TLCockpit says "Loading updates" forever

[jotagah]

Greetings,

During my last TeXLive update using TLCockpit, my terminal unexpectedly closed during the post-action phase of the update process. As a result, the TLCockpit window now shows "Loading updates" indefinitely. The 'Tlmgr status' is marked as 'Idle,' and I received the following messages in the terminal output:

--

07:57:38 [JavaFX Application Thread] WARN TLCockpit.ApplicationMain$ - Build and run versions disagree: build: 14, run: 17, trying anyway!
07:57:38 [JavaFX Application Thread] INFO TLCockpit.ApplicationMain$ - Running on Java Version 17
Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread" java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "-"
at java.base/java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.java:67)
at java.base/java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:701)
at java.base/java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:836)
at scala.collection.immutable.StringLike.toLong(StringLike.scala:309)
at scala.collection.immutable.StringLike.toLong$(StringLike.scala:309)
at scala.collection.immutable.StringOps.toLong(StringOps.scala:33)
at TLCockpit.ApplicationMain$.parse_one_update_line(ApplicationMain.scala:850)
at TLCockpit.ApplicationMain$.$anonfun$load_updates_update_upds_view$3(ApplicationMain.scala:881)
at scala.collection.TraversableLike.$anonfun$map$1(TraversableLike.scala:273)
at scala.collection.IndexedSeqOptimized.foreach(IndexedSeqOptimized.scala:36)
at scala.collection.IndexedSeqOptimized.foreach$(IndexedSeqOptimized.scala:33)
at scala.collection.mutable.ArrayOps$ofRef.foreach(ArrayOps.scala:198)
at scala.collection.TraversableLike.map(TraversableLike.scala:273)
at scala.collection.TraversableLike.map$(TraversableLike.scala:266)
at scala.collection.mutable.ArrayOps$ofRef.map(ArrayOps.scala:198)
at TLCockpit.ApplicationMain$.$anonfun$load_updates_update_upds_view$1(ApplicationMain.scala:880)
at TLCockpit.ApplicationMain$.$anonfun$load_updates_update_upds_view$1$adapted(ApplicationMain.scala:871)
at TLCockpit.ApplicationMain$.$anonfun$tlmgr_run_one_cmd$3(ApplicationMain.scala:1642)
at scala.runtime.java8.JFunction0$mcV$sp.apply(JFunction0$mcV$sp.java:23)
at scalafx.application.Platform$$anon$1.run(Platform.scala:147)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(PlatformImpl.java:428)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
at com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(PlatformImpl.java:427)
at com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:96)
at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
at com.sun.glass.ui.gtk.GtkApplication.lambda$runLoop$11(GtkApplication.java:277)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840)

--

And TLCockpit log is:

--

D:no translations available for en_us (nor en_us); falling back to English
D:tlmgr version 73493 (2025-01-17 23:28:29 +0100)
D:maintree=/usr/local/texlive/2024
D:appending to package log file: /usr/local/texlive/2024/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.log
D:appending to command log file: /usr/local/texlive/2024/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr-commands.log
D:Setting env var HTTPS_CA_FILE to /usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/installer/curl/curl-ca-bundle.crt
D:tlmgr:main: ::tldownload_server hash:: {enabled:1,errorcount:0,initcount:1,ua:LWP::UserAgent=HASH(0x55f38ae80e70)}
D:setup_programs: preferring system versions
D:program df found in path
D:program curl found in path
D:program wget found in path
D:TLUtils::setup_programs: checking for ssl enabled wget
D:TLUtils::setup_programs: wget has ssl, final wget args: --no-check-certificate --user-agent=texlive/wget --tries=4 --timeout=30 -q -O
D:program lz4 found in path
D:program gzip found in path
D:program xz found in path
D:Using checksum method digest::sha
D:Testing for gpg in gpg
D: ... gpg ok! [gpg --version >/dev/null 2>&1]
D:gpg command line: gpg --homedir "/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/gpg" --no-secmem-warning --no-permission-warning --lock-never
D:will verify cryptographic signatures
start load https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/gE3hePUtbK)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512.asc (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/8mkKuIVmd6)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:STATUS OUTPUT
[GNUPG:] NEWSIG
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] SIG_ID LkV9WDbnp5ZCOs1iRGpS/J8QDi4 2025-02-06 1738802926
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] GOODSIG 4CE1877E19438C70 TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org
[GNUPG:] VALIDSIG D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70 2025-02-06 1738802926 0 4 0 1 10 01 C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] TRUST_ULTIMATE 0 pgp
[GNUPG:] VERIFICATION_COMPLIANCE_MODE 23D:verification succeeded, output:
gpg: Signature made Wed 05 Feb 2025 09:48:46 PM -03
gpg: using RSA key D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70
gpg: Good signature from "TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org" [ultimate]

D:cryptographic signature of https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 verified
D:verify_checksum: found remote digest
4d19bc8d216c49ae5a226d63c76db3be8bdca8474868ab269a43946b38b8cdb8d5ab7327cd66877702593b9b24b8976403ba0ee1c5c213dcd4bd8bd767eac476
from
/tmp/OMxDQxfD51/gE3hePUtbK
for
/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.main.602f87c2c45bb0a25d888908b9120b34
and
https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
D:tlchecksum(/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.main.602f87c2c45bb0a25d888908b9120b34): ===4d19bc8d216c49ae5a226d63c76db3be8bdca8474868ab269a43946b38b8cdb8d5ab7327cd66877702593b9b24b8976403ba0ee1c5c213dcd4bd8bd767eac476===
D:verify_checksum: local_digest = 4d19bc8d216c49ae5a226d63c76db3be8bdca8474868ab269a43946b38b8cdb8d5ab7327cd66877702593b9b24b8976403ba0ee1c5c213dcd4bd8bd767eac476
D:checksum of local copy identical with remote hash
D:texlive-scripts remote revision 73744, texlive-scripts local revision 73744
finish load https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet
D:start load https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/dsoMMboEDR)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512.asc (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/0yMix8gV6C)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:STATUS OUTPUT
[GNUPG:] NEWSIG
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] SIG_ID 7tflGwbv91dX+dGVKNrbXopnqg4 2025-02-05 1738716439
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] GOODSIG 4CE1877E19438C70 TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org
[GNUPG:] VALIDSIG D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70 2025-02-05 1738716439 0 4 0 1 10 01 C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] TRUST_ULTIMATE 0 pgp
[GNUPG:] VERIFICATION_COMPLIANCE_MODE 23D:verification succeeded, output:
gpg: Signature made Tue 04 Feb 2025 09:47:19 PM -03
gpg: using RSA key D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70
gpg: Good signature from "TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org" [ultimate]

D:cryptographic signature of https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 verified
D:verify_checksum: found remote digest
fa5663a25502d077534b6228563b7019ad64b18daa9314daa71660fe15627eee06f9105ae39c7415de9685a308ce537c1ddd6d0bafdc022aad6106999dc6673c
from
/tmp/OMxDQxfD51/dsoMMboEDR
for
/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.4501700b4c91182c0351b0eebcf3a17c
and
https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
D:tlchecksum(/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.4501700b4c91182c0351b0eebcf3a17c): ===fa5663a25502d077534b6228563b7019ad64b18daa9314daa71660fe15627eee06f9105ae39c7415de9685a308ce537c1ddd6d0bafdc022aad6106999dc6673c===
D:verify_checksum: local_digest = fa5663a25502d077534b6228563b7019ad64b18daa9314daa71660fe15627eee06f9105ae39c7415de9685a308ce537c1ddd6d0bafdc022aad6106999dc6673c
D:checksum of local copy identical with remote hash
finish load https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/
D:D:trying to load pinning file /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tlpkg/pinning.txt
D:D:Testing for gpg in gpg
D: ... gpg ok! [gpg --version >/dev/null 2>&1]
D:gpg command line: gpg --homedir "/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/gpg" --no-secmem-warning --no-permission-warning --lock-never
D:will verify cryptographic signatures
start load https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/O7kauUjNEX)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512.asc (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/myp_9X_CHy)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:STATUS OUTPUT
[GNUPG:] NEWSIG
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] SIG_ID LkV9WDbnp5ZCOs1iRGpS/J8QDi4 2025-02-06 1738802926
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] GOODSIG 4CE1877E19438C70 TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org
[GNUPG:] VALIDSIG D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70 2025-02-06 1738802926 0 4 0 1 10 01 C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] TRUST_ULTIMATE 0 pgp
[GNUPG:] VERIFICATION_COMPLIANCE_MODE 23D:verification succeeded, output:
gpg: Signature made Wed 05 Feb 2025 09:48:46 PM -03
gpg: using RSA key D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70
gpg: Good signature from "TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org" [ultimate]

D:cryptographic signature of https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 verified
D:verify_checksum: found remote digest
4d19bc8d216c49ae5a226d63c76db3be8bdca8474868ab269a43946b38b8cdb8d5ab7327cd66877702593b9b24b8976403ba0ee1c5c213dcd4bd8bd767eac476
from
/tmp/OMxDQxfD51/O7kauUjNEX
for
/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.main.602f87c2c45bb0a25d888908b9120b34
and
https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
D:tlchecksum(/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.main.602f87c2c45bb0a25d888908b9120b34): ===4d19bc8d216c49ae5a226d63c76db3be8bdca8474868ab269a43946b38b8cdb8d5ab7327cd66877702593b9b24b8976403ba0ee1c5c213dcd4bd8bd767eac476===
D:verify_checksum: local_digest = 4d19bc8d216c49ae5a226d63c76db3be8bdca8474868ab269a43946b38b8cdb8d5ab7327cd66877702593b9b24b8976403ba0ee1c5c213dcd4bd8bd767eac476
D:checksum of local copy identical with remote hash
D:texlive-scripts remote revision 73744, texlive-scripts local revision 73744
finish load https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet
D:start load https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/CBgjl3voRY)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:persistent connection set up, trying to get https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512.asc (for /tmp/OMxDQxfD51/lOOdTQez7v)
D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using lwp succeeded
D:STATUS OUTPUT
[GNUPG:] NEWSIG
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] SIG_ID 7tflGwbv91dX+dGVKNrbXopnqg4 2025-02-05 1738716439
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] GOODSIG 4CE1877E19438C70 TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org
[GNUPG:] VALIDSIG D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70 2025-02-05 1738716439 0 4 0 1 10 01 C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] KEY_CONSIDERED C78B82D8C79512F79CC0D7C80D5E5D9106BAB6BC 0
[GNUPG:] TRUST_ULTIMATE 0 pgp
[GNUPG:] VERIFICATION_COMPLIANCE_MODE 23D:verification succeeded, output:
gpg: Signature made Tue 04 Feb 2025 09:47:19 PM -03
gpg: using RSA key D8F2F86057A857E42A88106A4CE1877E19438C70
gpg: Good signature from "TeX Live Distribution tex-live@tug.org" [ultimate]

D:cryptographic signature of https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 verified
D:verify_checksum: found remote digest
fa5663a25502d077534b6228563b7019ad64b18daa9314daa71660fe15627eee06f9105ae39c7415de9685a308ce537c1ddd6d0bafdc022aad6106999dc6673c
from
/tmp/OMxDQxfD51/CBgjl3voRY
for
/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.4501700b4c91182c0351b0eebcf3a17c
and
https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
D:tlchecksum(/usr/local/texlive/2024/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.4501700b4c91182c0351b0eebcf3a17c): ===fa5663a25502d077534b6228563b7019ad64b18daa9314daa71660fe15627eee06f9105ae39c7415de9685a308ce537c1ddd6d0bafdc022aad6106999dc6673c===
D:verify_checksum: local_digest = fa5663a25502d077534b6228563b7019ad64b18daa9314daa71660fe15627eee06f9105ae39c7415de9685a308ce537c1ddd6d0bafdc022aad6106999dc6673c
D:checksum of local copy identical with remote hash
finish load https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/
D:D:trying to load pinning file /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tlpkg/pinning.txt
D:D:Automatic backups activated, keeping 1 backups.
D:tlmgr: new pkgs:
D:tlmgr: deleted :
D:tlmgr: forced : simpleicons
D:starting handle_execute_actions
D:finished handle_execute_actions, errors=0

--

Could you please provide a solution for this issue?

Is there any way to solve this?

[ ]'s,

J.

[norbusan]

@jotagah Can you please open a terminal, and run

tlmgr --machine-readable update --list

The hiccup happens when parsing the output of that.
Thanks.

How to fix it? Simply kill and restart the TLCockpit process.

[jotagah]

Run the command gives:

start load https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet
finish load https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet
start load https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/
finish load https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/
location-url https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet https://mirrors.mit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/
total-bytes 0
end-of-header
simpleicons f - - - - - - - -
end-of-updates

And simple "kill and restart TLCockpit" does not solve the issue.

J.

[norbusan]

Ah, a forcibly removed package. Seems that I have written the tlcockpit code before I implemented the forcibl removed state, and tlcockpit does not support it.
Good catch.
Best way to fix is to call

tlmgr update --all --reinstall-forcibly-removed

[jotagah]

It worked, thanks.

I guess the issue was caused by my last crashed update.

[ ]'s,

J.