No yast apps starting

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#1

After updates and patches of yesterday 3/28, I find this morning that no yast apps start. Gui yast asks for root pw, accepts it, and opens the main yast window to select a function. All functions seem to be listed. None start though, including software management. They try to load, i.e., spinning icon but none start.
Commandline zypper functions from a terminal.
I did reboot and still no yast.

Ran yast2 from cli. See below.

(base) tom@mydesktop:~> sudo yast2
[sudo] password for root: 
Traceback (most recent call last):
        11: from /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2start:11:in `<main>'
        10: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         9: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         8: from /usr/lib64/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.5.0/yast.rb:47:in `<top (required)>'
         7: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         6: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         5: from /usr/lib64/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.5.0/yast/wfm.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
         4: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         3: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         2: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/cgi.rb:293:in `<top (required)>'
         1: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
/usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require': cannot load such file -- cgi/core (LoadError)

Ruby issue? Any ideas of how to fix,
Kernel in use is: 5.14.21-150400.24.49-default
thanks, tom kosvic

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#2

I updated last thursday (2023-03-28). My kernel:

boven:~ # uname -r
5.14.21-150400.24.46-default
boven:~ #

And I do not see the one you have offered in YaST > Software Management.
Wasn’t the one you have the retracted one? Was there no warning about that?

#3

I only did zypper up and zypper patch and saw no error messages. Both ran successfully.

If I could get on yast software management, I could look at the history of the installs.
Perhaps zypper has a way to look at install history. I will look into that.
thanks, tom kosvic

#4

Doing those in this sequence and without much in between is useless. zypper up already includes all that zypper patch would do.

#5

Maybe check what is installed now:

zypper se -si kernel-default
#6 
(base) tom@mydesktop:~> zypper se -si kernel-default
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name                    | Type    | Version                | Arch   | Repository
---+-------------------------+---------+------------------------+--------+-----------
i+ | kernel-default          | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.46.1 | x86_64 | sle-update
iR | kernel-default          | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.49.3 | x86_64 | sle-update
i  | kernel-default-devel    | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.46.1 | x86_64 | sle-update
i  | kernel-default-devel    | package | 5.14.21-150400.22.1    | x86_64 | oss
iR | kernel-default-devel    | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.49.3 | x86_64 | sle-update
i  | kernel-default-extra    | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.46.1 | x86_64 | sle-update
iR | kernel-default-extra    | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.49.3 | x86_64 | sle-update
i  | kernel-default-optional | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.46.1 | x86_64 | sle-update
iR | kernel-default-optional | package | 5.14.21-150400.24.49.3 | x86_64 | sle-update
(base) tom@mydesktop:~> uname -r
5.14.21-150400.24.49-default
(base) tom@mydesktop:~>

there are two defaule kernels.

How can I eliminate the unwanted one.
thanks, tom kosvic

#7

You want multiple kernels to allow dropping back if you have problems with a new one. Older will go away as you get newer ones.

#8

Wenn you boot simply press advanced and chose the 5.14.21-150400.24.46.1 one. After that you can go into yast >bootloader and change it to boot from that one…

#9

So you still have kernel …46.

Reboot, go into the grub menu and choose the …46 version.

I assume you then can work normal again.

#10

Rebooted into 46.1 kernel and yast does not work and stil give same error message when started from commandline. See below.

(base) tom@mydesktop:~> uname -r
5.14.21-150400.24.46-default
(base) tom@mydesktop:~> sudo yast2
[sudo] password for root: 
Traceback (most recent call last):
        11: from /usr/lib/YaST2/bin/y2start:11:in `<main>'
        10: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         9: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         8: from /usr/lib64/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.5.0/yast.rb:47:in `<top (required)>'
         7: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         6: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         5: from /usr/lib64/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.5.0/yast/wfm.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
         4: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         3: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
         2: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/cgi.rb:293:in `<top (required)>'
         1: from /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require'
/usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/rubygems/core_ext/kernel_require.rb:59:in `require': cannot load such file -- cgi/core (LoadError)
(base) tom@mydesktop:~>

Any further ideas? Perhaps reload ruby?

thanks, tom kosvic

#11

Perhaps try below as cobbled from other threads to reinstall ruby from commandline.

zypper in --no-recommends -f $(rpm -qa  ruby* --qf '%{NAME} ')

thanks, tom kosvic

#12

Have you try launching yast2 using the terminal. Might see some errors.

#13

That is the resulting error command listing I have been including

#14

Yes I know. After doing a zypper patch, zypper up still has more items to load

#15

Yes, from the non-official repos like Packman you have.

#16

Lately, I have been using:

zypper patch --with-update

which combines patching with other updates.

#17

Does anyone think that reload of ruby is warranted?

Will the commandline below reinstall all ruby files?
zypper in --no-recommends -f $(rpm -qa ruby* --qf '%{NAME} ')

From the error string from above when loading yast by cli, does anyone see the cause of the yast problem?

#18 
bor@10:~> rpm -qla | grep cgi/core
/usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/cgi/core.rb
bor@10:~> rpm -qf /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/cgi/core.rb
ruby2.5-stdlib-2.5.9-150000.4.26.1.x86_64
bor@10:~> zypper se -sx ruby2.5-stdlib
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name           | Type    | Version             | Arch   | Repository
--+----------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------
i | ruby2.5-stdlib | package | 2.5.9-150000.4.26.1 | x86_64 | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
v | ruby2.5-stdlib | package | 2.5.9-150000.4.23.1 | x86_64 | Main Repository
v | ruby2.5-stdlib | package | 2.5.9-150000.4.23.1 | x86_64 | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15
bor@10:~>
#19 
(base) tom@mydesktop:~> rpm -qla | grep cgi/core
/usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/cgi/core.rb
(base) tom@mydesktop:~> rpm -qf /usr/lib64/ruby/2.5.0/cgi/core.rb
ruby2.5-stdlib-2.5.9-150000.4.26.1.x86_64
(base) tom@mydesktop:~> zypper se -sx ruby2.5-stdlib
Repository 'packman' is out-of-date. You can run 'zypper refresh' as root to update it.
Repository 'leap 15.4 -- science' is out-of-date. You can run 'zypper refresh' as root to update it.
Repository 'leap 15.4 -- geo' is out-of-date. You can run 'zypper refresh' as root to update it.
Repository 'sle-update' is out-of-date. You can run 'zypper refresh' as root to update it.
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name           | Type    | Version             | Arch   | Repository
--+----------------+---------+---------------------+--------+-----------
i | ruby2.5-stdlib | package | 2.5.9-150000.4.26.1 | x86_64 | sle-update
v | ruby2.5-stdlib | package | 2.5.9-150000.4.23.1 | x86_64 | oss
v | ruby2.5-stdlib | package | 2.5.9-150000.4.23.1 | x86_64 | sle-update
(base) tom@mydesktop:~>

Got identical responses but yast stilllets me login but does not run any yast apps

#20

It looks as if you do not have those repos set for auto-refresh.

May I suggest:

zypper refresh
zypper up