Bug 2268578

Summary: anaconda installer using vnc crashes in automated test with "pyanaconda.ui.gui.xkl_wrapper.XklWrapperError: Failed to initialize layouts"
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Radek Vykydal <rvykydal>
Component: anacondaAssignee: anaconda-maint
Status: NEW --- QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: rawhideCC: anaconda-maint, jexposit, jkoten, kkoukiou, mclasen, mkolman, slavik.vladimir, w
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Description Radek Vykydal 2024-03-08 12:12:39 UTC 
The issue is described in https://github.com/rhinstaller/kickstart-tests/issues/1060


Reproducible: Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start automated installation using rawhide boot.iso installer image with this kickstart:

url --url=https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/
lang en
keyboard us
vnc

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Actual Results:  
The installation crashes with this traceback:

pyanaconda.ui.gui.xkl_wrapper.XklWrapperError: Failed to initialize layouts
2024-02-19 23:20:18,467 INFO: RESULT:ui_vnc:f5539215ba17:FAILED:Test failed on line: 23:20:07,835 CRIT anaconda:anaconda: exception: Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/sbin/anaconda", line 585, in <module>
    anaconda.intf.run()

  File "/usr/lib64/python3.12/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/__init__.py", line 705, in run
    self._currentAction.refresh()

  File "/usr/lib64/python3.12/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 367, in refresh
    self._createBox()

  File "/usr/lib64/python3.12/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/hubs/__init__.py", line 143, in _createBox
    spoke = spokeClass(self.data, self.storage, self.payload)
            ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  File "/usr/lib64/python3.12/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/spokes/keyboard.py", line 320, in __init__
    self._xkl_wrapper = XklWrapper.get_instance()
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

  File "/usr/lib64/python3.12/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/xkl_wrapper.py", line 84, in get_instance
    XklWrapper._instance = XklWrapper()
                           ^^^^^^^^^^^^

  File "/usr/lib64/python3.12/site-packages/pyanaconda/ui/gui/xkl_wrapper.py", line 118, in __init__
    raise XklWrapperError("Failed to initialize layouts")

pyanaconda.ui.gui.xkl_wrapper.XklWrapperError: Failed to initialize layouts

Expected Results:  
The installation finishes

Additional information:

In daily kickstart tests happens in 1/4 cases.
With the reproducer kickstart ^^ used in a VM I hit the issue in ~1/2 cases.
It affects kickstart tests using vnc in kickstart.

The installer image package diff (available in https://github.com/rhinstaller/kickstart-tests/issues/1060) suggests the issue started to appear on change of Gnome 46 Alpha -> Beta.
Comment 2 Martin Kolman 2024-03-26 15:19:08 UTC 
Still happening on latest Rawhide image with Mutter 46.0-1.