Bug#423705: "gdmflexiserver -n" dialogs with: Cannot start new display (...)

[Sven Arvidsson]

On Sun, 2007-05-13 at 19:54 -0400, Greg Folkert wrote:
> The complete dialog says this:
> ----
> Cannot start new display
> 
> The nested X server (Xnest) is not available, or GDM is badly
> configured.
> Please install the Xnest package in order to use the nested login.
> ----
> 
> The only part of: /etc/gdm/gdm.conf not deafult is
> 
> ----
> [xdmcp]
> Enable=true
> ----
> 
> Every other label is blank.
> 
> Now as far as Xnest:
> 
> Version of Xnest and libxfont1:
> ii  xnest                   2:1.3.0.0.dfsg-4 Nested X server
> ii  libxfont1               1:1.2.8-1        X11 font rasterisation library
> ----
> 
> It seems pretty clear (to me at least) that the usability of the xnest
> features of gdmflexiserver is hampered by this. I can still use
> gdmflexiserver and get a second VT with X, then selecting the XDMCP
> chooser, showing the machines willing to manage. I can also run the
> XDMCP chooser from the initial gdm login upon boot, also getting the
> list of machine willing to manage.

There was a missing Build-Depends on the xnest server, leaving the
default gdm configuration with no xnest capabilities at all. This should
be fixed in gdm  2.18.1-3.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
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