Bug 477125

This is a particular problem for virtual machines, such as coLinux, where there is no "local" display.  The user is always connected remotely by Xvnc, ssh -X, or some other means.

This bug applies to Fedora 10 as well as RawHide.

Is there any workaround for this bug? This severely limits Fedora's usage in remote data centers. I manage remote servers running Fedora via NX Server and I cannot install applications or do other management via the gui using NX Server. These servers are thousands of miles away in various colocation centers. Luckily I only have a few running Fedora 10. 

Is there a workaround?

This also applies to whenever a non-GDM login/display manager is used (such as XDM). You could try using yumex as your package manager until this is fixed.

I have two issues with this behavior:
-I administer several headless servers.  Whenever I want to administer the repositories  or do anything with the gpk-* apps I have to wheel a cart into the server room to do it!  Hugely wasteful of my time.
-I cannot recommend any linux dist that depends on these admin tools for use in our cloud implementation.  I cannot under any circumstances wheel a cart with a crt and keyboard into the cloud....

please get this changed so I can take redhat linux off my no-go list.
wcn

Richard any comments?

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The bug has changed its nature in F12:

> gpk-application 
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "gnomebreakpad": libgnomebreakpad.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

this issue probably exists with FC 11.  If so I will open it there (or meybe 12 )

Regarding comment #7, this is a different problem, and the solution is documented in the F12 Release Notes, section 4.1.3 (ABRT): http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f12/en-US/html-single/#sect-Release_Notes-Fedora_Desktop

I am able to run gpk-application remotely using two Fedora 11 hosts, so closing.

(In reply to comment #9)
> Regarding comment #7, this is a different problem, and the solution is
> documented in the F12 Release Notes, section 4.1.3 (ABRT):
> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/release-notes/f12/en-US/html-single/#sect-Release_Notes-Fedora_Desktop

I do not agree upon this. The situation, I produced this with, was ssh'ing into a freshly installed FC12 machine from an FC11 machine.