Bug#518069: gnome-session: gnome fails to start after upgrade

[andrej hocevar]

Package: gnome-session
Version: 2.22.3-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


After the last upgrade, gnome(-session) stopped working. I don't know
which package exactly it was that broke it, but when I startx with
gnome-session in my .xinitrc, I'm presented with a blank screen (that
was my actual background color before) and a mouse pointer, nothing
else. I can still start fvwm, though.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (900, 'testing'), (800, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.27.7home
Locale: LANG=en_US, LC_CTYPE=sl_SI (charmap=ISO-8859-2)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii  gconf2                     2.24.0-7      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gnome-control-center       1:2.22.2.1-2  utilities to configure the GNOME d
ii  gnome-settings-daemon      2.22.2.1-2    GNOME settings daemon
ii  libatk1.0-0                1.22.0-1      The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libbonobo2-0               2.24.0-2      Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libc6                      2.7-18        GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libdbus-1-3                1.2.12-1      simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2           0.80-3        simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libgconf2-4                2.24.0-7      GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.18.4-2      The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome-keyring0          2.22.3-2      GNOME keyring services library
ii  libgnome2-0                2.20.1.1-2    The GNOME 2 library - runtime file
ii  libgnomeui-0               2.20.1.1-2    The GNOME 2 libraries (User Interf
ii  libgtk2.0-0                2.12.12-1     The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  libice6                    2:1.0.5-1     X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii  liborbit2                  1:2.14.16-0.1 libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpango1.0-0              1.22.4-2      Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libsm6                     2:1.1.0-2     X11 Session Management library
ii  libwrap0                   7.6.q-16      Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.1.5-2     X11 client-side library
ii  libxau6                    1:1.0.4-2     X11 authorisation library

Versions of packages gnome-session recommends:
ii  dbus-x11                      1.2.12-1   simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  gnome-panel                   2.20.3-5   launcher and docking facility for 
ii  metacity                      1:2.22.0-2 A lightweight GTK2 based Window Ma
ii  nautilus                      2.20.0-7   file manager and graphical shell f

Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
ii  desktop-base                  5.0.3      common files for the Debian Deskto
ii  gnome-user-guide [gnome2-user 2.22.1-1   GNOME user's guide

-- no debconf information