Bug#602075: gdm3: please provide dynamic multi-seat support

[Meik Hellmund]

Package: gdm3
Version: 2.30.5-4
Severity: wishlist


One of the regressions of the new gdm against gdm2.20 is the missing ability to
add/remove displays dynamically. There exist patches for this at
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=536355
Please consider incorporation of this patch into the gdm3 package.




-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.36-rc6-amd64 (SMP w/8 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 gdm3 depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.112+nmu1       add and remove users and groups
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]   1.5.36           Debian configuration management sy
ii  gconf2                  2.28.1-5         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  gnome-session [x-sessio 2.30.2-2         The GNOME Session Manager - GNOME 
ii  gnome-session-bin       2.30.2-2         The GNOME Session Manager - Minima
ii  gnome-terminal [x-termi 2.30.2-1         The GNOME terminal emulator applic
ii  kde-window-manager [x-w 4:4.4.5-4        the K window manager (KWin)
ii  konsole [x-terminal-emu 4:4.4.5-1        X terminal emulator
ii  libart-2.0-2            2.3.21-1         Library of functions for 2D graphi
ii  libatk1.0-0             1.30.0-1         The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libattr1                1:2.4.44-2       Extended attribute shared library
ii  libaudit0               1.7.13-1+b2      Dynamic library for security audit
ii  libbonobo2-0            2.24.3-1         Bonobo CORBA interfaces library
ii  libbonoboui2-0          2.24.3-1         The Bonobo UI library
ii  libc6                   2.11.2-6         Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii  libcairo2               1.8.10-6         The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libcanberra-gtk0        0.24-1           Gtk+ helper for playing widget eve
ii  libcanberra0            0.24-1           a simple abstract interface for pl
ii  libdbus-1-3             1.2.24-3         simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2        0.88-2           simple interprocess messaging syst
ii  libfontconfig1          2.8.0-2.1        generic font configuration library
ii  libfreetype6            2.4.2-2          FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii  libgconf2-4             2.28.1-5         GNOME configuration database syste
ii  libglib2.0-0            2.24.2-1         The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnome2-0             2.30.0-1         The GNOME library - runtime files
ii  libgnomecanvas2-0       2.30.1-1         A powerful object-oriented display
ii  libgtk2.0-0             2.20.1-2         The GTK+ graphical user interface 
ii  liborbit2               1:2.14.18-0.1    libraries for ORBit2 - a CORBA ORB
ii  libpam-modules          1.1.1-6.1        Pluggable Authentication Modules f
ii  libpam-runtime          1.1.1-6.1        Runtime support for the PAM librar
ii  libpam0g                1.1.1-6.1        Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  libpanel-applet2-0      2.30.2-2         library for GNOME Panel applets
ii  libpango1.0-0           1.28.3-1         Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0   0.96-3           PolicyKit Authorization API
ii  libpolkit-gtk-1-0       0.96-2           PolicyKit GTK+ API
ii  libpopt0                1.16-1           lib for parsing cmdline parameters
ii  librsvg2-common         2.26.3-1         SAX-based renderer library for SVG
ii  libselinux1             2.0.96-1         SELinux runtime shared libraries
ii  libupower-glib1         0.9.5-4          abstraction for power management -
ii  libwrap0                7.6.q-19         Wietse Venema's TCP wrappers libra
ii  libx11-6                2:1.3.3-3        X11 client-side library
ii  libxau6                 1:1.0.6-1        X11 authorisation library
ii  libxdmcp6               1:1.0.3-2        X11 Display Manager Control Protoc
ii  libxklavier16           5.0-2            X Keyboard Extension high-level AP
ii  libxml2                 2.7.7.dfsg-4     GNOME XML library
ii  lsb-base                3.2-26           Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii  lxsession [x-session-ma 0.4.4-3          a lightweight X11 session manager
ii  lxterminal [x-terminal- 0.1.8-2          desktop independent vte-based term
ii  metacity [x-window-mana 1:2.30.1-3       lightweight GTK+ window manager
ii  openbox [x-window-manag 3.4.11.1-1       standards compliant, fast, light-w
ii  policykit-1-gnome       0.96-2           GNOME authentication agent for Pol
ii  upower                  0.9.5-4          abstraction for power management
ii  xfce4-session [x-sessio 4.6.2-2          Xfce4 Session Manager
ii  xfwm4 [x-window-manager 4.6.2-1          window manager of the Xfce project
ii  xterm [x-terminal-emula 264-1            X terminal emulator
ii  zlib1g                  1:1.2.3.4.dfsg-3 compression library - runtime

Versions of packages gdm3 recommends:
ii  at-spi                        1.30.1-2   Assistive Technology Service Provi
ii  gnome-icon-theme              2.30.3-1   GNOME Desktop icon theme
ii  gnome-power-manager           2.32.0-2   power management tool for the GNOM
ii  gnome-settings-daemon         2.30.2-2   daemon handling the GNOME session 
ii  x11-xkb-utils                 7.5+5      X11 XKB utilities
ii  xserver-xephyr                2:1.7.7-8  nested X server
ii  xserver-xorg                  1:7.5+8    the X.Org X server
ii  zenity                        2.30.0-1   Display graphical dialog boxes fro

Versions of packages gdm3 suggests:
ii  gnome-mag                     1:0.16.1-2 a screen magnifier for the GNOME d
ii  gnome-orca                    2.30.2-1   Scriptable screen reader
ii  gok                           2.30.0-1   GNOME Onscreen Keyboard
ii  libpam-gnome-keyring          2.30.3-3   PAM module to unlock the GNOME key
ii  metacity                      1:2.30.1-3 lightweight GTK+ window manager

-- debconf information:
* shared/default-x-display-manager: gdm3
  gdm3/daemon_name: /usr/sbin/gdm3