Fedora 40 is Partially Installed

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dnf update is returning:

Last metadata expiration check: 0:09:11 ago on Wed 29 May 2024 11:04:25 BST.
Error: 
 Problem 1: package kernel-modules-extra-6.8.7-300.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires kernel-uname-r = 6.8.7-300.fc40.x86_64, but none of the providers can be installed
  - conflicting requests
 Problem 2: package kernel-6.8.7-300.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires kernel-core-uname-r = 6.8.7-300.fc40.x86_64, but none of the providers can be installed
  - conflicting requests
 Problem 3: package kernel-6.8.7-300.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires kernel-modules-uname-r = 6.8.7-300.fc40.x86_64, but none of the providers can be installed
  - conflicting requests
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)

rpm --query --all release=‘.fc40’ shows probably hundreds of files.

I’m really inexperienced with Linux so sorry if I seem really dumb. Does anyone have any advice on what to do?

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Hello @caelan27 ,
Weclome to :fedora: !
You can add some options to the dnf update command to allow for best match and allow erasing. The command should go sudo dnf update --best --allowerasing

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That returns:

Last metadata expiration check: 0:34:06 ago on Wed 29 May 2024 11:04:25 BST.
Error: 
 Problem: problem with installed package redhat-rpm-config-265-1.fc39.noarch
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package redhat-rpm-config-265-1.fc39.noarch
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package rpmautospec-rpm-macros-0.6.1-3.fc39.noarch
  - installed package redhat-rpm-config-286-1.fc40.noarch obsoletes rpmautospec-rpm-macros provided by rpmautospec-rpm-macros-0.6.3-1.fc39.noarch from updates
(try to add '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)
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So you can add the --skip-broken option to the command you just issued. So sudo dnf update --best --allowerasing --skip-broken

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Last metadata expiration check: 0:38:06 ago on Wed 29 May 2024 11:04:25 BST.
Error: 
 Problem: problem with installed package redhat-rpm-config-265-1.fc39.noarch
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package redhat-rpm-config-265-1.fc39.noarch
  - cannot install the best update candidate for package rpmautospec-rpm-macros-0.6.1-3.fc39.noarch
  - installed package redhat-rpm-config-286-1.fc40.noarch obsoletes rpmautospec-rpm-macros provided by rpmautospec-rpm-macros-0.6.3-1.fc39.noarch from updates

It still gives the same error with --skip-broken

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remove package rpmautospec-rpm-macros-0.6.3-1.fc39.noarch, do the upgrade, and re-install it.
Edit: Actually come to think of it, you should do sudo dnf distro-sync first on F39 then do the update.

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$ sudo dnf remove rpmautospec-rpm-macros-0.6.3-1.fc39.noarch
[sudo] password for clc: 
No match for argument: rpmautospec-rpm-macros-0.6.3-1.fc39.noarch
No packages marked for removal.
Dependencies resolved.
Nothing to do.
Complete!

Is dnf remove the right way to do it? Do you know why there’s no match?

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Yes it is. Try dnf search rpm-macros to see what it gives, likely a long list.

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That gives a long list but it contains ‘rpmautospec-rpm-macros.noarch’. Is that what I should try to remove?

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Did you try sudo dnf distro-sync yet? Please try that first.

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That gives a really long error:

Last metadata expiration check: 0:59:35 ago on Wed 29 May 2024 11:04:25 BST.
Error: 
 Problem 1: package apr-util-lmdb-1.6.3-16.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires apr-util(x86-64) = 1.6.3-16.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - apr-util-1.6.3-16.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package apr-util-lmdb-1.6.3-16.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 2: package gnome-software-fedora-langpacks-46.1-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires gnome-software(x86-64) = 46.1-1.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - gnome-software-46.1-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package gnome-software-fedora-langpacks-46.1-1.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 3: package kdsoap6-2.2.0-4.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.15)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - libstdc++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kdsoap6-2.2.0-4.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 4: package kf6-filesystem-6.1.0-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires kde-filesystem >= 5, but none of the providers can be installed
  - kde-filesystem-5-3.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-filesystem-6.1.0-1.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 5: package kf6-kdbusaddons-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libQt6Core.so.6(Qt_6.7)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - qt6-qtbase-6.7.0-3.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-kdbusaddons-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 6: package kf6-kiconthemes-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libQt6Gui.so.6(Qt_6.7_PRIVATE_API)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - qt6-qtbase-gui-6.7.0-3.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-kiconthemes-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 7: package kf6-kwindowsystem-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libQt6WaylandClient.so.6(Qt_6.7_PRIVATE_API)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - qt6-qtwayland-6.7.0-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-kwindowsystem-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 8: package nbdkit-selinux-1.38.0-1.fc40.noarch from @System requires selinux-policy >= 40.13, but none of the providers can be installed
  - selinux-policy-40.16-1.fc40.noarch from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package nbdkit-selinux-1.38.0-1.fc40.noarch
 Problem 9: package python3-keyring+completion-24.3.1-1.fc40.noarch from @System requires python3-keyring = 24.3.1-1.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - python3-keyring-24.3.1-1.fc40.noarch from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package python3-keyring+completion-24.3.1-1.fc40.noarch
 Problem 10: package qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci-rutabaga-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires qemu-common(x86-64) = 2:8.2.2-1.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - qemu-common-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-pci-rutabaga-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 11: package qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-rutabaga-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu(x86-64) = 2:8.2.2-1.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package qemu-device-display-virtio-gpu-rutabaga-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 12: package qemu-device-display-virtio-vga-rutabaga-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires qemu-device-display-virtio-vga(x86-64) = 2:8.2.2-1.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - qemu-device-display-virtio-vga-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package qemu-device-display-virtio-vga-rutabaga-2:8.2.2-1.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 13: package wget2-wget-2.1.0-8.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires wget2(x86-64) = 2.1.0-8.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - wget2-2.1.0-8.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package wget2-wget-2.1.0-8.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 14: package qt6-qtbase-6.7.0-3.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libicui18n.so.74()(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package qt6-qtbase-6.7.0-3.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libicuuc.so.74()(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package kf6-kdoctools-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libQt6Core.so.6(Qt_6.7)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - libicu-74.2-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-kdoctools-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 15: package qt6-qtbase-6.7.0-3.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires qt6-qtbase-common = 6.7.0-3.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package kf6-kguiaddons-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libQt6Core.so.6(Qt_6.7)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - qt6-qtbase-common-6.7.0-3.fc40.noarch from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-kguiaddons-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 16: package kf6-kwindowsystem-6.1.0-2.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libQt6WaylandClient.so.6(Qt_6.7_PRIVATE_API)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package qt6-qtwayland-6.7.0-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libQt6Quick.so.6(Qt_6.7_PRIVATE_API)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package kf6-kauth-6.1.0-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libKF6WindowSystem.so.6()(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - qt6-qtdeclarative-6.7.0-2.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-kauth-6.1.0-1.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 17: problem with installed package libstdc++-devel-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64
  - package libstdc++-devel-13.2.1-3.fc39.x86_64 from fedora requires libstdc++(x86-64) = 13.2.1-3.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package libstdc++-devel-13.3.1-1.fc39.x86_64 from updates requires libstdc++(x86-64) = 13.3.1-1.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install both libstdc++-13.2.1-3.fc39.x86_64 from fedora and libstdc++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System
  - cannot install both libstdc++-13.3.1-1.fc39.x86_64 from updates and libstdc++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System
  - package kf6-kwallet-6.1.0-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.15)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - libstdc++-devel-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - libstdc++-devel-13.2.1-6.fc39.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kf6-kwallet-6.1.0-1.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 18: problem with installed package gcc-c++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64
  - package gcc-c++-13.2.1-3.fc39.x86_64 from fedora requires libstdc++ = 13.2.1-3.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gcc-c++-13.3.1-1.fc39.x86_64 from updates requires libstdc++ = 13.3.1-1.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - libstdc++-13.2.1-3.fc39.i686 from fedora  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - libstdc++-13.3.1-1.fc39.i686 from updates  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - cannot install both libstdc++-13.2.1-3.fc39.x86_64 from fedora and libstdc++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System
  - cannot install both libstdc++-13.3.1-1.fc39.x86_64 from updates and libstdc++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System
  - package webrtc-audio-processing0.3-0.3.1-12.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.15)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - gcc-c++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - gcc-c++-13.2.1-6.fc39.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package webrtc-audio-processing0.3-0.3.1-12.fc40.x86_64
 Problem 19: problem with installed package gcc-c++-13.2.1-6.fc39.x86_64
  - package gcc-c++-13.2.1-3.fc39.x86_64 from fedora requires libstdc++-devel = 13.2.1-3.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gcc-c++-13.3.1-1.fc39.x86_64 from updates requires libstdc++-devel = 13.3.1-1.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - libstdc++-devel-13.2.1-3.fc39.i686 from fedora  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - libstdc++-devel-13.3.1-1.fc39.i686 from updates  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - package libstdc++-devel-13.2.1-3.fc39.x86_64 from fedora requires libstdc++(x86-64) = 13.2.1-3.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package libstdc++-devel-13.3.1-1.fc39.x86_64 from updates requires libstdc++(x86-64) = 13.3.1-1.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - cannot install both libstdc++-13.2.1-3.fc39.x86_64 from fedora and libstdc++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System
  - cannot install both libstdc++-13.3.1-1.fc39.x86_64 from updates and libstdc++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System
  - package kdsoap6-2.2.0-4.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libstdc++.so.6(CXXABI_1.3.15)(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gcc-c++-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires gcc = 14.0.1-0.15.fc40, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package gcc-c++-13.2.1-6.fc39.x86_64 from @System requires gcc = 13.2.1-6.fc39, but none of the providers can be installed
  - package kdsoap-ws-discovery-client-0.4.0-1.fc40.x86_64 from @System requires libkdsoap-qt6.so.2()(64bit), but none of the providers can be installed
  - gcc-14.0.1-0.15.fc40.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - gcc-13.2.1-6.fc39.x86_64 from @System  does not belong to a distupgrade repository
  - problem with installed package kdsoap-ws-discovery-client-0.4.0-1.fc40.x86_64
(try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages or '--skip-broken' to skip uninstallable packages)
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So is this on the KDE spin?

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Sorry for being really dumb but I don’t even know what that means.

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The desktop, is it Gnome or KDE?
BTW, not knowing an acronym isn’t dumb.

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I also notice from your original post you’re on the 6.8.7 kernel, any reason why you’re not on a more recent kernel?

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It’s Gnome I believe.

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I don’t think there’s a particular reason. I guess just no one’s told me to change to a different one.

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Then it likely is. The kernel sitting at 6.8.7 is a puzzle to me, I’m on 6.9.2 but F40 is normally on 6.8.10. There have been three kernel updates since the one you are running. 6.8.7 → 6.8.8 → 6.8.9 → 6.8.10

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That’s strange. Is there a way to update the kernel without using sudo dnf update? When I googled it, it says that the kernel should update whenever you update your system.

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Can we get some more background? You were using Fedora 38? 39? Upgrade via the command line ?