Public bug reported: gnome-shell depends on gdm; however, it is possible to use gnome-shell with another session manager (esp. lightdm which is the default on ubuntu).
So this dependency seems too strong. It should either * be changed to a recommend * be a dependency on gdm | lightdm (possibly adding other session managers?) ** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1162849 Title: change dependency on gdm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1162849/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs