I am trying to run gnome-fallback.desktop under VncServer.
After upgrading to 13.10, my VNC no longer works – it just shows an empty terminal window, with no session.
These are the sessions that I have installed:
$ ls /usr/share/xsessions/
gnome.desktop gnome-fallback.desktop xfce.desktop
gnome-fallback-compiz.desktop ubuntu.desktop
And this is the contents of my ~/.vnc/xstartup file , which is pointing to gnome-fallback.desktop as far as I can tell:
#!/bin/sh
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback.desktop &
#gnome-session --session=gdm-session &
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
x-window-manager &
This is the output of the log file in ~/.vnc/:
Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.1 - built Jan 14 2013 22:28:40
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 40300000, The XFree86 Project, Inc
Sat Oct 19 17:37:51 2013
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
error opening security policy file /etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/, removing from list!
Option "--login" is no longer supported in this version of gnome-terminal; you might want to create a profile with the desired setting, and use the new '--profile' option
gnome-session-is-accelerated: No composite extension.
gnome-session-check-accelerated: Helper exited with code 256
Window manager warning: Log level 32: could not find XKB extension.
gnome-session-is-accelerated: No composite extension.
gnome-session-check-accelerated: Helper exited with code 256
** (process:1602): WARNING **: software acceleration check failed: Child process exited with code 1
** (gnome-session:1602): CRITICAL **: We failed, but the fail whale is dead. Sorry....
It seems that gnome-fallback.desktop now requires accelerated graphics? Is this correct?
Best Answer
It kind of works if I start things manually that gnome-session used to start. Fonts don't seem to be set though.
~/.vnc/xstartup