Bug#761204: mate-desktop-environment-extras: Mate DE doesn't start once installed after vanilla Debian install

[Fabian Rodriguez]

Package: mate-desktop-environment-extras
Version: 1.8.0+7~bpo70+1
Severity: important

After a plain Debian 7 install, installing mate-desktop-environment-extras doesn' t result in a fully-functional Mate environment.

Steps to reproduce:
- Install Debian 7 from debian-7.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso
- Leave Debian Desktop out in dselect choices during install
- Add Debian Backports to source, update repositories
- Update Kernel from Debian Backports
- Reboot, expecting graphical environment to start

Instead, a text login prompt appears.

I followed instructions from wiki.mate-desktop.org/download.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 7.6
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.14-0.bpo.2-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=fr_CA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_CA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages mate-desktop-environment-extras depends on:
ii  mate-desktop-environment  1.8.0+7~bpo70+1

Versions of packages mate-desktop-environment-extras recommends:
ii  caja-gksu                    1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii  caja-image-converter         1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii  caja-open-terminal           1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii  caja-sendto                  1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii  caja-share                   1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii  dconf-tools                  0.12.1-3
ii  gnome-keyring                3.4.1-5
ii  mate-gnome-main-menu-applet  1.8.0-2~bpo70+1
ii  mate-netspeed                1.8.0+dfsg1-2~bpo70+1
ii  mate-sensors-applet          1.8.0+dfsg1-1~bpo70+1
ii  mate-user-share              1.8.0+dfsg1-2~bpo70+1
ii  mozo                         1.8.0-1~bpo70+1
ii  yelp                         3.4.2-1+b1

Versions of packages mate-desktop-environment-extras suggests:
pn  mate-netbook     <none>
pn  mate-user-guide  <none>

-- no debconf information