Bug 511409 - Neon Unstable - libexiv2-data breaks libexiv2-27. Unmet Dependency
Summary: Neon Unstable - libexiv2-data breaks libexiv2-27. Unmet Dependency
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: neon
Classification: KDE Neon
Component: Packages Unstable Edition (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Neon Bugs
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Reported: 2025-10-31 07:40 UTC by tagwerk19
Modified: 2025-11-04 18:49 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description tagwerk19 2025-10-31 07:40:28 UTC
SUMMARY
    Since a couple of week, maybe longer, "pkcon update" on Neon Unstable gives:

    Fatal error: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
      libexiv2-data: Breaks: libexiv2-27 (< 0.28~) but 0.27.6-1build1 is to be installed

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
    sudo pkcon refresh && sudo pkcon update

OBSERVED RESULT
    Fatal error: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
      libexiv2-data: Breaks: libexiv2-27 (< 0.28~) but 0.27.6-1build1 is to be installed

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
    KDE neon Unstable Edition
    Plasma: 6.4.80
    Frameworks: 6.18.0
    Qt: 6.9.2
    Kernel: 6.14.0-29-generic (64-bit)
    Graphics: Wayland

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    Also happens with a snapshot from 2025/10/04, I can try earlier if needed.
Comment 1 tagwerk19 2025-10-31 08:30:04 UTC
Should have clone the system and then rolled back to the snapshot... :-/

I don't have the evidence that the problems started 2 to 3 weeks ago, just recollections
Comment 2 tagwerk19 2025-11-03 08:10:02 UTC
I now get a:

    Fatal error: The following packages have unmet dependencies:
      neon-desktop: Depends: powerdevil but it is not going to be installed
                    Recommends: fwupd-signed but it is not going to be installed
                    Recommends: kdeplasma-addons but it is not going to be installed
      libexiv2-data: Breaks: libexiv2-27 (< 0.28~) but 0.27.6-1build1 is to be installed
      kwin-wayland: Depends: kwin-common (= 4:6.5.1+p24.04+vunstable+git20251031.0755-0) but 4:6.4.4+p24.04+vunstable+git20250831.0106-0 is to be installed
      plasma5support: Breaks: plasma-workspace (< 4:6.5.0) but 4:6.4.4+p24.04+vunstable+git20250901.0316-0 is to be installed
      kwin-common: Depends: kwin-data (= 4:6.4.4+p24.04+vunstable+git20250831.0106-0) but 4:6.5.1+p24.04+vunstable+git20251031.0755-0 is to be installed
Comment 3 tagwerk19 2025-11-04 18:49:03 UTC
It was possible to fix by updating exiv2:
    $ sudo pkcon update exiv2
it was then possible to do a full
    $ sudo pkcon update