Bug 674771 - groupinstall XFCE / GNOME desktop environments missing dependency: fonts
Summary: groupinstall XFCE / GNOME desktop environments missing dependency: fonts
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: comps
Version: 14
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-02-03 09:23 UTC by Matt Kinni
Modified: 2014-03-17 03:26 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2011-02-03 19:38:11 UTC
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gdm with no fonts (888.87 KB, image/png)
2011-02-03 09:23 UTC, Matt Kinni
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Description Matt Kinni 2011-02-03 09:23:35 UTC
Created attachment 476731 [details]
gdm with no fonts

Description of problem:

If you install Fedora from minimal and then go to groupinstall the XFCE or GNOME desktop environments, there are no font packages listed as dependencies.

This results in a horribly broken experience when gdm first starts, as seen in my attached screenshot.  If the dejavu-sans-fonts package was listed as a dependency, everything would work fine.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
I'm not sure what version number

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. install fedora minimal
2. yum groupinstall 'XFCE' or 'GNOME Desktop Environment'
3. all characters are boxes because no fonts are installed
  
Actual results:
no characters display

Expected results:
dejavu fonts are installed

Additional info:

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2011-02-03 19:38:11 UTC
This is intentional; much like you need to install base-x for any particular local desktop, you also need to install the fonts group.


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