Bug 2373796

Summary: Orca's "Speak CPU and memory usage" key needs python-psutil on GNOME
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: keithwipf1
Component: orcaAssignee: Lukáš Tyrychtr <ltyrycht>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 42CC: anaconda-maint, gnome-sig, kalevlember, kkoukiou, mclasen, rstrode, tpopela, w
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Description keithwipf1 2025-06-19 01:02:42 UTC
Orca has a normally unbound key that speaks CPU and memory usage that can be bound in orca settings. On Fedora MATE spin, it worked, but on Fedora Workstation, it said "CPU and memory information unknown". After asking online, I was told to try installing the python-psutil package and this fixed it, but ideally this should work by default or give a less confusing error.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Fedora Workstation 42 with GNOME
2. Start Orca with super + S, then insert + space to open settings, go to key bindings, open system information and bind "Speak CPU and memory information" to something.
3. Press it.
Actual Results:
CPU and memory information unknown.

Expected Results:
CPU info.

Comment 1 Katerina Koukiou 2025-10-02 10:30:38 UTC
This issue is not in Anaconda. The failure happens because Orca’s above mentioned feature requires the python3-psutil package. On Fedora Workstation it is possibly n ot installed by default. On the MATE spin, python3-psutil is probably present, which is why it works there.

A possible fix would be to add a Recommends: python3-psutil in the orca package [1], for enabling that feature.

[1] https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/orca/blob/rawhide/f/orca.spec

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-02-26 09:10:16 UTC
FEDORA-2026-607e887040 (orca-50~beta.7-5.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-607e887040

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-02-26 09:10:16 UTC
FEDORA-2026-269165572c (orca-48.9-2.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-269165572c

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-02-26 09:10:17 UTC
FEDORA-2026-ad49649d67 (orca-49.5-2.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-ad49649d67

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-02-27 01:36:03 UTC
FEDORA-2026-607e887040 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-607e887040`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-607e887040

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

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2026-02-27 02:00:26 UTC
FEDORA-2026-ad49649d67 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-ad49649d67`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-ad49649d67

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

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2026-02-27 02:24:52 UTC
FEDORA-2026-269165572c has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-269165572c`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-269165572c

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

Comment 8 Fedora Update System 2026-03-01 00:53:03 UTC
FEDORA-2026-ad49649d67 (orca-49.5-2.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2026-03-14 00:15:36 UTC
FEDORA-2026-607e887040 (orca-50~beta.7-5.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2026-03-14 02:22:33 UTC
FEDORA-2026-269165572c (orca-48.9-2.fc42) has been pushed to the Fedora 42 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.