Description of problem: Trying out the latest classic iso to install GNOME. First try was installation of GNOME by itself - xdm login - no GNOME offered. Second try was GNOME only from custom install - same behaviour. Third try; custom install with KDE and GNOME - no GNOME in the login menu. Fourth try; all-in-one custom install. Selected GNOME at login and an error screen was presented immediately: "Oh no; something has gone wrong". Attaching a boot journal which makes reference to gnome-shell. Logged in to Cinnamon and installed task-gnome-minimal and tried login to GNOME. That succeeded (using firefox in GNOME for this report). Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Mageia-5.1-x86_64-DVD How reproducible: Problem persisted through several installs on this UEFI machine. Needs to be checked on other hardware. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Dump the iso to a USB key 2. Install on UEFI machine, custom or single GNOME installation 3.
Created attachment 8691 [details] boot journal after GNOME installation
After trying a CSM install with Mate and GNOME it became apparent that the presence of gdm or gnome-shell would fix this problem. Installation of gdm from Mate pulled in gnome-shell and thereafter all was well. This was noted by benmc as well. Installing task-gnome-minimal after the fact also solved the problem. Have yet to check GNOME Classic.
Real EFI hardware, 5.1 Classic x64 ISO dated 20-21/11/2016. All-desktop installation. I second Len's finding, using the default KDM. Selecting GNOME at login -> an error screen: "Oh no; something has gone wrong". He resolved it by installing 'task-gnome-minimal'; myself by installing 'gnome-shell'. Something is missing from the ISO. Note also that GnomeClassic is no longer in the KDM desktop menu (at least with gnome-shell rather than task-gnome-minimal); will try other display managers.
CC: (none) => lewyssmith
Apropos of comment 3, with the GNOME, gnome-shell, Mate combination GNOME Classic is not offered at login on the CSM machine.
Referring to Lewis' comment 3: But it is with task-gnome-minimal on the UEFI machine. I am not suggesting it has anything to do with CSM or UEFI; that was just the way it was tested.
Please also look at the list of orphans posted on the pad by Ben.
For pity's sake! Please read Lewis for Ben - the colours are so confusing. Sorry folks.
(In reply to Lewis Smith from comment #3) > Note also that GnomeClassic is no longer in the KDM desktop menu (at least > with gnome-shell rather than task-gnome-minimal); will try other display > managers. No, it is not offered by any of them with just 'gnome-shell' added. (In reply to Len Lawrence from comment #5) > Referring to Lewis' comment 3: > But it is with task-gnome-minimal on the UEFI machine. I am not suggesting > it has anything to do with CSM or UEFI; that was just the way it was tested. It look as if 'task-gnome-minimal', but not 'gnome-shell', provides GnomeClassic. Are you able to confirm this, Len? I imagine it is not DM dependant.
In reply to Lewis Smith - comment #8 Shall try to confirm that sometime in the next 24 hours - domestic crisis here - flooded kitchen and whatnot.
Installed the iso with nearly all the desktops. kdm included GNOME in its list but now I cannot remember if Classic was there. !! The something went wrong message came up for GNOME. Installed task-gnome-minimal and both flavours of GNOME became available. Need to go through it again.
On the QA mailing list Martin said: > See Luc's updates to bug 19518, in particular the rpmcheck for x86_64. The > missing evolution-data-server-package is preventing task-gnome-minimal and > gnome-shell from being installed.
Priority: Normal => release_blockerCC: (none) => isobuild, marja11Depends on: (none) => 19518Assignee: bugsquad => ennael1Summary: 5.1 Classic iso - no GNOME on login for single or all-in-one installs => 5.1 Classic iso - no GNOME on login for single or all-in-one installs (missing evolution-data-server )
Added in list for the next (last?) build
Yes, installing on a fast machine confirmed that GNOME-Classic is not provided until task-gnome-minimal is installed.
Version: Cauldron => 5
Downgrading just so that it doesn't appear on the mga6 blockers page :)
Priority: release_blocker => High
Fixed in coming set of isos
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDResolution: (none) => FIXED