[ale] Fedora 27 no window manager

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Pete Hardie via Ale

2018-07-20 21:13:53 UTC

A cry for help.
Was updating this evening, and dnf said there was one package with a
conflict and gave dnf options to resolve it. I followed that and halfway
through the box reset, and now I can't get it back to graphical mode.
Systemd has made it harder for me to diagnose, so the batsignal is lit

Steve Litt via Ale

2018-07-20 21:21:46 UTC

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On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:13:53 -0400

Post by Pete Hardie via Ale
A cry for help.
Was updating this evening, and dnf said there was one package with a
conflict and gave dnf options to resolve it. I followed that and
halfway through the box reset, and now I can't get it back to
graphical mode. Systemd has made it harder for me to diagnose, so the
batsignal is lit

Try using startx to start X. Note you must have a ~/.xinitrc file for
this to work. Here's my (rather overly complex) ~/.xinitrc:

#!/bin/sh
xrdb -load /home/slitt/.Xdefaults
boolean false exec /usr/bin/openbox-session

Let us know whether this works.

SteveT

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Jim Kinney via Ale

2018-07-20 21:37:52 UTC

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Or just run X -configure to build a config file.

What package was fubarred? I run fedora 27/28 systems and have only had issues with packages from repos other than fedora and rpmfusion.

Post by Steve Litt via Ale
On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:13:53 -0400

Try using startx to start X. Note you must have a ~/.xinitrc file for
#!/bin/sh
xrdb -load /home/slitt/.Xdefaults
boolean false exec /usr/bin/openbox-session
Let us know whether this works.
SteveT
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Pete Hardie via Ale

2018-07-20 21:56:29 UTC

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I believe it was 'sound-touch'

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale
Or just run X -configure to build a config file.
What package was fubarred? I run fedora 27/28 systems and have only had
issues with packages from repos other than fedora and rpmfusion.

Post by Steve Litt via Ale
On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:13:53 -0400
A cry for help.

Post by Pete Hardie via Ale
Was updating this evening, and dnf said there was one package with a
conflict and gave dnf options to resolve it. I followed that and
halfway through the box reset, and now I can't get it back to
graphical mode. Systemd has made it harder for me to diagnose, so the
batsignal is lit

Try using startx to start X. Note you must have a ~/.xinitrc file for
#!/bin/sh
xrdb -load /home/slitt/.Xdefaults
boolean false exec /usr/bin/openbox-session
Let us know whether this works.
SteveT
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Pete Hardie via Ale

2018-07-20 21:57:35 UTC

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Oh, and X -configure crashes

Post by Steve Litt via Ale
On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:13:53 -0400
A cry for help.

Try using startx to start X. Note you must have a ~/.xinitrc file for
#!/bin/sh
xrdb -load /home/slitt/.Xdefaults
boolean false exec /usr/bin/openbox-session
Let us know whether this works.
SteveT
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Jim Kinney via Ale

2018-07-21 00:16:29 UTC

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dnf group-list
Then dnf group-install the appropriate group to get X desktop. Don't know if you use kde, gnome or others. You can also do group-remove, then group-install.

Check /var/log/yum or dnf log for what was done prior to all of this. Try reinstalling the prior removed package.

Post by Pete Hardie via Ale
Oh, and X -configure crashes

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale
Or just run X -configure to build a config file.
What package was fubarred? I run fedora 27/28 systems and have only

had

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale
issues with packages from repos other than fedora and rpmfusion.

Post by Steve Litt via Ale
On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:13:53 -0400
A cry for help.

Post by Pete Hardie via Ale
Was updating this evening, and dnf said there was one package with

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale

Post by Steve Litt via Ale

Post by Pete Hardie via Ale
conflict and gave dnf options to resolve it. I followed that and
halfway through the box reset, and now I can't get it back to
graphical mode. Systemd has made it harder for me to diagnose, so

the

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale

Post by Steve Litt via Ale

Post by Pete Hardie via Ale
batsignal is lit

Try using startx to start X. Note you must have a ~/.xinitrc file

for

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale

Post by Steve Litt via Ale
#!/bin/sh
xrdb -load /home/slitt/.Xdefaults
boolean false exec /usr/bin/openbox-session
Let us know whether this works.
SteveT
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Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence
http://www.troubleshooters.com/key
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
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Robert Tweedy via Ale

2018-07-21 00:32:33 UTC

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It looks like it's a known bug with the update of the soundtouch package
from 1.9.x to 2.0.0
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1601724). I ran into a
similar issue on my Fedora 27 install where dnf complained that it
couldn't upgrade "gstreamer1-plugins-bad" because it interfered with the
soundtouch 1.9 package, and it couldn't upgrade to soundtouch 2.0.0
because it interfered with the "gstreamer1-plugins-bad" package.

Tried removing soundtouch 1.9 just to see what it would do, but backed
out of the command as soon as it said it wanted to remove everything but
the kitchen sink and systemd to satisfy dependencies. Ultimately decided
to just skip updates this week and try again next Friday.

-Robert

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale
dnf group-list
Then dnf group-install the appropriate group to get X desktop. Don't
know if you use kde, gnome or others. You can also do group-remove,
then group-install.
Check /var/log/yum or dnf log for what was done prior to all of this.
Try reinstalling the prior removed package.
Oh, and X -configure crashes
Or just run X -configure to build a config file.
What package was fubarred? I run fedora 27/28 systems and have
only had issues with packages from repos other than fedora and
rpmfusion.
On July 20, 2018 5:21:46 PM EDT, Steve Litt via Ale
On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:13:53 -0400
A cry for help. Was updating this evening, and dnf
said there was one package with a conflict and gave
dnf options to resolve it. I followed that and halfway
through the box reset, and now I can't get it back to
graphical mode. Systemd has made it harder for me to
diagnose, so the batsignal is lit
Try using startx to start X. Note you must have a ~/.xinitrc file for
#!/bin/sh
xrdb -load /home/slitt/.Xdefaults
boolean false exec /usr/bin/openbox-session
Let us know whether this works.
SteveT
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Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence
http://www.troubleshooters.com/key
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt
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Pete Hardie via Ale

2018-07-21 01:18:09 UTC

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Now they tell me...... ;)

Post by Robert Tweedy via Ale
It looks like it's a known bug with the update of the soundtouch package
from 1.9.x to 2.0.0
(https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1601724). I ran into a
similar issue on my Fedora 27 install where dnf complained that it
couldn't upgrade "gstreamer1-plugins-bad" because it interfered with the
soundtouch 1.9 package, and it couldn't upgrade to soundtouch 2.0.0
because it interfered with the "gstreamer1-plugins-bad" package.
Tried removing soundtouch 1.9 just to see what it would do, but backed
out of the command as soon as it said it wanted to remove everything but
the kitchen sink and systemd to satisfy dependencies. Ultimately decided
to just skip updates this week and try again next Friday.
-Robert

file for

Post by Jim Kinney via Ale
#!/bin/sh
xrdb -load /home/slitt/.Xdefaults
boolean false exec /usr/bin/openbox-session
Let us know whether this works.
SteveT
Steve Litt
Author: The Key to Everyday Excellence
http://www.troubleshooters.com/key
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/stevelitt

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Pete Hardie via Ale

2018-07-21 02:53:10 UTC

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Solution - download USB live image, backup $Home, install F28, restore $HOME

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Now they tell me...... ;)

~/.xinitrc file for

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Pete Hardie via Ale

2018-07-20 21:56:02 UTC

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I don't find openbox on my system. It's been long enough that I've
forgotten all the names

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On Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:13:53 -0400