On a slow VM, it is possible to launch the installer webui multiple times. It's also possible to launch the installer webui from the dash before the Fedora welcome window comes up. These cases lead to strange results I've observed three different outcomes: 1. The Firefox URL bar and tab bar is un-hidden, and a second tab is added, that loads the second instance of the web UI 2. A second web UI window is open in parallel to the first 3. An error dialog pops up, mentioning something about failing to write a PID file Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot Fedora 44 in a VM on a laptop or something 2. Try to launch the app, repeatedly, from the dash and (once it appears) welcome window 3. Observe wonky behavior Expected Results: The webui has some mechanism that prevents running multiple instances of itself
I can confirm that this may be an issue on a slow machine and may lead to confusion. I bumped into this recently in a KDE spin installation where it seemed like nothing happens after clicking on the Install button, and so I tried to launch the installation using the desktop icon. Attaching screenshots from F43 Gnome and KDE live installations.
Created attachment 2129744 [details] Two instances of installer on F43 Gnome
Created attachment 2129745 [details] Many instances of installer - F43 KDE
This check should be performed in the launcher, the liveinst script, which belong to anaconda project. Therefore moving from anaconda-webui to anaconda component.
Upstream fix: https://github.com/rhinstaller/anaconda/pull/6942
FEDORA-2026-675de76a74 (anaconda-44.25-1.fc45) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 45. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-675de76a74
FEDORA-2026-675de76a74 (anaconda-44.25-1.fc45) has been pushed to the Fedora 45 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.