318 - LRZ Sync+Share-Client stürzt nach Auswahl der Institution ab (Ubuntu und Debian Linux)

On Linux distributions that use GNOME 3, e.g. Ubuntu or Debian, it can happen that the LRZ Sync+Share client crashes during the login process when selecting the institution.

To solve the problem, the desktop manager must be specified as follows at login:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS → "Ubuntu"
  • Debian 10 → "System X11 Default"


UbuntuDebian

Last tested on Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS:

  • Kernel 4.15.0-74-generic (x86_64)
  • GNOME 3.28.2

Last tested on Debian 10 "Buster":

  • Kernel 4.19.0-5-amd64 (x64_64)
  • GNOME 3.30.2