-pj composed on 2024-05-16 00:35 (UTC-0500):
Felix Miata wrote: ...
I suggest to run
zypper --no-refresh se -si | grep 'tem Pac' | grep -v plication
to ensure you don't have v5 KDE or any other stale packages remaining installed.
I do not see anything related to v5 KDE on the machine. How are the stale packages displayed?
*KF5* is one of KDE5's packaging strings. I would consider "stale" a pseudonym for "System Packages":
:~> sudo zypper --no-refresh se -si | grep 'tem Pac' | grep -v plication
[sudo] password for root: i | boost-license1_84_0 | package | 1.84.0-2.1 | noarch | (System Packages) i+ | brscan-skey | package | 0.3.2-0 | i386 | (System Packages) i+ | brscan4 | package | 0.4.11-1 | i386 | (System Packages)
No one can avoid (System Packages) applied to Brother printer packages. Just pretend you didn't see them.
i+ | kernel-pae | package | 6.8.8-1.1 | i686 | (System Packages) i+ | kernel-pae | package | 6.7.7-1.1 | i686 | (System Packages) i+ | kernel-pae | package | 6.7.6-1.1 | i686 | (System Packages)
These are so marked because they are no longer available from standard or any other enabled repos.
i | libabsl2308_0_0 | package |20230802.1-3.1 | i586 | (System Packages)
I think this is the first to suggest your last zypper dup didn't finish.
i | libboost_filesystem1_84_0 | package | 1.84.0-2.1 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libboost_iostreams1_84_0 | package | 1.84.0-2.1 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libboost_locale1_84_0 | package | 1.84.0-2.1 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libboost_thread1_84_0 | package | 1.84.0-2.1 | i586 | (System Packages) i+ | libcamera-base0_1 | package | 0.1.0-1.2 | i586 | (System Packages) i+ | libcamera0_1 | package | 0.1.0-1.2 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libcbor0_10 | package | 0.10.2-1.4 | i586 | (System Packages) i+ | libdvdcss2 | package | 1.4.3+3-10.3| i586 | (System Packages) i | libjxl0_9 | package | 0.9.2-1.2 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libkerfuffle23 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextAddonsWidgets1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextAutoCorrectionCore1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextAutoCorrectionWidgets1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextEditTextToSpeech1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextEmoticonsCore1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextEmoticonsWidgets1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextGrammarCheck1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKF5TextTranslator1 | package | 1.4.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libkgapi | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5AkonadiAgentBase5 | package | 23.08.4-1.4 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5AkonadiCore5 | package | 23.08.4-1.4 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5AkonadiPrivate5 | package | 23.08.4-1.4 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5AkonadiWidgets5 | package | 23.08.4-1.4 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5AkonadiXml5 | package | 23.08.4-1.4 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5GAPICalendar5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5GAPICore5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5GAPIPeople5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5GAPITasks5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5KontactInterface5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5Libkdepim5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5Mime5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5PkPass5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libKPim5TextEdit5 | package | 23.08.4-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | liblastlog2-1 | package | 1.3.1-1.2 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libpoppler133 | package | 23.12.0-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libpoppler134 | package | 24.02.0-1.1 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libprotobuf-lite25_1_0 | package | 25.1-9.7 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libprotobuf-lite25_2_0 | package | 25.2-10.1 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libprotobuf25_1_0 | package | 25.1-9.7 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libprotobuf25_2_0 | package | 25.2-10.1 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libruby3_2-3_2 | package | 3.2.2-4.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | libSPIRV-Tools-2023_6_rc1 | package | 2023.6~rc1-1.4| i586 | (System Packages) i | libvpx8 | package | 1.13.1-1.4 | i586 | (System Packages) i+ | mfcj485dwcupswrapper | package | 1.0.0-0 | i386 | (System Packages) i+ | mfcj485dwlpr | package | 1.0.0-0 | i386 | (System Packages) ^ more Brother. i | ruby3.2 | package | 3.2.2-4.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-abstract_method | package | 1.2.1-2.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-cfa | package | 1.0.2-1.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-cfa_grub2 | package | 2.0.0-1.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-cheetah | package | 1.0.0-1.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-fast_gettext | package | 2.3.0-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-gem2rpm | package | 0.10.1-22.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-nokogiri | package | 1.15.5-1.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-ruby-augeas | package | 0.5.0-3.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-ruby-dbus | package | 0.23.1-2.3 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-simpleidn | package | 0.2.1-1.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-unf | package | 0.1.4-1.8 | i586 | (System Packages) i | ruby3.2-rubygem-unf_ext | package | 0.0.9.1-1.3 | i586 | (System Packages)
zypper dup should have removed the ruby3.2s by now, and probably all but the brothers in the list above. I don't believe there's any justification to continue having libKF5* or libKPim5* packages installed any more unless you purposely locked them so that they could not be upgraded or removed. Boost*1_84_0* has been upgraded to 1_85_0*. Highly likely incomplete zypper dup is the root cause of https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1224061.
pj@localhost:~>
If your Plasma still isn't running properly after than processing, try removing those old special settings you employed for v5. V6 is a major upgrade. Those old settings could be interfering with v6.
What are your thoughts on this?
First get fully upgraded to latest i586 TW, then see how things are working. I have an alternate theory that incomplete dup may not be the whole problem. That white box makes me think about the following: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/nouveau/-/issues/214 https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=217479 https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1211761 What these would boil down to is regressions creeping into old hardware setups due to developers working so hard on Wayland and trying to forget X11 exists. -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata