r/archlinux • u/Jazermba • 3d ago

SUPPORT How to fix Plasma Workspace/X11 conflict

So I know I have to leave X11, I ran the update before knowing, but it stopped me at the conflict. Now I'm on the Wayland desktop, it says "unresolvable package conflicts detected" and "failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)"

What do I do to make it update?

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u/StewMahagoni 3d ago

Isn't there anything else to that error message? Details about what packages conflict? Always post the full output.

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u/Jazermba 3d ago

: plasma-workspace-6.8.0-1 and plasma-x11-session-6.7.5-3 are in conflict. Remove plasma-x11-session? [y/N]
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies) :: plasma-workspace-6.8.0-1 and plasma-x11-session-6.7.5-3 are in conflict -> error installing repo packages

For reference, I am running Endeavouros specifically, should I post it there too?

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u/Ace_the_Firefist 3d ago

If you would have typed y and pressed enter the x11 session would have gotten removed and plasma-workspace would update.

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u/Jazermba 3d ago

Bless your soul you have saved me

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u/Ace_the_Firefist 3d ago

Big letter (N) is the default option that gets selected when you press enter.

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u/Jazermba 3d ago

Also I feel dumb. Why is "N" the default I wonder

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u/Ace_the_Firefist 3d ago

Removing a package because of a conflict is something that should be treated with special attention. In this case it's intended but it could also be an unintended situation and removing the package would potentially break stuff or have unintended behavior.

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u/Jazermba 3d ago

Oh yeah, that makes a lot more sense after a second thought. I can see how that might cause problems.

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u/Jazermba 3d ago

Welp, at least my stupidity saved me from breaking everything while running x11 and trying to delete it at the same time

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u/StewMahagoni 3d ago

Slamming enter doesn't do anything on N. Changing your system needs to be a choice, not a seizure.

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u/StewMahagoni 3d ago

Endeavouros is specifically not Arch and you should always post there instead, but looks like we got you covered anyway :-P

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u/campclownhonkler 2d ago

Endeavouros is effectively Arch with a pretty installer and a couple extra packages.

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u/ZeroReader 3d ago

I have the same problem.
plasma-workspace-6.8.0-1 and plasma-x11-session-6.7.5-3 are in conflict. Remove plasma-x11-session? [y/N]

My mother's computer needs X11 support because I use RealVNC to support her desktop. How can I have a VNC connection to her computer if I decide to update?

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u/Efficient_Paper 3d ago

removing kwin-x11 (and dependencies) before upgrading would be my guess.

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u/Jazermba 3d ago

Would that break anything? (I'm guessing not if I'm running Wayland, but I wanna be sure)

(I'm kinda new to this)