# Failed to start yast2 modules **URL:** \ **Category:** SLED Updates\ **Created:** [October 8, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171 "2012-10-08T04:43:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ste615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@ste615](https://forums.suse.com/u/ste615)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171/1 "2012-10-08T04:43:42Z")
I’m facing this same problem : [https://bugzilla.novell.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=482749](https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=482749) SLED 11 SP2 up-to-date Any help appreciated. Cheers Stefano ---
**Author:** ![ste615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@ste615](https://forums.suse.com/u/ste615)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171/2 "2012-10-08T04:49:27Z")
This happens starting yast2 from the GNOME Traditional Menu \> System \> YaST No problem when launched from terminal (\sbin\yast2). ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171/3 "2012-10-08T05:05:32Z")
> [@ste615](#): > > This happens starting yast2 from the GNOME Traditional Menu \> System \> > YaST > > No problem when launched from terminal (\sbin\yast2). Hi Is that as root user, starting from the command line (terminal)? Have you selected the qt GUI for gnome, or is it the gtk one? – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.6-2.10-desktop up 4 days 7:52, 3 users, load average: 0.28, 0.19, 0.24 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![ste615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@ste615](https://forums.suse.com/u/ste615)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171/4 "2012-10-08T12:43:46Z")
yes, from terminal as root goes smoothly. How can i verify in which mode it starts from GNOME menu (qt or gtk)? ---
**Author:** ![mikewillis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@mikewillis](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikewillis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171/5 "2012-10-08T14:34:07Z")
`$ /sbin/yast2 --gtk $ /sbin/yast2 --qt` Both work for me. ---
**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171/6 "2012-10-08T18:49:45Z")
> [@ste615](#): > > yes, from terminal as root goes smoothly. > > How can i verify in which mode it starts from GNOME menu (qt or gtk)? Hi You can also check via YaST /etc/sysconfig editor in the YaST module for “WANTED\_GUI” to configure it, if it’s set to qt then you need to have the yast-qt installed. – Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890) openSUSE 12.2 (x86\_64) Kernel 3.4.6-2.10-desktop up 4 days 18:52, 3 users, load average: 0.14, 0.10, 0.11 CPU Intel i5 CPU M520@2.40GHz | Intel Arrandale GPU ---
**Author:** ![ste615](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@ste615](https://forums.suse.com/u/ste615)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/failed-to-start-yast2-modules/23171/7 "2012-10-17T00:19:47Z")
They work for me too in terminal window. I’m not able to launch YaST from ‘Traditional GNOME Menu’ item, under ‘System’. [QUOTE=mikewillis;9339]`$ /sbin/yast2 --gtk $ /sbin/yast2 --qt` Both work for me.[/QUOTE]