Aw: Re: startx fails after update

Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 7:02 AM

From: "Samuel Sieb" <[email protected]>

To: "Community support for Fedora users" <[email protected]>

Subject: Re: startx fails after update

On 6/29/26 8:52 PM, Michael D. Setzer II wrote:
> On 29 Jun 2026 at 20:24, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>
> Date sent: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 20:24:17 -0700
> Subject: Re: startx fails after update
> To: [email protected]
> From: Samuel Sieb <[email protected]>
> Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users
> <[email protected]>
>
>> On 6/29/26 4:31 PM, Michael D. Setzer II via users wrote:
>>> # dnf5 provides startx
>>> xorg-x11-xinit-1.4.3-4.fc44.x86_64 : X.Org X11 X Window System
>>> xinit startup scripts
>>> Repo : @System
>>> Matched From :
>>> Filename : /usr/bin/startx
>>>
>>> xorg-x11-xinit-1.4.3-4.fc44.x86_64 : X.Org X11 X Window System
>>> xinit startup scripts
>>> Repo : fedora
>>> Matched From :
>>> Filename : /usr/bin/startx
>>>
>>> Don't know if he has either of those installed on his system after
>>> upgrade?? Perhaps adding would add the startx. It exist on my
>>> machines.
>>
>> startx exists and he's running it. But you can't start Gnome with that
>> because it doesn't run on X any more.
>
> Subject says startx fails after update? So how can it be running?
> If the startx is there, and is starting the X11, could he not just
> install XFCE or MATE and use them? I've got things running with
> no issues with XFCE. Heard other using MATE, but haven't tried it.

The subject is misleading as is common on this list. :-)
startx works, but Gnome won't run, so startx "fails".
He wants to use Gnome.

I guess that it is correct.

I used to stick with the standard packages of the distribution.

Before the update:

gnome-shell-common-48.8-1.rmy1.fc42.noarch, gnome-shell-48.8-1.rmy1.fc42.x86_64

I do not use the screensaver anymore after I faced issues several years ago.

How do I launch gnome/wayland from the live distribution?

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