I built CLFS 64-bit non-multilib and installed Gnome3, and when I try:

exec gnome-session
dbus-launch gnome-session

neither of them work, it just sits there on an empty prompt doing nothing
ive tried this in an xterm running in X without any window manager, and tried it in ~/.xinitrc

I have also tried running GDM the same way I tried running gnome-session

Any help would be appreciated

ul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS libcanberra-login-sound.desktop[4309]: Failed to play sound: File or data not found
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS geoclue[4311]: Failed to connect to ModemManager: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.ModemManager1: GDBus.Errorrg.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service not found.
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service not found.
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager1' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.ModemManager1.service'
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS systemd[1]: Started Location Lookup Service.
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.GeoClue2'
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS geoclue[4311]: Failed to connect to avahi service: Daemon not running
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service not found.
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.Avahi' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service'
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS geoclue[4311]: Failed to connect to wpa_supplicant service: Error calling StartServiceByName for fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1: GDBus.Errorrg.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit wpa_supplicant.service not found.
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'wpa_supplicant.service': Unit wpa_supplicant.service not found.
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='fi.w1.wpa_supplicant1' unit='wpa_supplicant.service'
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS systemd[1]: Starting Location Lookup Service...
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.GeoClue2' unit='geoclue.service'
Jul 01 17:00:13 RendevousOS gnome-session-binary[4139]: Entering running state
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gsd-rfkill[4206]: Failed to acquire NetworkManager proxy: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.NetworkManager: GDBus.Errorrg.freedesktop.systemd1.NoSuchUnit: Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service not found.
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activation via systemd failed for unit 'dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service': Unit dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service not found.
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS dbus[2408]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.NetworkManager' unit='dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service'
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gsd-sharing[4208]: g_dbus_connection_call_internal: assertion 'G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gsd-sharing[4208]: g_dbus_connection_call_internal: assertion 'G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gsd-sharing[4208]: g_dbus_connection_call_internal: assertion 'G_IS_DBUS_CONNECTION (connection)' failed
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'pulseaudio.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session[4139]: gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'pulseaudio.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS pulseaudio.desktop[4230]: pa_context_connect() failed: Connection refused
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS pulseaudio.desktop[4230]: Connection failure: Connection refused
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS systemd[1]: Started Process Core Dump (PID 4209/UID 0).
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS kernel: audit: type=1701 audit(1498942812.717:12): auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 ses=4294967295 subj=kernel pid=4200 comm="gnome-session-f" exe="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-failed" sig=11
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS kernel: gnome-session-f[4200]: segfault at 0 ip 00007f3597cf2a99 sp 00007ffd11485bd0 error 4 in libgtk-3.so.0.2200.15[7f3597a1c000+6ec000]
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS audit[4200]: ANOM_ABEND auid=4294967295 uid=0 gid=0 ses=4294967295 subj=kernel pid=4200 comm="gnome-session-f" exe="/usr/libexec/gnome-session-failed" sig=11
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session[4139]: Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' respawning too quickly
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session-binary[4139]: Unrecoverable failure in required component org.gnome.Shell.desktop
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session[4139]: gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' respawning too quickly
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session[4139]: gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS org.gnome.Shell.desktop[4198]: Window manager warning: Unsupported session type
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session[4139]: gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: App 'org.gnome.Shell.desktop' exited with code 1
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS org.gnome.Shell.desktop[4196]: Window manager warning: Unsupported session type
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-keyring-secrets.desktop[4187]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/xdg-root/keyring/ssh
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop[4185]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/xdg-root/keyring/ssh
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-keyring-ssh.desktop[4184]: SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/xdg-root/keyring/ssh
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-keyring-d[4188]: couldn't connect to control socket at: /tmp/xdg-root/keyring/control: Connection refused
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-keyring-daemon[4188]: couldn't connect to control socket at: /tmp/xdg-root/keyring/control: Connection refused
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: Could not get session id for session. Check that logind is properly installed and pam_systemd is getting used at login.
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS gnome-session[4139]: gnome-session-binary[4139]: WARNING: Could not get session id for session. Check that logind is properly installed and pam_systemd is getting used at login.
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS org.a11y.atspi.Registry[3945]: SpiRegistry daemon is running with well-known name - org.a11y.atspi.Registry
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS org.a11y.Bus[3923]: Successfully activated service 'org.a11y.atspi.Registry'
Jul 01 17:00:12 RendevousOS org.a11y.Bus[3923]: Activating service name='org.a11y.atspi.Registry'

Solved...

I had to setup Linux-PAM properly for it to start, and it turns out... I do NOT like Gnome 3, ;p

Going to be using XFCE4

Install Mate instead. That's what I did.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com
http://www.WayneSallee.com

What he said, Mate is gnome with a focus... Well as much focus as one can have working in the gnome api.

I'd like LXQT more if it didn't feel so unfinished. And the fact that QT is C++ is the major reason it isn't more successful. I see developer remarks all the time about how long it takes to build when they must do so 4 or 5 times a day due to in-house changes.

Mate can look quite nice...

http://erikdubois.be/wp-content/uplo...ome-screen.jpg

Luridis. Is that your mate setup? if so what is the applications menu?

Does Anyone like gnome 3? about the only thing worst than Unity.


radam9316 can you mark this post solved? You can find it under thread tools.

No, that's from Atergos. I suspect the menu was made with... I think it's Mozo, their (Mate's) menu editor. The icons are either Antergos or they pulled them from somewhere. I'm leaning towards these: https://github.com/madmaxms/iconpack-obsidian/

Lol. I'm one who does. I much prefer it over the old GNOME, so I haven't even bothered to try MATE. (Shrugs.)

This is my Mate Desktop:
http://waynesallee.com/pictures/Mate-Desktop.png

Wayne Sallee
Wayne@WayneSallee.com
http://www.WayneSallee.com

I'm starting to regret the Mate decision. They're better than Gnome, but not by as much as I thought. One word: Appindicator.

The biggest issue with this trash heap that is the modern Gnome software stack is that there is so much old decrepit stuff that's not been updated or even released in a decade or more.

Why?

My guess is that the developers have had workstations, and images of them in place for years and continue to build their stack on it. The problem with that is, they link to old things, things so old they won't compile or sometimes even configure anymore. Yet, if you intend to use it, you've got to find out where it was made originally and try to patch that old piece of crap into shape so it will install.

I get so irritated with this. How can you call something "release" if it is based on broken libraries that aren't usable on a fresh install? Grrr!

Wow thats amazing. Im going to look into installing mate sometime soon