-session: Gnome 3.34 ... Andreas Henriksson
- Bug#941640: marked as pending in gnome-ses... Andreas Henriksson
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