#1041553 Fails to remove packages during update (backport)

Package:
gnome-software
Source:
gnome-software
Description:
Software Center for GNOME
Submitter:
sidt
Date:
2025-11-11 04:25:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1041553#5
Date:
2023-07-20 18:05:13 UTC
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Dear Maintainer,

GNOME Software fails to update system, if the update involves removal of any
package.

Please refer https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-software/-/issues/2232

This issue affects "apt" based package backends, though it's not clear why
"dnf" based package backends are not affected. This issue is fixed in gnome-44
and main (gnome-45) branches. This fix is not available in gnome-43 branch (
and upstream will not be back-porting the fix to gnome-43 branch ).

Since this greatly affects the usability of GNOME Software, it would make sense
to port the patch to gnome-43 branch ( and any relevant branches ) downstream
in Debian & Ubuntu.

Thanks!

#1041553#18
Date:
2023-07-20 18:52:47 UTC
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To:
Control: retitle -1 gnome-software: GNOME Software fails to remove packages
to satisfy dependencies (backport request)

#1041553#25
Date:
2023-07-20 19:07:13 UTC
From:
To:
Control: retitle -1 Fails to remove packages during update (backport)