From: Michael Biebl Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 09:04:03 +0000 Subject: Use a wrapper script to start GNOME classic session Xsession currently doesn't allow passing more then one argument, as it otherwise fails with Xsession: unable to launch "gnome-session --session classic" X session --- "gnome-session --session classic" not found; falling back to default session. This is due to [1]. Add a wrapper script to start the GNOME classic session as a workaround. Once [1] is fixed, this should be removed again. [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=653327. --- data/gnome-classic.desktop.in | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/data/gnome-classic.desktop.in b/data/gnome-classic.desktop.in index 5df6821..34827ee 100644 --- a/data/gnome-classic.desktop.in +++ b/data/gnome-classic.desktop.in @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ [Desktop Entry] Name=GNOME Classic Comment=This session logs you into GNOME Classic -Exec=env GNOME_SHELL_SESSION_MODE=classic gnome-session +Exec=gnome-session-classic TryExec=gnome-session Type=Application DesktopNames=GNOME-Classic;GNOME;