Description of problem: Installed MATE. MATE came up after first boot, not expected second phase of the install. Version-Release number of selected component: firstboot-18.5-1.fc18.x86_64 Additional info: libreport version: 2.0.18 cmdline: /usr/bin/python /usr/sbin/firstboot kernel: 3.6.5-2.fc18.x86_64 description: :Traceback from firstboot: :firstboot 18.5 exception report :Traceback (most recent call last): : File "/usr/sbin/firstboot", line 141, in <module> : frontend.start_wm() : File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/firstboot/frontend.py", line 116, in start_wm : raise RuntimeError(err) :RuntimeError: no window manager available
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I should add that I rebooted into MATE again, as Root, opened a Terminal, entered "Firstboot", got the second part of the install, and finished it per a normal install.
isntall of Fc18 TC7 netinstall MATE Desktop Package: firstboot-18.5-1.fc18.x86_64 OS Release: Fedora release 18
mate-window-manager-1.4.1-13.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-17597/mate-window-manager-1.4.1-13.fc18
+1 NTH, breaks MATE installs as firstboot doesn't run.
Please add 'marco' to the list of WMs in /lib/python2.7/site-packages/firstboot/constants.py for MATE.
This should be fixed in firstboot-18.6-1.
firstboot-18.6-1.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/firstboot-18.6-1.fc18
Package firstboot-18.6-1.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing firstboot-18.6-1.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2012-17688/firstboot-18.6-1.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
could we have the two packages that fix this edited together as a single update to minimize the possibility of mistakes, please? thanks.
Discussed 2012-11-07 NTH review meeting: http://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-qa/2012-11-07/f18beta-blocker-review-7.2012-11-07-17.03.log.txt . Accepted as NTH as a showstopper for a non-release-blocking desktop.
Seems to be fixed in smoke16. Thank you.
mate-window-manager-1.4.1-13.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.