maintainer-feedback requested: [Bug 294972] x11/gnome: GNOME Classic on Xorg (the default) and GNOME Classic do not work

[email protected] Sun, 03 May 2026 11:19:43 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.devel.gnome
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Bugzilla Automation <[email protected]> has asked freebsd-gnome (Nobody)
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Bug 294972: x11/gnome: GNOME Classic on Xorg (the default) and GNOME Classic do
not work
https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=294972



--- Description ---
Tested in VirtualBox. Three packages installed from
FreeBSD-15.1-BETA1-amd64-dvd1.iso after installing 15.1-BETA1: 

gnome sddm xorg

Installed after first boot of the OS: 

virtualbox-ose-additions-72

Two options do not work (SDDM reappears): 

* GNOME Classic on Xorg
* GNOME Classic

The third option does work: 

* GNOME on Xorg