Bug#730224: gnome: Gnome fails to start (Oh no! Something has gone wrong.)

Bart-Jan Vrielink bartjan at vrielink.net
Fri Nov 22 20:22:55 UTC 2013


Package: gnome
Version: 1:3.8+4
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

When I try to start gdm3 or use startx, after a while I get a graphic of a sad computer and a message stating that something has gone wrong, with the only option 'logout'.

I really hate filing bugs with this less content, and against such a generic package as gnome, but neither Google nor /var/log/* does point me to any information on what exactly went wrong.
Please improve this error message, so I can improve my bug reports :)

-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 3.11-2-686-pae (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages gnome depends on:
ii  aisleriot                    1:3.10.1-1
ii  alacarte                     3.10.0-1
ii  avahi-daemon                 0.6.31-2
ii  cheese                       3.10.1-1sid1
ii  cups-pk-helper               0.2.5-1
ii  desktop-base                 7.0.3
ii  evolution                    3.8.5-2+b1
ii  evolution-plugins            3.8.5-2+b1
ii  file-roller                  3.8.4-1
ii  gedit                        3.8.3-4
ii  gedit-plugins                3.8.3-2
ii  gimp                         2.8.6-1
ii  gnome-applets                3.4.1-4
ii  gnome-color-manager          3.8.3-1+b1
ii  gnome-core                   1:3.8+4
ii  gnome-documents              3.8.4-1+b1
ii  gnome-games                  1:3.8+4
ii  gnome-media                  3.4.0-1
ii  gnome-nettool                3.8.1-1
ii  gnome-orca                   3.4.2-2
ii  gnome-shell-extensions       3.8.4-2
ii  gnome-tweak-tool             3.8.1-2
ii  gstreamer1.0-libav           1.2.1-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly    1.2.1-1
ii  hamster-applet               2.91.3+git20120514.b9fec3e1-1
ii  inkscape                     0.48.4-2
ii  libgtk2-perl                 2:1.248-1
ii  libreoffice-calc             1:4.1.3-1
ii  libreoffice-gnome            1:4.1.3-1
ii  libreoffice-impress          1:4.1.3-1
ii  libreoffice-writer           1:4.1.3-1
ii  nautilus-sendto              3.6.1-2
ii  network-manager-gnome        0.9.8.4-1
ii  rhythmbox                    3.0.1-1+b1
ii  rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder  3.0.1-1+b1
ii  rhythmbox-plugins            3.0.1-1+b1
ii  rygel                        0.20.1-1
ii  rygel-playbin                0.20.1-1
ii  rygel-preferences            0.20.1-1
ii  rygel-tracker                0.20.1-1
ii  seahorse                     3.8.2-1
ii  shotwell                     0.14.1-3
ii  simple-scan                  3.10.0-1
ii  sound-juicer                 3.4.0-3
ii  telepathy-gabble             0.18.1-1
ii  telepathy-rakia              0.8.0-1
ii  telepathy-salut              0.8.1-1
ii  tomboy                       1.10.0-2
ii  totem                        3.8.2-3
ii  totem-plugins                3.8.2-3
ii  tracker-gui                  0.16.2-1
ii  transmission-gtk             2.81-1
ii  vinagre                      3.8.3-1
ii  xdg-user-dirs-gtk            0.10-1
ii  xul-ext-adblock-plus         2.4+dfsg-1

Versions of packages gnome recommends:
ii  browser-plugin-gnash     0.8.11˜git20130903-3
ii  gdebi                    0.9.1
ii  nautilus-sendto-empathy  3.8.4-3
ii  telepathy-idle           0.1.16-1

Versions of packages gnome suggests:
pn  dia-gnome              <none>
pn  gnome-boxes            <none>
pn  gnucash                <none>
pn  iceweasel-l10n-all     <none>
ii  libreoffice-evolution  1:4.1.3-1
pn  planner                <none>
pn  xul-ext-gnome-keyring  <none>

Versions of packages gnome-core depends on:
ii  at-spi2-core               2.10.1-1
ii  baobab                     3.8.2-1
ii  brasero                    3.8.0-2
ii  caribou                    0.4.12-1
ii  caribou-antler             0.4.12-1
ii  dconf-gsettings-backend    0.18.0-1
ii  dconf-tools                0.18.0-1
ii  empathy                    3.8.4-3
ii  eog                        3.10.1-1
ii  evince                     3.8.3-2
ii  evolution-data-server      3.8.5-3
ii  fonts-cantarell            0.0.15-1
ii  gconf2                     3.2.6-1
ii  gdm3                       3.8.4-6
ii  gkbd-capplet               3.6.0-1
ii  glib-networking            2.36.1-2
ii  gnome-backgrounds          3.10.1-1
ii  gnome-bluetooth            3.8.1-2
ii  gnome-calculator           3.10.0-1
ii  gnome-contacts             3.8.3-1+b1
ii  gnome-control-center       1:3.8.3-4
ii  gnome-dictionary           3.10.0-1
ii  gnome-disk-utility         3.0.2-3
ii  gnome-font-viewer          3.8.0-1+b1
ii  gnome-icon-theme           3.10.0-1
ii  gnome-icon-theme-extras    3.6.2-3
ii  gnome-icon-theme-symbolic  3.10.1-1
ii  gnome-keyring              3.8.2-2
ii  gnome-menus                3.8.0-2
ii  gnome-online-accounts      3.8.3-2
ii  gnome-packagekit           3.8.2-4
ii  gnome-panel                3.6.2-2
ii  gnome-power-manager        3.8.2-1
ii  gnome-screensaver          3.6.1-1
ii  gnome-screenshot           3.10.0-1
ii  gnome-session              3.8.4-3
ii  gnome-settings-daemon      3.8.5-2
ii  gnome-shell                3.8.4-4
ii  gnome-sushi                3.8.1-1
ii  gnome-system-log           3.8.1-1
ii  gnome-system-monitor       3.8.2.1-2
ii  gnome-terminal             3.10.1-1
ii  gnome-themes-standard      3.8.4-1
ii  gnome-user-guide           3.8.2-1
ii  gnome-user-share           3.8.3-1
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas  3.8.2-2
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base  1.2.1-2
ii  gstreamer1.0-plugins-good  1.2.1-1
ii  gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio    1.2.1-1
ii  gtk2-engines               1:2.20.2-3
ii  gucharmap                  1:3.8.2-3
ii  gvfs-backends              1.16.3-1+b2
ii  gvfs-bin                   1.16.3-1+b2
ii  iceweasel                  17.0.9esr-1˜deb7u1
ii  libatk-adaptor             2.10.0-1+b1
ii  libcanberra-pulse          0.30-2
ii  libcaribou-gtk-module      0.4.12-1
ii  libcaribou-gtk3-module     0.4.12-1
ii  libgtk-3-common            3.8.4-1
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring       3.8.2-2
ii  metacity                   1:2.34.13-1
ii  mousetweaks                3.8.0-1
ii  nautilus                   3.8.2-2
ii  notification-daemon        0.7.6-1
ii  policykit-1-gnome          0.105-2
ii  pulseaudio                 4.0-6+b1
ii  sound-theme-freedesktop    0.8-1
ii  tracker-gui                0.16.2-1
ii  vino                       3.10.1-1
ii  yelp                       3.10.1-1
ii  zenity                     3.8.0-1

Versions of packages gnome-core recommends:
ii  network-manager-gnome  0.9.8.4-1

gnome-core suggests no packages.

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