fedora 18 / KDE

I have problems starting Yumex, something about backend not running.

Yum runs normal doing installs or updates.

Nothing shows up in /var/log/yum or var/log/messages when yumex FAILS.


$ 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 ~]$

you need to run it as root , and not as a normal user
" su" will not work you need to use the " -"

su -
yumex won't run, it tells you it cannot be run as root.

It tells you to run command;

yumex --root #to force it to run and that is the only way it will run.

Try forcing as root. Login as root at the command-line, then:
See if that works.

That is what I said in my previous Post.

Oops.