Fedora 16 Gnome 3.1.90 Update Problem

neefbond · #1 3rd September 2011, 12:00 PM

Hei guys, I really need your help.
I update via yum with the option "--skip-broken" this morning. But after reboot, I could not login the gnome! It said there was something wrong with the extensions. I think that may be caused by the fail of the update of gnome-shell 3.1.90. Any help?

peoklin · #2 3rd September 2011, 01:46 PM

Hi, You would try use " sudo yum distro-sync" to downgrade your gnome desk.

fpmurphy · #3 3rd September 2011, 02:32 PM

You probably need to remove all your extensions.

***DBelton*** · #4 3rd September 2011, 03:46 PM

I had the same issue with the gnome update, and I had no extensions installed. It was a fresh install from the alpha dvd, and I did 1 yum update (also had to use the --skip-broken option) and it broke the gnome shell.

So, I don't think the extensions are what is causing the main problem, although there could still be an issue with an extension someplace.

neefbond · #5 4th September 2011, 01:56 AM

I really do not want to down grade the gnome, I am just wandering if yum has a "force" option or "download only" option?
I have searched the man page, found nothing(-_-).

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DBelton

I had the same issue with the gnome update, and I had no extensions installed. It was a fresh install from the alpha dvd, and I did 1 yum update (also had to use the --skip-broken option) and it broke the gnome shell.

So, I don't think the extensions are what is causing the main problem, although there could still be an issue with an extension someplace.

I think I have the same problem with you, I have disabled all the extensions, but it does not work.
Now I have to use the i3, and e16 instead

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Hey guys, I have found the solution(^.^).
First I use the yumdownloader to download the evolution-data-server, then I use the rpm's "--replacefiles" option to replace the 3.15 files. Finally, when I use the yum to update, that works!
Now I am using the 3.1.90, but there is no globalmenu, a little upset.

***DBelton*** · #6 4th September 2011, 02:03 AM

I think you just bypassed the dependency checking and broke things in the process of doing that.

I will just use LXDE or XFCE until they get the Gnome crap fixed. I use them on F15 anyway, and was just installing Gnome on F16 to see if it had improved, but from what I saw before it broke, it is even worse than F15.

Gu3st · #7 4th September 2011, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neefbond

Hei guys, I really need your help.
I update via yum with the option "--skip-broken" this morning. But after reboot, I could not login the gnome! It said there was something wrong with the extensions. I think that may be caused by the fail of the update of gnome-shell 3.1.90. Any help?

Using --skip-broken is safe option to use. you just take backup of /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions and ~/.local//share/gnome-shell/extensions and delete them. follow bellow commands.

$sudo mkdir /tmp/extension-backup
$sudo cp -rp /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/* /tmp/extension-backup
$sudo cp ~/.local//share/gnome-shell/extensions/* /tmp/extension-backup
$sudo rm -rf usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/* ~/.local//share/gnome-shell/extensions/*

then reload your gnome-shell.

***DBelton*** · #8 4th September 2011, 09:17 PM

gnome shell is what is broken, and it's not he extensions that broke it.

I don't have any extensions installed, and gnome shell is broken. Has been broken for days now.

It was the result of a yum update right after a full install from the DVD, nothing else was installed. The update broke gnome shell.

Edit:

Found the workaround for the problem.

Code:

yum downgrade gdm gdm-plugin-fingerprint

This is just a workaround and should get gnome where it will start, but the problem still exists in the packages in the updates-testing repo.

Gu3st · #9 5th September 2011, 05:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBelton

gnome shell is what is broken, and it's not he extensions that broke it.

I don't have any extensions installed, and gnome shell is broken. Has been broken for days now.

It was the result of a yum update right after a full install from the DVD, nothing else was installed. The update broke gnome shell.

Edit:

Found the workaround for the problem.

Code:

yum downgrade gdm gdm-plugin-fingerprint

This is just a workaround and should get gnome where it will start, but the problem still exists in the packages in the updates-testing repo.

I don't see any problem with gnome-shell which is available in updates-testing repo. It is working absolutely fine to me.

Boricua · #10 6th September 2011, 09:48 AM

I just got hit by this but (after the one with grub). I can't kill X nor can get to the command prompt with rescue mode. Any suggestions?

***DBelton*** · #11 6th September 2011, 01:40 PM

I guess whoever is responsible for the updates has fallen asleep or went on a nice long vacation to mars

I'm still getting the same broken dependencies and the same broken gnome/evolution data server that I have been getting for about the past week now.

Boricua · #12 6th September 2011, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBelton

I guess whoever is responsible for the updates has fallen asleep or went on a nice long vacation to mars

I'm still getting the same broken dependencies and the same broken gnome/evolution data server that I have been getting for about the past week now.

Hi, have you checked this thread:

HTML Code:

http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=269227

It might solve your problem.

***DBelton*** · #13 6th September 2011, 02:44 PM

yes, I did see that thread. But I am not going to force something to install by forcing it to replace files needed by other packages without knowing the reason that other packages are depending upon them.

If the solution was as simple as forcing a package to be install that removes a library used by something else, then why haven't they updated the packages to do that automatically?

Boricua · #14 6th September 2011, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DBelton

yes, I did see that thread. But I am not going to force something to install by forcing it to replace files needed by other packages without knowing the reason that other packages are depending upon them.

If the solution was as simple as forcing a package to be install that removes a library used by something else, then why haven't they updated the packages to do that automatically?

As you already said, somebody might have fallen asleep or is on vacation.

***DBelton*** · #15 6th September 2011, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Francisco_PR

As you already said, somebody might have fallen asleep or is on vacation.

Falling asleep and not getting updates properly in the repos is not a good thing during the testing cycle for a new distro version, in my opinion.

I can understand a day or two, but it's been nearly a week now. (I installed on Sept 1, and the update was broken then)