[SOLVED] IDE 1.8.15 on Fedora 34 not working

jdm345 · May 17, 2021, 10:41am

IDE starts without any menu entries, see screenshot. Error is:
Gtk-Message: 20:55:59.594: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module"

Tried 1.8.13, same issue

sudo dnf list PackageKit-gtk3-module
Last metadata expiration check: 2:21:36 ago on Sun 16 May 2021 07:25:07 PM CEST.
Installed Packages
PackageKit-gtk3-module.x86_64 1.2.3-1.fc34 @anaconda

I read at Firmware update through IoT Cloud - #6 by mdengusiak
that's a known problem, is that confirmed?

Any fix, or what is a working version for Fedora 34?

pert · May 17, 2021, 10:40am

Hi @jdm345. You might find the explanation/solution here:

github.com/arduino/Arduino

Arduino IDE 1.8.13 menu bar and icon options text missing in Archlinux LXQt

opened 04:08PM - 10 Jan 21 UTC

severnaside

Component: IDE user interface OS: Linux Type: Bug

Arduino 1.8.13 (using your Software Download) was working ok until I did an Arch… system upgrade. See screenshot below. The options are there, but not visible. If I click on "Open", for example, and blindly follow down and click on something - a sketch will open. I did a system downgrade (rollback) using the Arch Archive to the previous upgrade date, and the IDE worked correctly again. I don't know which package(s) caused the problem as there were 124 packages upgraded after a 3-week interval (remiss of me). So, I brought my system back up-to-date and tried something else: In the IDE download folder there is a folder named 'java'. I renamed it to something different and launched the IDE - everything working ok. **This is my solution for now.** Being curious, I also installed the Arch Arduino 1:1.8.13-2 package using pacman package manager . I note that the 'arduino' folder /usr/share/arduino does not contain a folder 'java'. I prefer to use your Arduino Software, so I will stay with that. I have another machine running Archlinux, it behaved the same way as above. You may not consider this to be an arduino.cc issue, but I just wanted to make you aware. OS: Archlinux 64-bit Desktop: LXQt Java Environment: java-14-openjdk ![ss1](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/46840708/104122719-a4080980-533e-11eb-925a-a7e3160b68a5.png)

jdm345 · May 17, 2021, 10:40am

Thanks! Renaming the java directory was enough. Sorry, I couldn't locate the topic above by simple search.

pert · May 17, 2021, 10:47am

You're welcome. I'm glad to hear it's working now.

No cause to be sorry. I happen to be the guy with a mental database of the IDE issue trackers due to having practically lived in them for years.