Hi,
after an update broke my kali installation i need to redo it.
However when installing normal tools apt tries to remove qubes-core* packages, basically breaking the qube/template.
Steps to reproduce:
Install template (in dom0):
sudo qvm-template install --enablerepo=qubes-templates-community-testing kali-core
Update kali-core:
sudo apt update -y
sudo apt upgrade -y
Install a common package (in kali-core):
┌──(root㉿kali-core)-[~]
└─# apt install python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
avahi-utils bridge-utils bubblewrap conntrack cpp cpp-13 cups-pk-helper curl dconf-cli debugedit deltarpm dnf dnf-data docbook-xml enchant-2 fakeroot fonts-dejavu fonts-dejavu-extra fwupd-qubes-vm gcc-13-base gir1.2-atk-1.0 gir1.2-freedesktop gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0
gir1.2-girepository-2.0 gir1.2-glib-2.0 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-handy-1 gir1.2-harfbuzz-0.0 gir1.2-nautilus-4.0 gir1.2-notify-0.7 gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-pango-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-secret-1 glib-networking glib-networking-common glib-networking-services
gnome-icon-theme gnome-keyring gnome-keyring-pkcs11 gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data graphicsmagick groff-base grub-xen-bin grub-xen-host gsfonts gstreamer1.0-libav gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad gstreamer1.0-plugins-good gstreamer1.0-x ibverbs-providers imagemagick-6-common jcat
keyboard-configuration libaa1 libabsl20220623 libass9 libasyncns0 libauthen-sasl-perl libavc1394-0 libavfilter9 libavformat60 libavtp0 libayatana-appindicator3-1 libayatana-ido3-0.4-0 libayatana-indicator3-7 libblas3 libboost-iostreams1.74.0 libboost-thread1.74.0 libbs2b0
libcaca0 libchromaprint1 libcjson1 libclone-perl libcomps0 libconfig++9v5 libdata-dump-perl libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdc1394-25 libdca0 libdecor-0-0 libdecor-0-plugin-1-cairo libdirectfb-1.7-7 libdjvulibre-text libdjvulibre21 libdnf2-common libdnf2t64 libdv4
libdvdnav4 libdvdread8 libenchant-2-2 libencode-locale-perl libfaad2 libfakeroot libfdt1 libffado2 libfftw3-double3 libfile-basedir-perl libfile-desktopentry-perl libfile-listing-perl libfile-mimeinfo-perl libflac12 libflite1 libfluidsynth3 libfmt9 libfont-afm-perl libfreeaptx0
libfsverity0 libgfapi0 libgfortran5 libgfrpc0 libgfxdr0 libgirepository-1.0-1 libgles2 libglibmm-2.4-1v5 libglusterfs0 libgme0 libgphoto2-l10n libgraphicsmagick-q16-3 libgssdp-1.6-0 libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 libgupnp-1.6-0 libgupnp-igd-1.6-0 libhandy-1-0
libharfbuzz-gobject0 libharfbuzz-icu0 libhtml-form-perl libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tagset-perl libhtml-tree-perl libhttp-cookies-perl libhttp-daemon-perl libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl libhttp-negotiate-perl libhunspell-1.7-0 libhyphen0 libibverbs1
libiec61883-0 libimagequant0 libimath-3-1-29 libinstpatch-1.0-2 libio-compress-brotli-perl libio-html-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libio-stringy-perl libipc-system-simple-perl libiscsi7 libisl23 libjack-jackd2-0 libjavascriptcoregtk-4.1-0 libjcat1 libjxr-tools libjxr0 libkate1
liblapack3 libldacbt-enc2 libldb2 liblilv-0-0 liblmdb0 liblqr-1-0 liblrdf0 libltc11 liblua5.3-0 liblua5.4-0 liblwp-mediatypes-perl liblwp-protocol-https-perl libmagickcore-6.q16-6 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra libmagickwand-6.q16-6 libmailtools-perl libmanette-0.2-0
libmbedcrypto7 libmfx1 libmjpegutils-2.1-0 libmodplug1 libmodulemd2 libmpc3 libmpcdec6 libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 libmpg123-0 libmplex2-2.1-0 libmysofa1 libnautilus-extension4 libneon27 libnet-dbus-perl libnet-http-perl libnet-smtp-ssl-perl libnet-ssleay-perl libnfs14 libnice10
libnma-common libnma0 libnorm1 libopenal-data libopenal1 libopenexr-3-1-30 libopenfec1 libopenh264-7 libopenmpt0 libopenni2-0 libpackagekit-glib2-18 libpam-gnome-keyring libpangoxft-1.0-0 libpgm-5.3-0 libpipeline1 libpipewire-0.3-0 libpipewire-0.3-common libpipewire-0.3-modules
libplacebo338 libpocketsphinx3 libpostproc57 libproxy1v5 libpulse0 libpython3.12t64 libqrexec-utils2 libqubes-pure0 libqubes-rpc-filecopy2 libqubesdb librabbitmq4 librados2 libraptor2-0 libraqm0 libraw1394-11 librbd1 librdmacm1 libregexp-ipv6-perl librepo0 librist4 libroc0.3
librpm10 librpm9 librpmbuild10 librpmbuild9 librpmio10 librpmio9 librpmsign10 librpmsign9 librubberband2 libsbc1 libsdl2-2.0-0 libserd-0-0 libshout3 libsigc++-2.0-0v5 libsmbclient libsndfile1 libsndio7.0 libsolv1 libsolvext1 libsord-0-0 libsoundtouch1 libsoup-3.0-0
libsoup-3.0-common libsoup2.4-1 libsoup2.4-common libspa-0.2-modules libspandsp2 libspeexdsp1 libsphinxbase3 libspice-server1 libsratom-0-0 libsrt1.5-gnutls libsrtp2-1 libssh-4 libssh-gcrypt-4 libswscale7 libtag1v5 libtag1v5-vanilla libtalloc2 libtevent0 libtie-ixhash-perl
libtimedate-perl libtry-tiny-perl libuchardet0 libunbound8 libunibreak5 liburi-perl liburing2 libuv1 libv4l-0 libv4lconvert0 libvchan-xen1 libvidstab1.1 libvo-aacenc0 libvo-amrwbenc0 libvte-2.91-0 libvte-2.91-common libwavpack1 libwbclient0 libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0 libwebpdemux2
libwebrtc-audio-processing1 libwildmidi2 libwireplumber-0.4-0 libwmflite-0.2-7 libwoff1 libwpe-1.0-1 libwpebackend-fdo-1.0-1 libwww-perl libwww-robotrules-perl libx11-protocol-perl libxatracker2 libxcvt0 libxencall1t64 libxendevicemodel1t64 libxenevtchn1t64
libxenforeignmemory1t64 libxengnttab1t64 libxenhypfs1t64 libxenmisc4.17t64 libxenstore4t64 libxentoolcore1t64 libxentoollog1t64 libxfont2 libxml++2.6-2v5 libxml-parser-perl libxml-twig-perl libxml-xpathengine-perl libxslt1.1 libxss1 libxvmc1 libyajl2 libyelp0 libzbar0 libzimg2
libzix-0-0 libzmq5 libzxing3 linux-image-6.1.0-17-amd64 man-db mobile-broadband-provider-info nautilus-extension-gnome-terminal network-manager-gnome ntpdate ntpsec-ntpdate ntpsec-ntpdig ovmf p11-kit p11-kit-modules perl-openssl-defaults pipewire pipewire-bin pipewire-pulse
pipewire-qubes pocketsphinx-en-us policykit-1-gnome python-babel-localedata python3-babel python3-cairo python3-certifi python3-cffi python3-cffi-backend python3-chardet python3-charset-normalizer python3-click python3-colorama python3-croniter python3-cups python3-cupshelpers
python3-daemon python3-dateutil python3-dbus python3-distro python3-dnf python3-gi python3-gpg python3-hawkey python3-idna python3-jinja2 python3-jmespath python3-lib2to3 python3-libcomps python3-libdnf python3-lockfile python3-looseversion python3-markupsafe python3-msgpack
python3-nautilus python3-ntp python3-numpy python3-olefile python3-packaging python3-pil python3-pkg-resources python3-ply python3-psutil python3-py python3-pyasyncore python3-pycparser python3-pycryptodome python3-pyinotify python3-qrexec python3-qubesimgconverter
python3-requests python3-rpm python3-six python3-smbc python3-tqdm python3-tz python3-unbound python3-urllib3 python3-xcffib python3-xdg python3-yaml python3-zmq python3.11 python3.11-minimal qemu-block-extra qemu-system-data qemu-system-xen qemu-utils
qubes-core-agent-dom0-updates qubes-core-agent-nautilus qubes-core-agent-passwordless-root qubes-core-qrexec qubes-gpg-split qubes-img-converter qubes-mgmt-salt-vm-connector qubes-pdf-converter qubes-repo-templates qubes-utils qubesdb qubesdb-vm rpm rpm-common rpm2cpio rtkit
salt-common salt-ssh samba-libs seabios sgml-data sqlite3 system-config-printer system-config-printer-common system-config-printer-udev systemd-dev timgm6mb-soundfont tinyproxy tinyproxy-bin usbutils wireplumber x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils xbitmaps xcvt xdg-dbus-proxy
xdg-desktop-portal xdg-desktop-portal-gtk xdg-utils xen-hypervisor-4.17-amd64 xen-utils-4.17 xen-utils-common xen-utils-guest xenstore-utils xfonts-base xinit xserver-common xserver-xorg xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-libinput
xserver-xorg-input-qubes xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-legacy xserver-xorg-qubes-common xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu xserver-xorg-video-ati xserver-xorg-video-dummyqbs xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
xserver-xorg-video-qxl xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-video-vmware xterm yelp yelp-xsl zutty
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
bsdextrautils bsdutils cryptsetup cryptsetup-bin curl dnf dnf-data e2fsprogs eject fdisk file gir1.2-freedesktop gir1.2-girepository-2.0 gir1.2-glib-2.0 libarchive13t64 libassuan9 libblkid1 libc-bin libc6 libcom-err2 libcomps0 libcryptsetup12 libcurl3t64-gnutls libdb5.3t64
libdnf2-common libdnf2t64 libdw1t64 libelf1t64 libevent-2.1-7t64 libexpat1 libext2fs2t64 libfdisk1 libgfortran5 libglib2.0-0t64 libglib2.0-bin libgnutls30t64 libgomp1 libgpgme11t64 libhogweed6t64 libmagic-mgc libmagic1t64 libmount1 libnettle8t64 libnghttp3-9 libngtcp2-16
libngtcp2-crypto-gnutls8 libpam-systemd libpsl5t64 libpython3-stdlib libpython3.12-minimal libpython3.12-stdlib libpython3.12t64 libreadline8t64 librepo0 librpm10 librpmbuild10 librpmio10 librpmsign10 libsmartcols1 libssh2-1t64 libssl3t64 libstdc++6 libsystemd-shared
libsystemd0 libtirpc3t64 libudev1 libunbound8 libuuid1 libxencall1t64 libxendevicemodel1t64 libxenevtchn1t64 libxenforeignmemory1t64 libxengnttab1t64 libxenhypfs1t64 libxenmisc4.17t64 libxenstore4t64 libxentoolcore1t64 libxentoollog1t64 linux-sysctl-defaults locales login
login.defs mount openssl openssl-provider-legacy passwd python3-dnf python3-gpg python3-hawkey python3-libcomps python3-libdnf python3-minimal python3-rpm python3-unbound python3.12 python3.12-minimal rpm rpm-common rpm2cpio systemd systemd-cryptsetup systemd-timesyncd udev
util-linux util-linux-extra xen-utils-4.17 xen-utils-common xenstore-utils
Suggested packages:
cryptsetup-initramfs keyutils gpart fuse2fs e2fsck-static lrzip glibc-doc libnss-nis libnss-nisplus low-memory-monitor gnutls-bin libtss2-rc0t64 libpwquality1 uuid-runtime nfs-common python3-doc python3-tk python3-venv python3-dnf-doc python3-hawkey-docs python-libcomps-doc
python3.12-venv python3.12-doc binutils binfmt-support alien elfutils rpmlint rpm-i18n systemd-container systemd-homed systemd-userdbd systemd-boot systemd-resolved systemd-repart libtss2-tcti-device0 kbd util-linux-locales wtmpdb xen-doc
Recommended packages:
e2fsprogs-l10n manpages
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libarchive13 libcurl3-gnutls libdb5.3 libdnf2 libdw1 libelf1 libevent-2.1-7 libext2fs2 libglib2.0-0 libgnutls30 libgpgme11 libhogweed6 libmagic1 libnettle8 libpsl5 libreadline8 libssh2-1 libssl3 libtirpc3 libxencall1 libxendevicemodel1 libxenevtchn1 libxenforeignmemory1
libxengnttab1 libxenhypfs1 libxenmisc4.17 libxenstore4 libxentoolcore1 libxentoollog1 python3-distutils python3-qubesdb qubes-core-agent qubes-core-agent-network-manager qubes-core-agent-networking qubes-gui-agent qubes-input-proxy-sender qubes-usb-proxy qubes-vm-dependencies
qubes-vm-recommended
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libarchive13t64 libassuan9 libcurl3t64-gnutls libdb5.3t64 libdnf2t64 libdw1t64 libelf1t64 libevent-2.1-7t64 libext2fs2t64 libglib2.0-0t64 libgnutls30t64 libgpgme11t64 libhogweed6t64 libmagic1t64 libnettle8t64 libnghttp3-9 libngtcp2-16 libngtcp2-crypto-gnutls8 libpsl5t64
libpython3.12t64 libreadline8t64 librpm10 librpmbuild10 librpmio10 librpmsign10 libssh2-1t64 libssl3t64 libtirpc3t64 libxencall1t64 libxendevicemodel1t64 libxenevtchn1t64 libxenforeignmemory1t64 libxengnttab1t64 libxenhypfs1t64 libxenmisc4.17t64 libxenstore4t64
libxentoolcore1t64 libxentoollog1t64 linux-sysctl-defaults login.defs openssl-provider-legacy systemd-cryptsetup
The following packages will be upgraded:
bsdextrautils bsdutils cryptsetup cryptsetup-bin curl dnf dnf-data e2fsprogs eject fdisk file gir1.2-freedesktop gir1.2-girepository-2.0 gir1.2-glib-2.0 libblkid1 libc-bin libc6 libcom-err2 libcomps0 libcryptsetup12 libdnf2-common libexpat1 libfdisk1 libgfortran5 libglib2.0-bin
libgomp1 libmagic-mgc libmount1 libpam-systemd libpython3-stdlib libpython3.12-minimal libpython3.12-stdlib librepo0 libsmartcols1 libstdc++6 libsystemd-shared libsystemd0 libudev1 libunbound8 libuuid1 locales login mount openssl passwd python3 python3-dnf python3-gpg
python3-hawkey python3-libcomps python3-libdnf python3-minimal python3-rpm python3-unbound python3.12 python3.12-minimal rpm rpm-common rpm2cpio systemd systemd-timesyncd udev util-linux util-linux-extra xen-utils-4.17 xen-utils-common xenstore-utils
67 upgraded, 42 newly installed, 39 to remove and 470 not upgraded.
Need to get 63.2 MB of archives.
After this operation, 19.8 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Note the important part:
[...]
The following packages will be REMOVED:
[...] python3-qubesdb qubes-core-agent qubes-core-agent-network-manager qubes-core-agent-networking qubes-gui-agent qubes-input-proxy-sender qubes-usb-proxy qubes-vm-dependencies
qubes-vm-recommended
[...]
Possibly related problem: Kali does not upgrade - held broken packages? - #13 by KellyJohnson
I do not have much experience dealing with those dependency problems and could need some help to install tools without breaking the template.
PS:
I thought holding the qubes related stuff may solve it and it seems, that python3-qubesdb depends on python3 < 3.12 but 3.12.5 is to be installed. Not 100% sure what to do now.
┌──(root㉿kali-core)-[~]
└─# apt-mark hold python3-qubesdb qubes-core-agent qubes-core-agent-network-manager qubes-core-agent-networking qubes-gui-agent qubes-input-proxy-sender qubes-usb-proxy qubes-vm-dependencies qubes-vm-recommended
python3-qubesdb was already set on hold.
qubes-core-agent was already set on hold.
qubes-core-agent-network-manager was already set on hold.
qubes-core-agent-networking was already set on hold.
qubes-gui-agent was already set on hold.
qubes-input-proxy-sender was already set on hold.
qubes-usb-proxy was already set on hold.
qubes-vm-dependencies was already set on hold.
qubes-vm-recommended set on hold.
┌──(root㉿kali-core)-[~]
└─# apt install python3
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
python3-qubesdb : Depends: python3 (< 3.12) but 3.12.5-1+b1 is to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.
.