Can KDE Linux remove more than 300 packages before upgrading?

Question

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Hello!
I've been using Linux for 2 years now. 4 months since KDE Neon (not Arch), today I wanted to upgrade the system and bam, KDE asks to remove 356 packages before upgrading. Previously, when updating the system, a maximum of 10 packages had to be demolished, or even did not require demolition at all, but now it asks to clean almost the entire system.



Is this behavior possible in Linux?

Answer 1

In your picture, only four packages are marked for deletion. 16 to install, the rest to upgrade.

Answer 2

Maybe. Major update for example, all KDE packages have been updated and dragged along a bunch of dependencies. Massive update usually causes problems :)

Answer 3

Quite possible. I have KDE, I didn't turn on the machine for several months, the other day I turned on ~2000 packages for updating.