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FS#48900 - Recent updates to GNOME and associated libraries completely break GNOME and GDM.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jacob Henner (JacobHenner) - Monday, 11 April 2016, 22:23 GMT
Last edited by Doug Newgard (Scimmia) - Monday, 11 April 2016, 23:27 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Mentioned in #48899, recent updates to GNOME and associated libraries have completely broken GNOME on two machines. When GDM attempts to start, a cursor briefly appears over the tty, and then disappears, in a cycle. Downgrading pango seems to fix GDM not loading, but UI widgets are deformed if only pango is held back. I was able to fix both machines by reverting to the packages from April 8th, but the system is completely unusable after a full upgrade.
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Closed by  Doug Newgard (Scimmia)
Monday, 11 April 2016, 23:27 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Additional comments about closing:  Pango problem is from a partial upgrade; update fontconfig.

UI widget problems are from broken themes.
Comment by Jacob Henner (JacobHenner) - Monday, 11 April 2016, 23:26 GMT
Looks like this may have been caused by using infinality's outdated fontconfig and associated packages.

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