Public bug reported: On my test machine fwupd service timeouts (due to bug 1746485) This causes gnome-software to wait until the timeout during startup and has an impact of 20s on startup.
16:06:43:0338 Gs plugin no longer recently active: packagekit-history 16:07:03:0673 Gs not GsPlugin error from plugin fwupd g-io-error-quark:24: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached 16:07:03:0673 Gs failed to call gs_plugin_refresh on fwupd: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached 16:07:03:0674 As run 0x55835f044d90~GsPlugin::packagekit-refresh(gs_plugin_refresh) 16:07:03:0683 Gs emitting global waiting If the service is removed it starts faster bug then an error message is displayed on the UI ('Something went wrong') 16:08:19:0509 As run 0x561b59f85590~GsPlugin::fwupd(gs_plugin_refresh) 16:08:19:0514 Gs not GsPlugin error from plugin fwupd FwupdError:10: The name org.freedesktop.fwupd was not provided by any .service files 16:08:19:0514 Gs failed to call gs_plugin_refresh on fwupd: The name org.freedesktop.fwupd was not provided by any .service files 16:08:19:0514 As run 0x561b59f85590~GsPlugin::packagekit-refresh(gs_plugin_refresh) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-software 3.26.5-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-25.29-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Feb 2 17:09:38 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1612 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902) InstalledPlugins: gnome-software-plugin-flatpak 3.26.5-1ubuntu1 gnome-software-plugin-limba N/A gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.26.5-1ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-01-26 (7 days ago) ** Affects: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-software in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1747034 Title: application startup blocks on plugin timeout Status in gnome-software package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: On my test machine fwupd service timeouts (due to bug 1746485) This causes gnome-software to wait until the timeout during startup and has an impact of 20s on startup. 16:06:43:0338 Gs plugin no longer recently active: packagekit-history 16:07:03:0673 Gs not GsPlugin error from plugin fwupd g-io-error-quark:24: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached 16:07:03:0673 Gs failed to call gs_plugin_refresh on fwupd: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd: Timeout was reached 16:07:03:0674 As run 0x55835f044d90~GsPlugin::packagekit-refresh(gs_plugin_refresh) 16:07:03:0683 Gs emitting global waiting If the service is removed it starts faster bug then an error message is displayed on the UI ('Something went wrong') 16:08:19:0509 As run 0x561b59f85590~GsPlugin::fwupd(gs_plugin_refresh) 16:08:19:0514 Gs not GsPlugin error from plugin fwupd FwupdError:10: The name org.freedesktop.fwupd was not provided by any .service files 16:08:19:0514 Gs failed to call gs_plugin_refresh on fwupd: The name org.freedesktop.fwupd was not provided by any .service files 16:08:19:0514 As run 0x561b59f85590~GsPlugin::packagekit-refresh(gs_plugin_refresh) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: gnome-software 3.26.5-1ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-25.29-generic 4.13.13 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Fri Feb 2 17:09:38 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1612 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902) InstalledPlugins: gnome-software-plugin-flatpak 3.26.5-1ubuntu1 gnome-software-plugin-limba N/A gnome-software-plugin-snap 3.26.5-1ubuntu1 ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-256color PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gnome-software UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-01-26 (7 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-software/+bug/1747034/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp