Update gnome-shell to 44.1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gnome-shell (Ubuntu) | Status tracked in Mantic | |||||
Lunar |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Jeremy Bícha | |||
Mantic |
Fix Released
|
High
|
Jeremy Bícha |
Bug Description
Impact
------
There is a new bugfix release in the stable 44 series.
https:/
It is also believed to fix at least one crash issue reported as LP: #2016007 but without a clear test case, that bug is not included in this SRU verification.
Test Case
---------
Complete all the test cases at https:/
Other Info
----------
gnome-shell provides the GNOME version number for the Settings app About page, as of Ubuntu 22.10 (in earlier Ubuntu releases, this was provided by gnome-desktop/
This update requires mutter 44.1 (LP: #2020225). This was done with bumped dependencies in debian/control. gnome-shell 44.1 could be run with mutter 44.1 but it led to build test failures. Also, mixing different versions of mutter & gnome-shell is not supported upstream.
What Could Go Wrong
-------------------
GNOME Shell is the heart of the Ubuntu desktop experience.
A severe enough bug could mean that people are unable to use their desktop version of Ubuntu.
Smaller bugs could interrupt people's workflows.
GNOME Shell is included in the GNOME micro release exception
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
status: | New → Triaged |
description: | updated |
Changed in gnome-shell (Ubuntu Lunar): | |
status: | Triaged → In Progress |
description: | updated |
This bug was fixed in the package gnome-shell - 44.1-1ubuntu1
---------------
gnome-shell (44.1-1ubuntu1) mantic; urgency=medium
* Merge with Debian (LP: #2020277, LP: #1968383, LP: #1968390, LP: #2016007) gnome-shell for the default ubuntu theming ubuntu- session- mods/ubuntu. json: Use Yaru's gnome-shell icons desktop_ detect. patch: lightdm- user-switching. patch: lock_on_ suspend. patch background_ login.patch gdm_alternative s.patch an-error- message- on-gnome- shell-crash. patch, make-possible- to-set- debug-flags- dynamically. patch, increase- the-granularity -of-backtraces- in-SHELL_ DEBU.patch, add-backtrace- crashes- all-and- backtrace- all.patch, de-add- support- for-debugFlags- parameter. patch: smarter_ alt_tab. patch: Show-cursor- when-magnifier- is-enabled- and-scale. patch: search- call-XUbuntuCan cel-method- on-providers- when-no- dat.patch: Show-cursor- when-magnifier- is-enabled- and-scale. patch call-XUbuntuCan cel-method- on-providers- when-no- dat.patch resolve_ alternate_ theme_path. patch secure_ mode_extension. patch keep-ubuntu- logo-bright- lp1867133- v1.patch configure_ login_screen. patch layout- Make-starting- in-the- overview- optional. patch: layout- Try-to- allocate- before- getting- size-of- tracke. patch: configure- login-screen. patch: Use bg color for initial system bg support- loading- Y...
* Remaining changes:
- Add some Recommends:
+ ubuntu-session (| gnome-session) to have the ubuntu session available
+ ubuntu-wallpapers
+ xserver-xorg-legacy
+ yaru-theme-
- Move some Recommends to Suggests:
+ chrome-gnome-shell
+ gnome-backgrounds
- Update debian/gbp.conf with Ubuntu settings
- debian/
- debian/patches: Do not hang & crash if fingerprint service fails to start
(LP: #1962566)
- ubuntu/
+ add caching for desktop detection to avoid querying the current
desktop env variable as iterate through the list each time. For the
time of the Shell process, we can expect this env variable to stay
stable.
- ubuntu/
+ Allow user switching when using LightDM.
- ubuntu/
+ Respect Ubuntu's lock-on-suspend setting.
- ubuntu/
+ Change default background color as we modified the default GDM color
for our ubuntu session.
- ubuntu/
+ Add support for GDM3 theme alternatives
- main-show-
global-
main-
main-
sessionMo
+ Improve debug JS tracing for crash reports
- ubuntu/
+ quick alt-tab (without showing up the switcher) switch only between
the last window of the last 2 applications to be focused instead of
raising all windows of those apps.
- magnifier-
+ Show monitor scaled cursor when magnifier is enabled
- ubuntu/
+ stop searches when requested from UI
- magnifier-
- u/search-
- ubuntu/
- ubuntu/
- ubuntu/
- ubuntu/
- ubuntu/
+ Makes dock replace overview easier
- ubuntu/
+ Ensure windows don't get maximized under the panels / dock
- debian/patches: Compute system background color from theme (LP: #1965727)
- ubuntu/
(LP: #1965727)
- debian/patches: Ensure St.Entry's `selected-color` CSS property is
honored (LP: #1878998)
- ubuntu/