Talk: Package operations in GNOME Software fail, packagekitd uses a lot of CPU and spams the journal with errors if google-chrome repo is enabled

[kparal (Kamil Páral)]

Please see the Common Issue for solution/workarounds:

Package operations in GNOME Software fail, packagekitd uses a lot of CPU and spams the journal with errors if google-chrome repo is enabled

Problem In Fedora 43 Beta, we have found substantial problems with PackageKit-based tools (including GNOME Software) if the google-chrome repository is enabled. The repository will be enabled if you choose to enable “third party repositories” during the first boot wizard (gnome-initial-setup), or if you later manually enable it in the GNOME Software configuration. If the repository is enabled, package operations in GNOME Software and any other PackageKit-based tool may fail, showing an error lik…