After upgrade to f31 I receive error Software package error in notification window. When I click the notification I get the Software Package Manager window with an error box on top that says:
Detailed errors from the package manager follow:
failed to resolve package_ids: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PackageKit: Timeout was reached
I did run the post install ārpmconf -aā but the pkcon refresh force fails with this error:
SU: # pkcon refresh force
Failed to contact PackageKit: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.PackageKit: Timeout was reached
[root@cyclops: ~ ]
Oh well⦠I donāt know.
Well, packagekit-direct practically is invoked by packgakid as far as I understand, more or less, so the behavior is the same.
Core dump.
You should analyze the core dump, but Iām not much of help here.
I think that I will remove them and clean the cache like you suggested. I also only use dnf to manage software except for an occasional look to see what new applications may be available. I may even try to re-install them just to see if that fixes the problem. I certainly donāt want automatic updates to occur, since I prefer to see what is going to be updated before I apply the updates.
Thanks for the patience and help provided. I was only attempting to stop the error that only occurs on reboot.
Well I removed both PackageKit and Software and that did stop the error after ever reboot. I then thought maybe a fresh install of Packagekit and Software would fix the problem but it didnāt. Next I upgraded to Fedora 32 but still have the same error on every restart. As a side note I have installed dnfdragora and dnfdragora-updater neither of which work now. dnfdragora was working in Fedora 31 and I could see packages installed and packages available to install but that no longer works. It now not possible to see any Fedora packages other than from command line.
Well to answer part of my question, the Software application and packagekit seem to work fine in a new installation of Fedora 32. I install f32 in a virtual machine and it works great.
Not that it did anything for solving my original problem. Iām afraid to try to do a fresh install on the main machine since it is an old system (~10 years) and as I found out after weeks and weeks of trying to get f32 in run the LiveDVD, apparently Fedora is longer supporting MBR Bios setup, so my only option is to spend $$$ to purchase a new system.