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I freshly installed Arch with the GNOME desktop environment on my desktop computer. I spotted some automatically installed applications that are are either useless for my purposes or replaceable with better ones and decided to remove them (Epiphany, Maps, Disks, Contacts). However, after rebooting the system, I ended up at the tty and wasn't able to start gdm.service. It became possible only after reinstalling GNOME applications. I am confused about why it happened - nothing I uninstalled seems to be essential for the system.
Last edited by insciwetrust (2022-06-30 10:14:36)
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Can you show us exactly what packages you were trying to remove?
cat /var/log/pacman.log
My guess is that when trying to remove gnome-disk-utility you also removed gnome-shell (which depends on gnome-disk-utility) and from there who knows what.
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Can you show us exactly what packages you were trying to remove?
cat /var/log/pacman.log
My guess is that when trying to remove gnome-disk-utility you also removed gnome-shell (which depends on gnome-disk-utility) and from there who knows what.
I didn't know that gnome-shell depended on the disk utility, you are probably right then.
Here is the log anyway:
[2022-06-29T12:49:36+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-29T12:49:36+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock (1:72+5+g24fd566-1)
[2022-06-29T12:49:36+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-29T12:49:36+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:49:36+0300] [ALPM] running '90-packagekit-refresh.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:49:36+0300] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:49:59+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] synchronizing package lists
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [ALPM] removed gnome-contacts (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed gnome-contacts (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [ALPM] running '90-packagekit-refresh.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:54:51+0300] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:54:52+0300] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] removed epiphany (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed epiphany (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] running '90-packagekit-refresh.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:01+0300] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] removed gnome-maps (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed gnome-maps (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] running '90-packagekit-refresh.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:09+0300] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:24+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-29T12:55:24+0300] [ALPM] removed gnome-shell-extensions (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:24+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed gnome-shell-extensions (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:24+0300] [ALPM] removed gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock (1:72+5+g24fd566-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:24+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock (1:72+5+g24fd566-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] removed gdm (42.0+r11+g4a52f026-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed gdm (42.0+r11+g4a52f026-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] removed gnome-shell (1:42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed gnome-shell (1:42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] removed gnome-disk-utility (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] removed gnome-disk-utility (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-daemon-reload.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-udev-reload.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running '90-packagekit-refresh.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running 'dbus-reload.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:55:25+0300] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:56:54+0300] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S xorg xorg-server gnome'
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xf86-video-vesa (2.5.0-3)
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[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-docs (1.7.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-font-util (1.3.2-3)
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[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-iceauth (1.0.9-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-mkfontscale (1.2.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xkbcomp (1.4.5-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xrandr (1.5.1-2)
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-setxkbmap (1.3.3-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:05+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-server-common (21.1.3-7)
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[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xauth (1.1.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-server-xvfb (21.1.3-7)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-sessreg (1.1.2-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-smproxy (1.0.6-4)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-x11perf (1.6.1-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xbacklight (1.2.3-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xcmsdb (1.0.5-4)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xcursorgen (1.0.7-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xdpyinfo (1.3.3-4)
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[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xev (1.2.4-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xgamma (1.0.6-4)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xhost (1.0.8-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xinput (1.6.3-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xkbevd (1.1.4-4)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xkbutils (1.0.4-5)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xkill (1.0.5-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xlsatoms (1.1.3-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xlsclients (1.1.4-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xmodmap (1.0.10-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xpr (1.0.5-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xprop (1.2.5-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xrdb (1.2.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xrefresh (1.0.6-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xset (1.2.4-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xsetroot (1.1.2-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xvinfo (1.1.4-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xwayland (22.1.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xwd (1.0.8-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xwininfo (1.1.5-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xorg-xwud (1.0.5-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled baobab (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-video-effects (0.5.0+4+g9554041-2)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled cheese (41.1-2)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled eog (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] installed epiphany (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gvfs (1.50.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled evince (42.3-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled file-roller (3.42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-session (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:06+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-settings-daemon (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled mutter (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-disk-utility (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-shell (1:42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] installed gdm (42.0+r11+g4a52f026-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gedit (42.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-backgrounds (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled tracker3-miners (3.3.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-books (40.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-calculator (42.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-color-manager (3.36.0+r25+g4aab8b59-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-control-center (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-calendar (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-characters (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-clocks (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-contacts (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-font-viewer (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:07+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-keyring (1:42.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-logs (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-maps (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-menus (3.36.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled grilo-plugins (1:0.3.14-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-music (1:42.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-photos (1:42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-remote-desktop (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-shell-extensions (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-software (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-system-monitor (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-terminal (3.44.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:08+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled yelp (42.1-2)
[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-user-docs (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-user-share (3.34.0-2)
[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-weather (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gvfs-afc (1.50.2-1)
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[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gvfs-smb (1.50.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled malcontent (0.10.4-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled nautilus (42.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:11+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled orca (42.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled rygel (1:0.40.4-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled sushi (41.2-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled totem (42.0-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled vino (3.22.0+74+g7a95e10-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled xdg-user-dirs-gtk (0.10+9+g5b7efc6-3)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled gnome-boxes (42.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] reinstalled simple-scan (42.1-1)
[2022-06-29T12:57:12+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-29T12:57:13+0300] [ALPM] running '20-systemd-sysusers.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:13+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-daemon-reload.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:13+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-tmpfiles.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:14+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-udev-reload.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:14+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:14+0300] [ALPM] running '90-packagekit-refresh.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:14+0300] [ALPM] running 'dbus-reload.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:14+0300] [ALPM] running 'fontconfig.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:15+0300] [ALPM] running 'gio-querymodules.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:15+0300] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:15+0300] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:15+0300] [ALPM] running 'gvfsd.hook'...
[2022-06-29T12:57:15+0300] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
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[2022-06-29T12:57:46+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] synchronizing package lists
[2022-06-29T12:58:03+0300] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -U --noconfirm --config /etc/pacman.conf -- /home/insciencewetrust/.cache/yay/gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock/gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock-1:72+5+g24fd566-1-any.pkg.tar.zst'
[2022-06-29T12:58:04+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-29T12:58:04+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-shell-extension-dash-to-dock (1:72+5+g24fd566-1)
[2022-06-29T12:58:04+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-29T12:58:04+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
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[2022-06-29T12:58:42+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] synchronizing package lists
[2022-06-30T11:52:11+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] synchronizing package lists
[2022-06-30T11:52:11+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] synchronizing package lists
[2022-06-30T12:19:52+0300] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S --config /etc/pacman.conf -- community/audacity'
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] installed libmad (0.15.1b-9)
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] installed libid3tag (0.15.1b-11)
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] installed suil (0.10.12-2)
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] installed vamp-plugin-sdk (2.10.0-1)
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] installed portsmf (234-2)
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] installed audacity (1:2.4.1-7)
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
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[2022-06-30T12:19:59+0300] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2022-06-30T12:20:00+0300] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2022-06-30T13:07:50+0300] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -U --noconfirm --config /etc/pacman.conf -- /home/insciencewetrust/.cache/yay/gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus/gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus-27-5-any.pkg.tar.zst'
[2022-06-30T13:07:50+0300] [ALPM] transaction started
[2022-06-30T13:07:50+0300] [ALPM] installed gnome-shell-extension-topicons-plus (27-5)
[2022-06-30T13:07:50+0300] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2022-06-30T13:07:50+0300] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2022-06-30T13:07:50+0300] [ALPM] running '90-packagekit-refresh.hook'...
[2022-06-30T13:07:50+0300] [ALPM] running 'glib-compile-schemas.hook'...
[2022-06-30T13:08:27+0300] [PACKAGEKIT] synchronizing package listsNo gods, no masters!
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