Bug 2276996

Summary:	Fedora Installer won't start
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Artem <ego.cordatus>
Component:	lxdm	Assignee:	Mamoru TASAKA <mtasaka>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version:	40	CC:	mtasaka
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Hardware:	x86_64
OS:	Linux
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Description Artem 2024-04-24 20:06:07 UTC

Fedora 40 Installer won't start on LXDE Spin. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to start Fedora Installer, run desktop icon.

Actual Results:  
Nothing happens. Installation of Fedora 40 LXDE Spin not possible.

Comment 1 Artem 2024-05-04 11:15:28 UTC

Tested LXDE Respin 2024.05.01: issue persist.
https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/alt/live-respins/F40-LXDE-x86_64-LIVE-20240501.iso

The problem is that if in LXDE spin run Fedora installer in terminal there is no any output. I thought maybe this could relate to WM which new Fedora installed don't like but LXQt Spin also using Openbox by default and it doesn't have this issue.

Comment 2 Mamoru TASAKA 2024-05-05 06:32:02 UTC

Looks like when

* open a terminal like "$ lxterminal" on Live image
* get root as "$ sudo su -"
* execute installer as root as "# anaconda --liveinst --graphical"

Then installer (anaconda) is working as expected.

On the other hand, when executing

* open a terminal like "$ lxterminal" on Live image
* as normal user, execute "$ liveinst"

Then liveinst calls "$ pkexec liveinst", then it calls "# anaconda --liveinst --graphical" like above,
but this fails to find X, terminal output shows:

```
X or window manager startup failed, falling back to text mode.
```

So it seems anaconda cannot find out X when launched as pkexec root session,
so I think bug is either pkexec or anaconda.

Comment 3 Mamoru TASAKA 2024-08-25 14:19:25 UTC

Maybe when you try the below:

* Launch terminal (lxterminal)
* On terminal, execute $ /usr/bin/liveinst  (explicitly add path prefix, instead of executing $ liveinst)

The anaconda installer can launch? Can you try that?

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2024-08-25 21:10:05 UTC

FEDORA-2024-e08a5287a4 (lxdm-0.5.3^20220831git2d4ba970-5.fc40) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 40.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-e08a5287a4

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2024-08-26 02:28:33 UTC

FEDORA-2024-e08a5287a4 has been pushed to the Fedora 40 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2024-e08a5287a4`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-e08a5287a4

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2024-09-14 01:57:49 UTC

FEDORA-2024-e08a5287a4 (lxdm-0.5.3^20220831git2d4ba970-5.fc40) has been pushed to the Fedora 40 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 7 Mamoru TASAKA 2024-10-05 07:18:44 UTC

Fixed.