Bug 965821

Summary: Failed to initialize packaging backend. This may occur if other packaging tools are being used simultaneously.
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Chrit van Ewijk <cvanewijk>
Component: yumAssignee: Packaging Maintenance Team <packaging-team-maint>
Status: CLOSED WONTFIX QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 18CC: admiller, ffesti, firas.alkafri, jzeleny, packaging-team-maint, tim.lauridsen
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Description Chrit van Ewijk 2013-05-21 19:50:15 UTC
Created attachment 751362 [details]
error messages from Apper and yum

Description of problem: Apper reports : Failed to initialize packaging backend.
This may occur if other packaging tools are being used simultaneously.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):most recent


How reproducible:

Running yum-complete-transaction results in a "hang" : after some 100 packages i see the same bash package again and again.
Running yum-complete-transaction --cleanup-only does not help either : see attachment.
Software Install gives similar messages as Apper does.

Maybe the trouble started with a typo : " yum-complete-tr  " ? See attachment.


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