[Gnome] How stable are the gnome3-staging updates

**SurfaceUnits** · June 24th, 2013

If you have tried using the ppa, how stable/unstable have you found it to be?

**dino99** · June 24th, 2013

stable till the next break

**SurfaceUnits** · June 24th, 2013

Ok, so if you have one installation that is working, disable the PPA until you feel brave again.

**SurfaceUnits** · June 26th, 2013

Well so far only one minor glitch - Suspend on the Cairo tool bar stops working after an as of yet undetermined amount of time but still works from the User menu

Code:

Commit Log for Mon Jun 24 11:33:51 2013


Upgraded the following packages:
accountsservice (0.6.29-1ubuntu8) to 0.6.30-0ubuntu1+logind~raring3
bash (4.2-5ubuntu3) to 4.2-5ubuntu4~raring2
colord (0.1.30-0ubuntu3) to 0.1.31-1~raring1
dbus (1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1) to 1.6.8-1ubuntu8~raring1
dbus-x11 (1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1) to 1.6.8-1ubuntu8~raring1
gdm (3.8.0-0ubuntu1~raring1) to 3.8.1.1-0ubuntu5~raring1
gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 (0.6.29-1ubuntu8) to 0.6.30-0ubuntu1+logind~raring3
gir1.2-gudev-1.0 (198-0ubuntu11.1) to 204-0ubuntu4~raring1
gir1.2-mutter-3.0 (3.8.2-1ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1) to 3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring1
gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0 (0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6) to 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu9~raring2
gir1.2-polkit-1.0 (0.105-1ubuntu1) to 0.105-3ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1
gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 (0.9.20-1) to 0.9.20-1ubuntu2~raring1
gnome-control-center (1:3.6.3-0ubuntu24.1) to 1:3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring2
gnome-control-center-data (1:3.6.3-0ubuntu24.1) to 1:3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring2
gnome-screensaver (3.6.1-0ubuntu3) to 3.6.1-0ubuntu6~raring1
gnome-session (3.8.0-0ubuntu1~raring1) to 3.8.2.1-0ubuntu1~raring3+logind3
gnome-session-bin (3.8.0-0ubuntu1~raring1) to 3.8.2.1-0ubuntu1~raring3+logind3
gnome-session-common (3.8.0-0ubuntu1~raring1) to 3.8.2.1-0ubuntu1~raring3+logind3
gnome-session-fallback (3.8.0-0ubuntu1~raring1) to 3.8.2.1-0ubuntu1~raring3+logind3
gnome-settings-daemon (3.6.4-0ubuntu8) to 3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring2
gnome-shell (3.8.2-1ubuntu2~raring2) to 3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring1.1
gnome-shell-common (3.8.2-1ubuntu2~raring2) to 3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring1.1
gnome-terminal (3.6.1-0ubuntu4) to 3.8.2-0ubuntu1~raring1
gnome-terminal-data (3.6.1-0ubuntu4) to 3.8.2-0ubuntu1~raring1
gvfs (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs-backends (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs-bin (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs-common (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs-daemons (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs-fuse (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs-libs (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs-libs:i386 (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
gvfs:i386 (1.16.1-0ubuntu1) to 1.16.2-2ubuntu1+raring1
libaccountsservice0 (0.6.29-1ubuntu8) to 0.6.30-0ubuntu1+logind~raring3
libcolord1 (0.1.30-0ubuntu3) to 0.1.31-1~raring1
libcolorhug1 (0.1.30-0ubuntu3) to 0.1.31-1~raring1
libdbus-1-3 (1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1) to 1.6.8-1ubuntu8~raring1
libdbus-1-3:i386 (1.6.8-1ubuntu6.1) to 1.6.8-1ubuntu8~raring1
libgnome-control-center1 (1:3.6.3-0ubuntu24.1) to 1:3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring2
libgudev-1.0-0 (1:198-0ubuntu11.1) to 1:204-0ubuntu4~raring1
libgudev-1.0-0:i386 (1:198-0ubuntu11.1) to 1:204-0ubuntu4~raring1
libmutter0b (3.8.2-1ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1) to 3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring1
libnm-glib-vpn1 (0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6) to 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu9~raring2
libnm-glib4 (0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6) to 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu9~raring2
libnm-util2 (0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6) to 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu9~raring2
libpolkit-agent-1-0 (0.105-1ubuntu1) to 0.105-3ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1
libpolkit-backend-1-0 (0.105-1ubuntu1) to 0.105-3ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1
libpolkit-gobject-1-0 (0.105-1ubuntu1) to 0.105-3ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1
libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
libpulse-mainloop-glib0:i386 (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
libpulse0 (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
libpulse0:i386 (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
libpulsedsp (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
libpulsedsp:i386 (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
librsvg2-2 (2.36.4-1) to 2.37.0-0ubuntu1~raring1
librsvg2-2:i386 (2.36.4-1) to 2.37.0-0ubuntu1~raring1
librsvg2-common (2.36.4-1) to 2.37.0-0ubuntu1~raring1
librsvg2-common:i386 (2.36.4-1) to 2.37.0-0ubuntu1~raring1
libsmbclient (2:3.6.9-1ubuntu1) to 2:3.6.9-1ubuntu2~raring3
libsystemd-daemon0 (198-0ubuntu11.1) to 204-0ubuntu4~raring1
libudev1 (198-0ubuntu11.1) to 204-0ubuntu4~raring1
libudev1:i386 (198-0ubuntu11.1) to 204-0ubuntu4~raring1
libupower-glib1 (0.9.20-1) to 0.9.20-1ubuntu2~raring1
libwbclient0 (2:3.6.9-1ubuntu1) to 2:3.6.9-1ubuntu2~raring3
mutter-common (3.8.2-1ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1) to 3.8.3-0ubuntu1~raring1
network-manager (0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6) to 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu9~raring2
network-manager-pptp (0.9.6.0-0ubuntu2) to 0.9.8.0-2ubuntu1~raring1
network-manager-pptp-gnome (0.9.6.0-0ubuntu2) to 0.9.8.0-2ubuntu1~raring1
policykit-1 (0.105-1ubuntu1) to 0.105-3ubuntu1~ubuntu13.04.1
pulseaudio (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
pulseaudio-module-bluetooth (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
pulseaudio-module-gconf (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
pulseaudio-module-x11 (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
pulseaudio-utils (1:3.0-0ubuntu6) to 1:3.0-0ubuntu7~raring1
samba (2:3.6.9-1ubuntu1) to 2:3.6.9-1ubuntu2~raring3
samba-common (2:3.6.9-1ubuntu1) to 2:3.6.9-1ubuntu2~raring3
samba-common-bin (2:3.6.9-1ubuntu1) to 2:3.6.9-1ubuntu2~raring3
smbclient (2:3.6.9-1ubuntu1) to 2:3.6.9-1ubuntu2~raring3
systemd-services (198-0ubuntu11.1) to 204-0ubuntu4~raring1
systemd-shim (2-0ubuntu1) to 3+real-0ubuntu2
udev (175-0ubuntu26) to 204-0ubuntu4~raring1
upower (0.9.20-1) to 0.9.20-1ubuntu2~raring1
vino (3.6.2-0ubuntu4) to 3.7.90-0ubuntu1~raring1
xserver-xorg-video-intel (2:2.21.6-0ubuntu4) to 2:2.21.6-0ubuntu4.1

Installed the following packages:
libgdm (3.8.1.1-0ubuntu5~raring1)
libpam-systemd (204-0ubuntu4~raring1)
libsystemd-journal0 (204-0ubuntu4~raring1)
libsystemd-login0 (204-0ubuntu4~raring1)

**grahammechanical** · June 26th, 2013

The the developers have every intention of making each official release as stable as can be. So, the developers of Ubuntu gnome 13.04 left some things out because they did not have time to test the stability before release date.

The purpose of the PPA is to allow users to bring in some of the missing things. They admit that there is a risk. They are not deliberately putting into the PPA code that they know will break the system. They advise that we become familiar with the means to purge the system of the PPA code. We could always re-install if things get that bad.

You might want to try Ubuntu Gnome 13.10 and share in testing it between now and release day. I am running Ubuntu 13.10. I always run the development branch I have found it stable. But things do break. Recently there has been a lot of kernel changes. I have had great difficulty bootinto into 13.10. I have just got kernel 3.10.0 and I am hoping that the problems have been fixed. At least I was able to boot into just now. So, I would say that even the version under development is stable enough to do work with it.

Ubuntu is robust. When things crash the development OS carries on working.

Regards.

**SurfaceUnits** · July 20th, 2013

My system has been fairly stable for the past several days. No more Mission-Control crashes, or Nautilus and Cairo-Dock crashes. Feels rather snappy as well. Good work Gnome-Team