18.04: How to get Wayland back after upgrade to 18.04?
Since 17.10 I got familiar with Wayland and I really need the per-monitor-scaling!
How can I start a wayland session after dist-upgrade to Bionic? There is no option in GDM available out-of-the-box.
I do not see what is described as
The Wayland session will still be available, pre-installed
Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS to use Xorg by default
18.04 gdm wayland
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
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Since 17.10 I got familiar with Wayland and I really need the per-monitor-scaling!
How can I start a wayland session after dist-upgrade to Bionic? There is no option in GDM available out-of-the-box.
I do not see what is described as
The Wayland session will still be available, pre-installed
Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS to use Xorg by default
18.04 gdm wayland
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
Zanna
50.7k13135241
asked May 7 '18 at 6:49
user200016user200016
31113
2
Don't you see a cogwheel (⚙️) next to the sign in button in GDM login screen?
– pomsky
May 7 '18 at 7:32
yes, but there is no option for wayland available.
– user200016
May 22 '18 at 18:31
1
The problem might be that you upgraded. In a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, there is 'action' behind the cog wheel. (I have a fresh installation, and I can switch between Xorg and Wayland; I am running Wayland most of the time). -- Unfortunately the upgrade scripts are not quite mature yet. We can expect things to work smoothly when the first point release, Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, is uploaded, late July or early August.
– sudodus
Jun 5 '18 at 10:16
@sudodus I have a fresh install, no cog though. Maybe it's because it's a "minimal desktop" install
– Szabolcs
Sep 24 '18 at 11:49
@Szabolcs, what do you mean by minimal desktop install? Which version of Ubuntu? Which desktop environment? How did you create it? You can also describe your computer (brand name and model). I suggest that you create an own question, where you describe your case. You can link to it from a new comment here.
– sudodus
Sep 24 '18 at 11:57
|
show 7 more comments
Since 17.10 I got familiar with Wayland and I really need the per-monitor-scaling!
How can I start a wayland session after dist-upgrade to Bionic? There is no option in GDM available out-of-the-box.
I do not see what is described as
The Wayland session will still be available, pre-installed
Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS to use Xorg by default
18.04 gdm wayland
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
Zanna
50.7k13135241
asked May 7 '18 at 6:49
user200016user200016
31113
Since 17.10 I got familiar with Wayland and I really need the per-monitor-scaling!
How can I start a wayland session after dist-upgrade to Bionic? There is no option in GDM available out-of-the-box.
I do not see what is described as
The Wayland session will still be available, pre-installed
Bionic Beaver 18.04 LTS to use Xorg by default
18.04 gdm wayland
18.04 gdm wayland
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
Zanna
50.7k13135241
asked May 7 '18 at 6:49
user200016user200016
31113
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
Zanna
50.7k13135241
asked May 7 '18 at 6:49
user200016user200016
31113
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
Zanna
50.7k13135241
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
Zanna
50.7k13135241
edited May 7 '18 at 7:16
Zanna
50.7k13135241
50.7k13135241
asked May 7 '18 at 6:49
user200016user200016
31113
asked May 7 '18 at 6:49
user200016user200016
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asked May 7 '18 at 6:49
user200016user200016
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Don't you see a cogwheel (⚙️) next to the sign in button in GDM login screen?
– pomsky
May 7 '18 at 7:32
yes, but there is no option for wayland available.
– user200016
May 22 '18 at 18:31
1
The problem might be that you upgraded. In a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, there is 'action' behind the cog wheel. (I have a fresh installation, and I can switch between Xorg and Wayland; I am running Wayland most of the time). -- Unfortunately the upgrade scripts are not quite mature yet. We can expect things to work smoothly when the first point release, Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, is uploaded, late July or early August.
– sudodus
Jun 5 '18 at 10:16
@sudodus I have a fresh install, no cog though. Maybe it's because it's a "minimal desktop" install
– Szabolcs
Sep 24 '18 at 11:49
@Szabolcs, what do you mean by minimal desktop install? Which version of Ubuntu? Which desktop environment? How did you create it? You can also describe your computer (brand name and model). I suggest that you create an own question, where you describe your case. You can link to it from a new comment here.
– sudodus
Sep 24 '18 at 11:57
|
show 7 more comments
2
Don't you see a cogwheel (⚙️) next to the sign in button in GDM login screen?
– pomsky
May 7 '18 at 7:32
yes, but there is no option for wayland available.
– user200016
May 22 '18 at 18:31
1
The problem might be that you upgraded. In a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, there is 'action' behind the cog wheel. (I have a fresh installation, and I can switch between Xorg and Wayland; I am running Wayland most of the time). -- Unfortunately the upgrade scripts are not quite mature yet. We can expect things to work smoothly when the first point release, Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, is uploaded, late July or early August.
– sudodus
Jun 5 '18 at 10:16
@sudodus I have a fresh install, no cog though. Maybe it's because it's a "minimal desktop" install
– Szabolcs
Sep 24 '18 at 11:49
@Szabolcs, what do you mean by minimal desktop install? Which version of Ubuntu? Which desktop environment? How did you create it? You can also describe your computer (brand name and model). I suggest that you create an own question, where you describe your case. You can link to it from a new comment here.
– sudodus
Sep 24 '18 at 11:57
2
2
Don't you see a cogwheel (⚙️) next to the sign in button in GDM login screen?
– pomsky
May 7 '18 at 7:32
Don't you see a cogwheel (⚙️) next to the sign in button in GDM login screen?
– pomsky
May 7 '18 at 7:32
yes, but there is no option for wayland available.
– user200016
May 22 '18 at 18:31
yes, but there is no option for wayland available.
– user200016
May 22 '18 at 18:31
1
1
The problem might be that you upgraded. In a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, there is 'action' behind the cog wheel. (I have a fresh installation, and I can switch between Xorg and Wayland; I am running Wayland most of the time). -- Unfortunately the upgrade scripts are not quite mature yet. We can expect things to work smoothly when the first point release, Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, is uploaded, late July or early August.
– sudodus
Jun 5 '18 at 10:16
The problem might be that you upgraded. In a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, there is 'action' behind the cog wheel. (I have a fresh installation, and I can switch between Xorg and Wayland; I am running Wayland most of the time). -- Unfortunately the upgrade scripts are not quite mature yet. We can expect things to work smoothly when the first point release, Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, is uploaded, late July or early August.
– sudodus
Jun 5 '18 at 10:16
@sudodus I have a fresh install, no cog though. Maybe it's because it's a "minimal desktop" install
– Szabolcs
Sep 24 '18 at 11:49
@sudodus I have a fresh install, no cog though. Maybe it's because it's a "minimal desktop" install
– Szabolcs
Sep 24 '18 at 11:49
@Szabolcs, what do you mean by minimal desktop install? Which version of Ubuntu? Which desktop environment? How did you create it? You can also describe your computer (brand name and model). I suggest that you create an own question, where you describe your case. You can link to it from a new comment here.
– sudodus
Sep 24 '18 at 11:57
@Szabolcs, what do you mean by minimal desktop install? Which version of Ubuntu? Which desktop environment? How did you create it? You can also describe your computer (brand name and model). I suggest that you create an own question, where you describe your case. You can link to it from a new comment here.
– sudodus
Sep 24 '18 at 11:57
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On the login screen, you should be able to select "Ubuntu on Wayland" by clicking on the settings icon, next to the login button.
If that option is not available under the cog icon on the password screen, make sure that WaylandEnable=false is commented out (or not present) in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
Mine looks like this:
# GDM configuration storage
#
# See /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas for a list of available options.
[daemon]
# Uncoment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg
# WaylandEnable=false
# Enabling automatic login
# AutomaticLoginEnable = true
# AutomaticLogin = user1
# Enabling timed login
# TimedLoginEnable = true
# TimedLogin = user1
# TimedLoginDelay = 10
[security]
[xdmcp]
[chooser]
[debug]
# Uncomment the line below to turn on debugging
# More verbose logs
# Additionally lets the X server dump core if it crashes
Enable=true
If you cannot log in to change this, start Ubuntu into recovery mode, go into root shell, and mount root partition as read/write: How do I boot into recovery mode?
From there edit the GDM config with nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and comment out the WaylandEnable line: #WaylandEnable=false
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
«not sure why» is a bit scary. anyway, a new installation is not an option for me.
– user200016
May 29 '18 at 11:34
1
thank you for the addition. i am in the sudo group, so i am able to edit the file, but the named line looks good already.
– user200016
Jun 6 '18 at 11:07
2
I'm not seeing that option, I just see "Ubuntu", and "Gnome Classic", neither of which use Wayland.WaylandEnable = falseis commented out.
– Hassan
Aug 27 '18 at 5:33
add a comment |
I got this to work, but it was by specifically setting this option:
WaylandEnable=true
In any case, as mentioned elsewhere, this does not work on all applications.
Google Chrome continues to have monster fonts.
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
311
add a comment |
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On the login screen, you should be able to select "Ubuntu on Wayland" by clicking on the settings icon, next to the login button.
If that option is not available under the cog icon on the password screen, make sure that WaylandEnable=false is commented out (or not present) in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
Mine looks like this:
# GDM configuration storage
#
# See /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas for a list of available options.
[daemon]
# Uncoment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg
# WaylandEnable=false
# Enabling automatic login
# AutomaticLoginEnable = true
# AutomaticLogin = user1
# Enabling timed login
# TimedLoginEnable = true
# TimedLogin = user1
# TimedLoginDelay = 10
[security]
[xdmcp]
[chooser]
[debug]
# Uncomment the line below to turn on debugging
# More verbose logs
# Additionally lets the X server dump core if it crashes
Enable=true
If you cannot log in to change this, start Ubuntu into recovery mode, go into root shell, and mount root partition as read/write: How do I boot into recovery mode?
From there edit the GDM config with nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and comment out the WaylandEnable line: #WaylandEnable=false
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
«not sure why» is a bit scary. anyway, a new installation is not an option for me.
– user200016
May 29 '18 at 11:34
1
thank you for the addition. i am in the sudo group, so i am able to edit the file, but the named line looks good already.
– user200016
Jun 6 '18 at 11:07
2
I'm not seeing that option, I just see "Ubuntu", and "Gnome Classic", neither of which use Wayland.WaylandEnable = falseis commented out.
– Hassan
Aug 27 '18 at 5:33
add a comment |
On the login screen, you should be able to select "Ubuntu on Wayland" by clicking on the settings icon, next to the login button.
If that option is not available under the cog icon on the password screen, make sure that WaylandEnable=false is commented out (or not present) in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
Mine looks like this:
# GDM configuration storage
#
# See /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas for a list of available options.
[daemon]
# Uncoment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg
# WaylandEnable=false
# Enabling automatic login
# AutomaticLoginEnable = true
# AutomaticLogin = user1
# Enabling timed login
# TimedLoginEnable = true
# TimedLogin = user1
# TimedLoginDelay = 10
[security]
[xdmcp]
[chooser]
[debug]
# Uncomment the line below to turn on debugging
# More verbose logs
# Additionally lets the X server dump core if it crashes
Enable=true
If you cannot log in to change this, start Ubuntu into recovery mode, go into root shell, and mount root partition as read/write: How do I boot into recovery mode?
From there edit the GDM config with nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and comment out the WaylandEnable line: #WaylandEnable=false
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
«not sure why» is a bit scary. anyway, a new installation is not an option for me.
– user200016
May 29 '18 at 11:34
1
thank you for the addition. i am in the sudo group, so i am able to edit the file, but the named line looks good already.
– user200016
Jun 6 '18 at 11:07
2
I'm not seeing that option, I just see "Ubuntu", and "Gnome Classic", neither of which use Wayland.WaylandEnable = falseis commented out.
– Hassan
Aug 27 '18 at 5:33
add a comment |
On the login screen, you should be able to select "Ubuntu on Wayland" by clicking on the settings icon, next to the login button.
If that option is not available under the cog icon on the password screen, make sure that WaylandEnable=false is commented out (or not present) in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
Mine looks like this:
# GDM configuration storage
#
# See /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas for a list of available options.
[daemon]
# Uncoment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg
# WaylandEnable=false
# Enabling automatic login
# AutomaticLoginEnable = true
# AutomaticLogin = user1
# Enabling timed login
# TimedLoginEnable = true
# TimedLogin = user1
# TimedLoginDelay = 10
[security]
[xdmcp]
[chooser]
[debug]
# Uncomment the line below to turn on debugging
# More verbose logs
# Additionally lets the X server dump core if it crashes
Enable=true
If you cannot log in to change this, start Ubuntu into recovery mode, go into root shell, and mount root partition as read/write: How do I boot into recovery mode?
From there edit the GDM config with nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and comment out the WaylandEnable line: #WaylandEnable=false
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
On the login screen, you should be able to select "Ubuntu on Wayland" by clicking on the settings icon, next to the login button.
If that option is not available under the cog icon on the password screen, make sure that WaylandEnable=false is commented out (or not present) in /etc/gdm3/custom.conf
Mine looks like this:
# GDM configuration storage
#
# See /usr/share/gdm/gdm.schemas for a list of available options.
[daemon]
# Uncoment the line below to force the login screen to use Xorg
# WaylandEnable=false
# Enabling automatic login
# AutomaticLoginEnable = true
# AutomaticLogin = user1
# Enabling timed login
# TimedLoginEnable = true
# TimedLogin = user1
# TimedLoginDelay = 10
[security]
[xdmcp]
[chooser]
[debug]
# Uncomment the line below to turn on debugging
# More verbose logs
# Additionally lets the X server dump core if it crashes
Enable=true
If you cannot log in to change this, start Ubuntu into recovery mode, go into root shell, and mount root partition as read/write: How do I boot into recovery mode?
From there edit the GDM config with nano /etc/gdm3/custom.conf and comment out the WaylandEnable line: #WaylandEnable=false
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
edited Jun 5 '18 at 10:01
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
answered May 7 '18 at 13:27
dhuyvetterdhuyvetter
1919
1919
«not sure why» is a bit scary. anyway, a new installation is not an option for me.
– user200016
May 29 '18 at 11:34
1
thank you for the addition. i am in the sudo group, so i am able to edit the file, but the named line looks good already.
– user200016
Jun 6 '18 at 11:07
2
I'm not seeing that option, I just see "Ubuntu", and "Gnome Classic", neither of which use Wayland.WaylandEnable = falseis commented out.
– Hassan
Aug 27 '18 at 5:33
add a comment |
«not sure why» is a bit scary. anyway, a new installation is not an option for me.
– user200016
May 29 '18 at 11:34
1
thank you for the addition. i am in the sudo group, so i am able to edit the file, but the named line looks good already.
– user200016
Jun 6 '18 at 11:07
2
I'm not seeing that option, I just see "Ubuntu", and "Gnome Classic", neither of which use Wayland.WaylandEnable = falseis commented out.
– Hassan
Aug 27 '18 at 5:33
«not sure why» is a bit scary. anyway, a new installation is not an option for me.
– user200016
May 29 '18 at 11:34
«not sure why» is a bit scary. anyway, a new installation is not an option for me.
– user200016
May 29 '18 at 11:34
1
1
thank you for the addition. i am in the sudo group, so i am able to edit the file, but the named line looks good already.
– user200016
Jun 6 '18 at 11:07
thank you for the addition. i am in the sudo group, so i am able to edit the file, but the named line looks good already.
– user200016
Jun 6 '18 at 11:07
2
2
I'm not seeing that option, I just see "Ubuntu", and "Gnome Classic", neither of which use Wayland.
WaylandEnable = false is commented out.– Hassan
Aug 27 '18 at 5:33
I'm not seeing that option, I just see "Ubuntu", and "Gnome Classic", neither of which use Wayland.
WaylandEnable = false is commented out.– Hassan
Aug 27 '18 at 5:33
add a comment |
I got this to work, but it was by specifically setting this option:
WaylandEnable=true
In any case, as mentioned elsewhere, this does not work on all applications.
Google Chrome continues to have monster fonts.
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
311
add a comment |
I got this to work, but it was by specifically setting this option:
WaylandEnable=true
In any case, as mentioned elsewhere, this does not work on all applications.
Google Chrome continues to have monster fonts.
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
311
add a comment |
I got this to work, but it was by specifically setting this option:
WaylandEnable=true
In any case, as mentioned elsewhere, this does not work on all applications.
Google Chrome continues to have monster fonts.
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
311
I got this to work, but it was by specifically setting this option:
WaylandEnable=true
In any case, as mentioned elsewhere, this does not work on all applications.
Google Chrome continues to have monster fonts.
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
311
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
edited Sep 6 '18 at 20:13
Zanna
50.7k13135241
50.7k13135241
answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
311
answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
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answered Sep 5 '18 at 21:28
Scott FrancoScott Franco
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Don't you see a cogwheel (⚙️) next to the sign in button in GDM login screen?
– pomsky
May 7 '18 at 7:32
yes, but there is no option for wayland available.
– user200016
May 22 '18 at 18:31
1
The problem might be that you upgraded. In a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, there is 'action' behind the cog wheel. (I have a fresh installation, and I can switch between Xorg and Wayland; I am running Wayland most of the time). -- Unfortunately the upgrade scripts are not quite mature yet. We can expect things to work smoothly when the first point release, Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, is uploaded, late July or early August.
– sudodus
Jun 5 '18 at 10:16
@sudodus I have a fresh install, no cog though. Maybe it's because it's a "minimal desktop" install
– Szabolcs
Sep 24 '18 at 11:49
@Szabolcs, what do you mean by minimal desktop install? Which version of Ubuntu? Which desktop environment? How did you create it? You can also describe your computer (brand name and model). I suggest that you create an own question, where you describe your case. You can link to it from a new comment here.
– sudodus
Sep 24 '18 at 11:57