[Pkg-sugar-devel] Bug#831502: Bug#831502: sucrose: Freezes X after initial configuration

[Helge Kreutzmann]

Hallo Jonas,
thanks for your quick reply.

On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 01:35:51AM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Helge Kreutzmann (2016-07-16 18:11:03)
> > I wanted to try out sugar. Hence I installed succrose using apt-get 
> > (up-to-date testing system).
> > 
> > Next I switchted my environment so sugar on sddm.
> > 
> > After entering my credentials I was asked a few questions (age, 
> > gender).
> > 
> > Then sddm returned but does no longer react to mouse or keyboard 
> > input. The mouse is also a big arrow.
> > 
> > I can restart x (Cmd-Alt-Backspace).
> > 
> > Whenever I choose sugar again, the only effect is that the mouse 
> > cursor changes as described above and I can no longer use sddm.
> > 
> > I did not find anything on the sugar wiki helping me :-((
> 
> This I have never heard of before - but also I have never used sddm.
> 
> Please try use another login manager.  You should not need to remove 
> sddm, just install one more, e.g. lightdm, and pick that as the default.

Ok, I switched to lightdm. When I select sugar, my credentials are
accepted, I briefly see this thick cursor and then I'm immediately
returned to lightdm.

Just a wild guess: Does sugar need something (session-manager?) from
GNOME? There is no gnome on this machine (only KDE and windowmaker).

Greetings

           Helge

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