Update of 12-12-25 ruins the system?

[michaa7]

I'm not completely familiar with this xkb-data problem. But if you install siduction and then set on hold xkb-data
(apt-mark hold xkb-data)
there should be no problem with a dist-upgrade. You won't be able to have all packages upgraded as long as xkb-data isn't fixed. but why is this a problem?

[seasons]

Until then, I am proudly staring at a broken installation instead.

So you already upgraded and removed a bunch of stuff? Is that what you mean?

Here's a link to the "old" package if you need it (do not use the Ubuntu version someone linked to earlier)
https://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/x/xkeyboard-config/xkb-data_2.42-1_all.deb

[ruebe99]

Thanks for your reply! As far as I know, the headline of this thread is "Update of 12-12-25 Ruins the System." If that little issue is fixed, please let me know about your solution.
cheers

[terroreek]

So I ended up updating but before upgrading did an

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apt-mark hold xkb-data then did a

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nala upgrade. No issues with Gnome on Wayland.

[seasons]

If that little issue is fixed, please let me know about your solution.

No! For the third time, here is the bug - https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1122650
Until that is fixed, you cannot upgrade xkb-data. (And that does not mean your system is "broken".)

[michaa7]

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nala upgrade
Ok, your system is fine, but I would have done a dist-upgrade instead.

If I hold back a package because of known problems it creates, I would like to keep back all packages which depend on  said package and I would like all dependencies to be calculated. Which can be accomplished only by dist-upgrade.

But I'm not an expert.

Is only my 2 cents

[devil]

The issue with xkb-data should be fixed later on today with the upload of console-setup 1.245.

[ro_sid]

The issue with xkb-data should be fixed later on today with the upload of console-setup 1.245.

It just worked well for me!
[... and I am also using Nvidia drivers. The (mesa-)'vdpau's have been removed, though. Although that happened already previously, before the xkb-data package was updated.]

[eriefisher]

Yes, this worked fine and updated properly. This circumventing the system to force an upgrade to a package was nonsense. Unpacking debs and installing Ubuntu packages could be potentially dangerous. Be patient, let the system work.

[ruebe99]

all is back - after d-u I installed xorg, kwin-x11 and kwin-wayland sucessfully.
cheers

[piper]

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2025-12-20 10:14:52,376 INFO  - calculating md5sum of live media iso image...
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root@x2:/home/piper2/pyfll/pyfll# exit

[samoht]

[language=english][/language]

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# LANG=C apt --fix-broken install
Correcting dependencies... Done
Upgrading:
  xkb-data

Summary:
  Upgrading: 1, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0
  27 not fully installed or removed.
  Download size: 0 B / 830 kB
  Space needed: 3.985 kB / 43,6 GB available

Continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 349400 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../xkb-data_2.46-2_all.deb ...
dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: file '/usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols/de_oldbackup' not owned by package 'xkb-data:all'
dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: file '/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/evdev.xml_oldbackup' not owned by package 'xkb-data:all'
dpkg-maintscript-helper: error: directory '/usr/share/X11/xkb' contains files not owned by package xkb-data:all, cannot switch to symlink
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xkb-data_2.46-2_all.deb (--unpack):
new xkb-data package preinst maintainer script subprocess failed with exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/xkb-data_2.46-2_all.deb
needrestart is being skipped since dpkg has failed
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[unklarer]

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2025-12-20 10:14:52,376 INFO  - calculating md5sum of live media iso image...
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root@x2:/home/piper2/pyfll/pyfll# exit

@piper, I'm glad to see you and really hope you're doing well!
ps. you're getting ahead of yourself   

[michaa7]

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Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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apt update && apt dist-upgrade

are you holding back a package?

[samoht]

are you holding back a package?

Thanks for attention, @michaa7; no package.

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# apt-mark showhold
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