GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 786038
Third-Party Software Source cannot be enabled using GNOME Software
Last modified: 2018-01-05 05:45:40 UTC
Created attachment 357245 [details] "Enable Third-Party Software Source?" dialog screenshot Description of problem: If you try to install a H.264 codec or something from RPM Fusion or another third-party repository using GNOME Software for a first time, an "Enable Third-Party Software Source?" dialog is shown. However, clicking on the "Enable and Install" button does nothing. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): gnome-software-3.24.3-1.fc26 How reproducible: Every time. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run GNOME Software. 2. Try to install the H.264 add-on. 3. Click on "Enable and Install". Actual results: Nothing happens. Expected results: The third-party repository is enabled and the package is installed. Additional info: Clean Fedora 26 amd64 install.
Happens to me on f26 as well as with gnome-software master. With gnome-software master, this gives an error that the repository was already enabled. The code goes up to gs_plugin_app_install() in gs-plugin-packagekit.c, GsApp::state is AS_APP_STATE_UNAVAILABLE so it tries to enable the repo, but for some reason it's already enabled, so an error is returned, which makes gnome-software stop the installation.
This issue is still not fixed. Any news?
Still an issue in GNOME 3.26 on Fedora 27, but it is now possible to click on the "Enable and Install" button. However, clicking the button displays a "repo already enabled" error message and installation is aborted.
It looks like that this issue has been fixed in Fedora 27, except for H.264 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1440331) which is probably a different issue.
This issue might not be entirely fixed; see Bug #777028.