yum groups

[Joachim Backes]

On 07/11/2013 05:42 PM, Pittigher, Raymond - ES wrote:
>
>> After a fedup to version 19 I no longer can add or remove groups. If I try to remove a desktop or even do a group list I get this message:
>>
>> yum group list
>> Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
>> There is no installed groups file.
>> Available environment groups:
>>      GNOME Desktop
>>      KDE Plasma Workspaces
>>      Xfce Desktop
>>      LXDE Desktop
>>      Cinnamon Desktop
>>      MATE Desktop
>> .......
>>
>> I do have the Cinnamon Desktop installed from 18 and want to remove it which shows:
>>
>> yum group remove "Cinnamon Desktop"
>> Loaded plugins: langpacks, refresh-packagekit
>> There is no installed groups file.
>> No environment named Cinnamon Desktop exists
>> No group named Cinnamon Desktop exists
>> No packages to remove from groups
>>
>>
>> I have google'd around a little but did not find anything that helped.
>
> I think, you are facing the same issue as described in this threat:
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2013-July/436944.html
>
> My way to resolve it was this:
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/users/2013-July/436980.html
>
> Ralf
>
> Looks like adding group_command=compat to /etc/yum.conf allows the group stuff to work again. I would guess that it does not fix the problem.
>

Seems to describe a similar problem as I filed in BZ 954088.

Kind regards

Joachim Backes

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Fedora release 19 (Schrödinger’s Cat): Kernel-3.9.9-302.fc19.x86_64

Joachim Backes <joachim.backes at rhrk.uni-kl.de>
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