Bug 2439688

Summary: "Unable to install '<language>'" error on first run of GNOME Software
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: lpavan
Component: gnome-softwareAssignee: Milan Crha <mcrha>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Priority: unspecified    
Version: 44CC: amatej, franute, gnome-sig, jonathan, mcrha, pkratoch, ppisar, rhughes, rpm-software-management
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OS: Linux   
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Description lpavan 2026-02-13 14:18:44 UTC
On a fresh installation of Fedora 44 Workstation (Pre-release), opening GNOME Software for the first time immediately triggers the error:

    "Unable to install '<language>'"

with details:

    "Failed to run transaction: rpm transaction failed with code 6."

See also attached screenshot.

The issue was originally reported to https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues/2952.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Perform a fresh install of Fedora 44 Workstation (Pre-release); during installation, choose "English (United Kingdom)" as language both in anaconda and GNOME Initial Setup.
2. Launch GNOME Software.

Actual Results:
An error appears: "Unable to install 'English (United Kingdom)'".
The details show: "Failed to run transaction: rpm transaction failed with code 6."

Expected Results:
No errors.

Additional information:
gnome-software-50~beta-5.fc44.x86_64

Comment 1 lpavan 2026-02-13 14:19:24 UTC
Created attachment 2129366 [details]
Error in GNOME Software

Comment 2 lpavan 2026-02-13 14:20:01 UTC
Created attachment 2129367 [details]
dnf5.log

Comment 3 lpavan 2026-02-13 14:20:31 UTC
Created attachment 2129368 [details]
dnf5daemon.log

Comment 4 lpavan 2026-02-13 14:20:57 UTC
Created attachment 2129369 [details]
gnome-software.log

Comment 5 amatej 2026-02-16 06:41:42 UTC
I think this needs to be, at least at first, investigated in gnome-software.

Comment 6 Milan Crha 2026-02-16 13:32:55 UTC
If I recall correctly, "rpm transaction failed with code 6" means some problem with the repo keys, thus it's likely to be bug #2439694.

When I try it here with Fedora-Workstation-Live-44-20260216.n.0.x86_64.iso (aka a compose from today), then I'm greeted with a prompt whether I want to import the Fedora 44 key, which is just the bug #2439694. Cancelling that prompt results into the same error message. I guess it took you several minutes (might be more than 11) to open the gnome-software window, which resulted in an installation timeout on the dnf5 side.

In any case, when I apply the new changes from the bug #2439694, the package is installed in the background with no problem and everything works as expected. I'm marking this as a duplicate of that bug, as it fixes both things.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 2439694 ***