Update error systemd-network

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Hi,
with the updates from today I got the following message:
the installed systemd-network-254.27-150600.4.43.3.x86_64 requires 'systemd = 254.27-150600.4.43.3', but this requirement cannot be provided

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What should I do?

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I saw the same. I would just postpone either the whole upgrade, or only deselect that systemd one.

And check if a bug is already reported. When not, you can do it yourself.

3

Open bug report, use Maintenance for the component.

4

That’s interesting … I updated just now and do not see that update:

Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Force resolution: No

The following 7 items are locked and will not be changed by any action:
 Available:
  geoclue2 gtk3-immodule-amharic gtk3-immodule-inuktitut gtk3-immodule-thai gtk3-immodule-tigrigna gtk3-immodule-vietnamese kcm_tablet

The following 8 packages are going to be upgraded:
  brave-browser         1.84.139-1 -> 1.84.141-1
  google-chrome-stable  142.0.7444.162-1 -> 142.0.7444.175-1
  libsystemd0           254.27-150600.4.43.3 -> 254.27-150600.4.46.2
  libudev1              254.27-150600.4.43.3 -> 254.27-150600.4.46.2
  systemd               254.27-150600.4.43.3 -> 254.27-150600.4.46.2
  systemd-doc           254.27-150600.4.43.3 -> 254.27-150600.4.46.2
  systemd-lang          254.27-150600.4.43.3 -> 254.27-150600.4.46.2
  udev                  254.27-150600.4.43.3 -> 254.27-150600.4.46.2

The following 3 NEW packages are going to be installed:
  kernel-default           6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
  kernel-default-extra     6.4.0-150600.23.78.1
  kernel-default-optional  6.4.0-150600.23.78.1

The following package requires a system reboot:
  kernel-default  6.4.0-150600.23.78.1

8 packages to upgrade, 3 new.

Package download size:   421.1 MiB

Package install size change:
              |      1.03 GiB  required by packages that will be installed
   240.5 MiB  |  -  809.6 MiB  released by packages that will be removed

    Note: System reboot required.

Backend:  classic_rpmtrans
Continue?

I did the update and rebooted because of the kernel update, and all is fine, including networking (Wifi).

I keep a perpetual archive of updates and the only reference to “systemd-network” was back on Sep 03.

I can only suspect you have some software installed which is suggesting the update … or maybe you haven’t updated your system since early September.

5

How?

Exactly. You see the same problem. The lack of error is due to different behavior of zypper patch and zypper update.

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If you are not using systemd-network just uninstall it. I had one laptop which has never had it installed and the error did not occur. On another laptop it was installed and the error occurred. Uninstalling it fixed the error – both laptops work perfectly without it. I think systemd-network is only necessary if you add a network device while the system is running, normally it is totally unnecessary.

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Thank you all. Very strange, on my other laptop, I installed all the updates without problems.

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I use it for my network interfaces (no Wicked, no NM).

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The problem has been reported (not by me, I arrived late) this morning

Bug 1253956 - Failed to install systemd update

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