(10-06-2019, 02:01 AM)bcnaz Wrote: I used Debian 9 Stretch for a few years, my favorite desktop was gnome, I really liked it.
But, when I upgraded to the newest Debian 10, I discovered the newest software 'improvements' from "MIT" (Wayland) conflict with the Gnome desktop.
You cannot run as root when using the Gnome desktop.... ! only as user.
Yes, the switch to Wayland protocol is breaking some functionality...the clipboard, screenshots, and launching a GUI from Terminal, I have heard about.
Many Linux operating system distributions, disable root, and prefer one use "sudo -i" in command line shell.
I think in a graphical shell PolKit is used for authorization, so root isn't required there either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polkit
Still if the root account is enabled with a password, I would think you could still login to gnome-shell with it.