Bug#1101294: gnome-shell: Missing applications from /usr/games with zsh as default shell
Arnaud Gardelein
arnaud.gardelein at oscopy.org
Tue Mar 25 08:28:33 GMT 2025
Package: gnome-shell
Version: 43.9-0+deb12u2
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
On a fresh 12.10 install I modified the user default shell from bash to zsh.
Unexpectedly after this change, applications located in /usr/games/ where not
shown anymore in gnome-shell.
Step to reproduce:
- Install Debian Bookworm 12.10
# apt-get install flightgear pingus [and some other games...]
- Login to gnome-shell
- Show applications tiles [games are present]
# apt-get install zsh
# vipw
- Change user shell from /bin/bash to /bin/zsh
- Restart computer
- Show applications tiles [games are missing]
Investigation shows that $PATH is missing /usr/local/games and /usr/games
(start gnome-terminal and "$ echo $PATH").
I found some old threads linking this issue with how wayland initialize the
environment variables:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=736660
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317282/set-environment-variables-for-
gnome-on-wayland-and-bash-on-virtual-terminals-or
https://superuser.com/questions/1149622/gnome-3-22-how-to-change-the-path-for-
the-shell
https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/7641
It is not clear to me how today $PATH is initialized by wayland. There is one
Wiki page for Debian https://wiki.debian.org/EnvironmentVariables which is
rather generic. It would be helpful to explicit the interaction between gnome-
shell, wayland, pamd, systemd and shell.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.10
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-32-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages gnome-shell depends on:
ii dconf-gsettings-backend [gsettings-backend] 0.40.0-4
ii gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 22.08.8-6
ii gir1.2-adw-1 1.2.2-1
ii gir1.2-atk-1.0 2.46.0-5
ii gir1.2-atspi-2.0 2.46.0-5
ii gir1.2-freedesktop 1.74.0-3
ii gir1.2-gcr-3 3.41.1-1+b1
ii gir1.2-gdesktopenums-3.0 43.0-1
ii gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u1
ii gir1.2-gdm-1.0 43.0-3
ii gir1.2-geoclue-2.0 2.6.0-2+deb12u1
ii gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.74.0-3
ii gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-3.0 42.5-3
ii gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 43.2-2
ii gir1.2-graphene-1.0 1.10.8-1
ii gir1.2-gstreamer-1.0 1.22.0-2+deb12u1
ii gir1.2-gtk-3.0 3.24.38-2~deb12u3
ii gir1.2-gtk-4.0 4.8.3+ds-2+deb12u1
ii gir1.2-gweather-4.0 4.2.0-2
ii gir1.2-ibus-1.0 1.5.27-5
ii gir1.2-mutter-11 43.8-0+deb12u1
ii gir1.2-nm-1.0 1.42.4-1
ii gir1.2-nma-1.0 1.10.6-1
ii gir1.2-pango-1.0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii gir1.2-polkit-1.0 122-3
ii gir1.2-rsvg-2.0 2.54.7+dfsg-1~deb12u1
ii gir1.2-soup-3.0 3.2.2-2
ii gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 0.99.20-2
ii gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 2.48.0-1~deb12u1
ii gnome-backgrounds 43.1-1
ii gnome-settings-daemon 43.0-4
ii gnome-shell-common 43.9-0+deb12u2
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 43.0-1
ii gstreamer1.0-pipewire 0.3.65-3+deb12u1
ii libatk-bridge2.0-0 2.46.0-5
ii libatk1.0-0 2.46.0-5
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u10
ii libcairo2 1.16.0-7
ii libecal-2.0-2 3.46.4-2
ii libedataserver-1.2-27 3.46.4-2
ii libgcr-base-3-1 3.41.1-1+b1
ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u1
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 1.74.0-3
ii libgjs0g 1.74.2-1+deb12u1
ii libgles2 1.6.0-1
ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.6-2+deb12u5
ii libglib2.0-bin 2.74.6-2+deb12u5
ii libgnome-autoar-0-0 0.4.3-1
ii libgnome-desktop-3-20 43.2-2
ii libgraphene-1.0-0 1.10.8-1
ii libgtk-3-0 3.24.38-2~deb12u3
ii libgtk-4-1 4.8.3+ds-2+deb12u1
ii libical3 3.0.16-1+b1
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.6.6-1
ii libmutter-11-0 43.8-0+deb12u1
ii libnm0 1.42.4-1
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpolkit-agent-1-0 122-3
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 122-3
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1
ii libpulse0 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1
ii libsecret-1-0 0.20.5-3
ii libsystemd0 252.36-1~deb12u1
ii libwayland-server0 1.21.0-1
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
ii libxfixes3 1:6.0.0-2
ii python3 3.11.2-1+b1
Versions of packages gnome-shell recommends:
ii bolt 0.9.5-1
ii chrome-gnome-shell 42.1-3
ii evolution-data-server 3.46.4-2
ii gdm3 43.0-3
ii gkbd-capplet 3.28.1-1
ii gnome-control-center 1:43.6-2~deb12u1
ii gnome-menus 3.36.0-1.1
ii gnome-remote-desktop 43.3-1
ii gnome-user-docs 43.0-2
ii ibus 1.5.27-5
ii iio-sensor-proxy 3.0-2
ii power-profiles-daemon 0.12-1+b1
ii switcheroo-control 2.6-1+b1
ii unzip 6.0-28
Versions of packages gnome-shell suggests:
ii gir1.2-malcontent-0 0.11.0-4
pn gir1.2-telepathyglib-0.12 <none>
pn gir1.2-telepathylogger-0.2 <none>
ii gnome-shell-extension-prefs 43.9-0+deb12u2
Versions of packages gnome-session depends on:
ii gnome-session-bin 43.0-1+deb12u1
ii gnome-session-common 43.0-1+deb12u1
ii gnome-settings-daemon 43.0-4
ii xdg-desktop-portal-gnome [xdg-desktop-portal-backend] 43.1-2
ii xdg-desktop-portal-gtk [xdg-desktop-portal-backend] 1.14.1-1
Versions of packages gnome-session suggests:
ii desktop-base 12.0.6+nmu1~deb12u1
ii gnome-keyring 42.1-1+b2
Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon depends on:
ii gnome-settings-daemon-common 43.0-4
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 43.0-1
ii libasound2 1.2.8-1+b1
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u10
ii libcairo2 1.16.0-7
ii libcanberra-gtk3-0 0.30-10
ii libcanberra0 0.30-10
ii libcolord2 1.4.6-2.2
ii libcups2 2.4.2-3+deb12u8
ii libfontconfig1 2.14.1-4
ii libgcr-base-3-1 3.41.1-1+b1
ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u1
ii libgeoclue-2-0 2.6.0-2+deb12u1
ii libgeocode-glib-2-0 3.26.3-6
ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.6-2+deb12u5
ii libgnome-desktop-3-20 43.2-2
ii libgtk-3-0 3.24.38-2~deb12u3
ii libgudev-1.0-0 237-2
ii libgweather-4-0 4.2.0-2
ii libmm-glib0 1.20.4-1
ii libnm0 1.42.4-1
ii libnotify4 0.8.1-1
ii libnspr4 2:4.35-1
ii libnss3 2:3.87.1-1+deb12u1
ii libpam-systemd [logind] 252.36-1~deb12u1
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 122-3
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1
ii libpulse0 16.1+dfsg1-2+b1
ii libspa-0.2-bluetooth 0.3.65-3+deb12u1
ii libupower-glib3 0.99.20-2
ii libwacom9 2.6.0-1
ii libwayland-client0 1.21.0-1
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b1
ii libxfixes3 1:6.0.0-2
ii libxi6 2:1.8-1+b1
ii pipewire-audio 0.3.65-3+deb12u1
Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon recommends:
ii iio-sensor-proxy 3.0-2
ii pipewire-audio 0.3.65-3+deb12u1
ii pkexec 122-3
ii x11-xserver-utils 7.7+9+b1
Versions of packages gnome-settings-daemon suggests:
pn usbguard <none>
Versions of packages libgjs0g depends on:
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u10
ii libcairo-gobject2 1.16.0-7
ii libcairo2 1.16.0-7
ii libffi8 3.4.4-1
ii libgcc-s1 12.2.0-14
ii libgirepository-1.0-1 [libgirepository-1.0-1-with-libff 1.74.0-3
i8]
ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.6-2+deb12u5
ii libmozjs-102-0 102.15.1-1~deb12u1
ii libreadline8 8.2-1.3
ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-14
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
Versions of packages libmutter-11-0 depends on:
ii adwaita-icon-theme 43-1
ii gsettings-desktop-schemas 43.0-1
ii libatk1.0-0 2.46.0-5
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u10
ii libcairo-gobject2 1.16.0-7
ii libcairo2 1.16.0-7
ii libcanberra0 0.30-10
ii libcolord2 1.4.6-2.2
ii libdrm2 2.4.114-1+b1
ii libegl1 1.6.0-1
ii libfontconfig1 2.14.1-4
ii libfribidi0 1.0.8-2.1
ii libgbm1 22.3.6-1+deb12u1
ii libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u1
ii libgl1 1.6.0-1
ii libglib2.0-0 2.74.6-2+deb12u5
ii libgnome-desktop-3-20 43.2-2
ii libgraphene-1.0-0 1.10.8-1
ii libgtk-3-0 3.24.38-2~deb12u3
ii libgudev-1.0-0 237-2
ii libice6 2:1.0.10-1
ii libinput10 1.22.1-1
ii libjson-glib-1.0-0 1.6.6-1
ii liblcms2-2 2.14-2
ii libpango-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpangocairo-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpangoft2-1.0-0 1.50.12+ds-1
ii libpipewire-0.3-0 0.3.65-3+deb12u1
ii libsm6 2:1.2.3-1
ii libstartup-notification0 0.12-6+b1
ii libsystemd0 252.36-1~deb12u1
ii libudev1 252.36-1~deb12u1
ii libwacom9 2.6.0-1
ii libwayland-server0 1.21.0-1
ii libx11-6 2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
ii libx11-xcb1 2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
ii libxau6 1:1.0.9-1
ii libxcb-randr0 1.15-1
ii libxcb-res0 1.15-1
ii libxcb1 1.15-1
ii libxcomposite1 1:0.4.5-1
ii libxcursor1 1:1.2.1-1
ii libxdamage1 1:1.1.6-1
ii libxext6 2:1.3.4-1+b1
ii libxfixes3 1:6.0.0-2
ii libxi6 2:1.8-1+b1
ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.4-3
ii libxkbcommon-x11-0 1.5.0-1
ii libxkbcommon0 1.5.0-1
ii libxkbfile1 1:1.1.0-1
ii libxrandr2 2:1.5.2-2+b1
ii libxtst6 2:1.2.3-1.1
ii mutter-common 43.8-0+deb12u1
Versions of packages gnome-shell is related to:
ii libegl-mesa0 [libegl-vendor] 22.3.6-1+deb12u1
ii libgl1-mesa-dri 22.3.6-1+deb12u1
ii libglx-mesa0 [libglx-vendor] 22.3.6-1+deb12u1
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