Bug 913810

Summary: [abrt] anaconda-18.37.11-1.fc18: Gtk.py:1624:<module>:RuntimeError: Gtk couldn't be initialized
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Moez Roy <moez.roy>
Component: anacondaAssignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team <anaconda-maint-list>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 18CC: anaconda-maint-list, gabriel, g.kaviyarasu, jonathan, sbueno, theodore.harris, vanmeeuwen+fedora
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Description Moez Roy 2013-02-22 07:04:27 UTC 
Version-Release number of selected component:
anaconda-18.37.11-1.fc18

Additional info:
cmdline:        /usr/bin/python /sbin/anaconda --liveinst --method=livecd:///dev/mapper/live-osimg-min --lang en_US.UTF-8
executable:     /sbin/anaconda
kernel:         3.6.10-4.fc18.x86_64
uid:            0
Comment 1 Moez Roy 2013-02-22 07:04:29 UTC 
Created attachment 701015 [details]
File: backtrace
Comment 2 Moez Roy 2013-02-22 07:04:32 UTC 
Created attachment 701016 [details]
File: core_backtrace
Comment 3 Moez Roy 2013-02-22 07:04:33 UTC 
Created attachment 701017 [details]
File: dso_list
Comment 4 Moez Roy 2013-02-22 07:04:35 UTC 
Created attachment 701018 [details]
File: environ
Comment 5 Chris Lumens 2013-02-22 09:31:36 UTC 
Can you please attach /tmp/anaconda.log from when you hit this problem to this bug report?  Thanks.
Comment 6 Gabriel M. Elder 2013-04-12 05:24:36 UTC 
This is happening because the anaconda gui wants to be run with elevated privileges. However, in a livecd gui terminal environment, I'm finding that the DISPLAY environment variable is not even set for the root user when I "su -". The underlying issue (heh - "root cause") is the fact that root is unable to connect to the liveuser's X desktop session, as it is lacking the proper X authorization. 

Here's a workaround that I've tested and seems to allow me to run the anaconda gui installer:

0) open a terminal shell in the liveuser's gui desktop environment

1) enter the following commands, in order, exactly:

xauth list
su -
export DISPLAY=:0
touch /root/.Xauthority
xauth add :0 . <substitute hexkey from xauth list localhost output here>
/usr/share/anaconda/gnome/fedora-welcome &

2) use the installer gui

AFAICT, this particular breakage is resulting from a misstep, either during boot or login, whereby the root user is not automatically inheriting the user's X auth privileges. FWIW, I'm experiencing this on the most recent alt/updated live-respin image, which, at the time of this writing is from 3/26. I do not think this problem was present in the F18 beta release installer image, if that helps narrow down the regression time frame. HTH.

- gabriel
Comment 7 Gabriel M. Elder 2013-04-19 21:43:13 UTC 
This is still an issue in the latest live-respin (20130416).
Comment 8 Gabriel M. Elder 2013-04-20 14:13:08 UTC 
(In reply to comment #7)
> This is still an issue in the latest live-respin (20130416).

Scratch that. Upon further testing, it is working consistently for me as expected in this iso image (root xauth and desktop environment gui installer). Confirmation, anyone?
Comment 9 Moez Roy 2013-04-28 02:23:01 UTC 
Cannot reproduce
Comment 10 Rob 2013-07-01 16:11:24 UTC 
I am still getting this error.