Yumex won't execute.
 

Fedora-18-arm

trying to start yumex I get a error message;

Backend not running as expected
Yum Extender will Terminate
--> exit code: None

No additional info was in /var/log/messages.

Yum from the command line runs normal.


I ran yumex-d and got this;

$ yumex -d
15:20:52 : INFO - Using config file : /home/jim/.config/yumex/yumex.conf
15:20:52 : INFO - Using config file : /home/jim/.config/yumex/yumex.conf
15:20:52 : DEBUG - Current Yumex Settings:
15:20:52 : DEBUG - autorefresh: True
15:20:52 : DEBUG - branding_title: 'Yum Extender'
15:20:52 : DEBUG - bugzilla_url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id='
15:20:52 : DEBUG - color_downgrade: 'goldenrod'
15:20:52 : DEBUG - color_install: 'darkgreen'
15:20:52 : DEBUG - color_normal: 'black'
15:20:52 : DEBUG - color_obsolete: 'blue'
15:20:52 : DEBUG - color_update: 'red'
15:20:52 : DEBUG - debug: True
15:20:52 : DEBUG - disable_netcheck: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - disable_repo_page: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - history_limit: 15
15:20:52 : DEBUG - no_gpg_check: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - plugins: True
15:20:52 : DEBUG - proxy: ''
15:20:52 : DEBUG - recentdays: 14
15:20:52 : DEBUG - remove_requirements: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - repo_exclude: ['debug', 'source']
15:20:52 : DEBUG - show_newest_only: True
15:20:52 : DEBUG - skip_broken: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - typeahead_search: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - use_sortable_view: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - use_sudo: False
15:20:52 : DEBUG - win_height: 494
15:20:52 : DEBUG - win_sep: 300
15:20:52 : DEBUG - win_width: 1000
15:20:52 : DEBUG - yum_conf: '/etc/yum.conf'
15:20:52 : DEBUG - yumdebuglevel: 2
15:20:53 : DEBUG - network interface wlan0 (rtl8188eu) is connected
15:20:53 : DEBUG - network interface wlan0 (rtl8188eu) is connected
15:20:54 : INFO - Connected to an network
15:20:54 : DEBUG - Getting package lists - BEGIN <yumexgui.populate_package_cache>
15:20:54 : DEBUG - network interface wlan0 (rtl8188eu) is connected
15:20:54 : INFO - Starting yum child process
15:20:54 : DEBUG - Initialize yum backend - BEGIN <yum_backend.setup>
15:20:54 : DEBUG - Setup START <yum_backend.setup>
15:21:08 : ERROR - ERROR: Fatal Error : backend-not-running
15:21:08 : ERROR - ERROR: Backend not running as expected

Yum Extender will terminate
--> exit code : None
15:21:08 : DEBUG - Quiting the program !!! <yum_backend.quit>
15:21:08 : INFO - yum backend process is ended
15:21:08 : DEBUG - Backend reset completed <yum_backend.quit>
15:21:08 : DEBUG - Quiting the program !!! <yum_backend.quit>
15:21:08 : INFO - yum backend process is ended
15:21:08 : DEBUG - Backend reset completed <yum_backend.quit>
Program Terminated
[jim@localhost ~]$

if this is not solved yet

What did you last do before the gui stopped working
and have you tried reinstalling it

Replacing Yum and Yumex did not help. Still same problem.

There are several bugzilla reports concerning yumex / similar errors to yours. I have an F18 box running but I'm not at that desktop. Using SSH I logged in and installed yumex. Then I logged out and logged back in to try yumex remotely.
Got this:
Then I switched to root.
Ran yumex again with the --root switch as suggested in some of the bugzilla reports.
Yumex then worked perfectly.

This is not the way it should be and is not a proper solution. I guess my point is that there are several bugzilla reports about yumex. Those that I've read don't seem to offer a permanent solution, just workarounds.

I used the yumex --root command and entered root password but I still get the same error message.

CORRECTION !!!

I logged in as SU and entered password, then I ran yumex --root and it worked.

Thanks very much for the tip, I guess this will be the way I will have to run Yumex until they get it fixed.