# Install Error with XFCE **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation and Live media\ **Tags:** installer\ **Created:** [May 17, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832 "2026-05-17T14:54:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alithew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@alithew](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/alithew)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 2:54pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/1 "2026-05-17T14:54:23Z")
Hello Everyone, I complete installation of RebornOS (2026.01.22-x86\_64) with KDE in a VM. After that I tried to install it with XFCE on an old Acer 1810TZ, and get an error. I did the same thing in a VM (Reborn and XFCE) and get the same error. However, I managed to install the offline version. Here is the error from install.log: 16:24:39 [1]: void Calamares::ViewManager::onInstallationFailed(const QString&, const QString&) ERROR: Installation failed: “Erreur du gestionnaire de paquets” .. - message: “Erreur du gestionnaire de paquets” .. - details: Le gestionnaire de paquets n’a pas pu apporter de modifications au système installé. La commande pacman -S --noconfirm --noprogressbar --needed --disable-download-timeout linux linux-firmware mkinitcpio efibootmgr amd-ucode intel-ucode sudo networkmanager python python-yaml mkinitcpio-openswap dosfstools e2fsprogs btrfs-progs xfsprogs f2fs-tools jfsutils exfatprogs firefox inxi openbsd-netcat network-manager-applet pciutils usbutils nano micro yay pamac-aur appimagelauncher adobe-source-han-serif-otc-fonts adobe-source-han-sans-otc-fonts base-devel polkit xdg-user-dirs xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk accountsservice packagekit gvfs gvfs-afc gvfs-gphoto2 gvfs-mtp gvfs-nfs gvfs-smb xorg-server xorg-xwayland mesa pipewire lib32-pipewire pipewire-alsa alsa-card-profiles pipewire-pulse pipewire-jack lib32-pipewire-jack wireplumber gst-plugin-pipewire sof-firmware xdg-desktop-portal openvpn openconnect networkmanager-openconnect wireguard-tools gufw cups cups-pdf bluez bluez-utils blueman e2fsprogs dosfstools exfatprogs libinput xf86-input-libinput xorg-xinput virtualbox-guest-utils open-vm-tools gtkmm3 xf86-input-vmmouse mesa qemu-guest-agent spice-vdagent xf86-video-qxl x-resize rebornos-keyring rebornos-mirrorlist rebornos-os-release rebornos-logo rebornos-grub2-theme xfce4 xfce4-goodies lightdm lightdm-slick-greeter xreader xdg-desktop-portal-gtk xdg-desktop-portal-gnome xfce-polkit gnome-icon-theme engrampa gparted galculator xfce4-datetime-plugin feh a renvoyé le code d’erreur 1. 16:24:40 [6]: void Calamares::ViewManager::onInstallationFailed(const QString&, const QString&) Have an idea ? ---
**Author:** ![ycom1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/ycom1/32/1066_2.png) [@ycom1](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/ycom1)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/2 "2026-05-18T00:31:50Z")
it says package manager error --… I have had installed the same ISO successfully , but I did not changed the default packages preselection. ---
**Author:** ![alithew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@alithew](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/alithew)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/3 "2026-05-18T04:22:08Z")
I only selected Xfce; the rest of the installation is default. I tried the installation again in English in VMware, same error, here is the English version: 06:11:35 [1]: void Calamares::ViewManager::onInstallationFailed(const QString&, const QString&) ERROR: Installation failed: “Package Manager error” .. - message: “Package Manager error” .. - details: The package manager could not make changes to the installed system. The command pacman -S --noconfirm --noprogressbar …(same list of packages as french version) …xfce4-datetime-plugin feh returned error code 1. 06:11:36 [6]: void Calamares::ViewManager::onInstallationFailed(const QString&, const QString&) ---
**Author:** ![shivanandvp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/shivanandvp/32/10_2.png) [@shivanandvp](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/shivanandvp)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/4 "2026-05-18T04:56:40Z")
Perhaps the package list needs to be updated in the installer. Arch might have changed something yet again. I will be traveling tomorrow, but I can send that the day after ---
**Author:** ![ycom1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/ycom1/32/1066_2.png) [@ycom1](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/ycom1)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/5 "2026-05-18T13:25:32Z")
I made an online test install, going for KDE, because you already stated XFCE offline install worked as it is, I had no errors, it worked well … maybe an issue with the ssd or network on your end ? ---
**Author:** ![alithew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@alithew](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/alithew)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 3:49pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/6 "2026-05-18T15:49:23Z")
As said in my first post, I started by installing KDE in a VM, and it is working very well, this is only XFCE online that seems to be not working. However, I haven’t tried the other versions. ---
**Author:** ![ycom1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/ycom1/32/1066_2.png) [@ycom1](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/ycom1)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/7 "2026-05-18T19:20:45Z")
I guess you need to uncheck the xfce-datetime-plugin in the XFCE packages selection, this is an end-of-lice package, Arch has dropped … I make a test installation with this de-selected, and report back … … affirmative - the problem was Arch has dropped the package xfce-datetime-plugin if you deselect it in xfce miscellaneous the installer completes 🙂 ! ---
**Author:** ![alithew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@alithew](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/alithew)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 4:35am UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/8 "2026-05-19T04:35:46Z")
It was xfce-datetime-plugin, thank you so much 😀 ---
**Author:** ![ycom1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/ycom1/32/1066_2.png) [@ycom1](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/ycom1)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 6:54pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/install-error-with-xfce/1832/9 "2026-05-19T18:54:42Z")
welcome to the forum, glad it worked 🙂