You can try to re-try it. On my TW sway does not install pattern:sway. zypper remove --clean-deps sway pattern:sway zypper install --dry-run sway If it still selects pattern:sway, run zypper install --debug-solver sway This will not install the sway package, but create a solver testcase. The directory containing the testcase (zypper tells the path) needs to be packed and attached here. This should reveal why pattern:sway was selected.