Bug#1027443: python3-pyqt6: Package cannot be installed. It depends on 'qt6-base-abi =6.3.1' which does not exist.

Tim Magee

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Dec 31, 2022, 11:00:03 AM12/31/22

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Package: python3-pyqt6
Version: 6.4.0-1
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

I'm using SID, so I realise that I've brought this on myself, but the package
probably still needs fixing before it gets assimilated into a release.

I wanted to install python3-pyqt6 using synaptic.

I first tried using synaptic: select the package, mark for installation, apply
-- the usual.

When I saw that qt6-base-abi was missing I reloaded package information.
qt6-base-abi was still missing but in an access of optimism I retried the
install anyway, without success, same reason.

Desperation move: I dropped to CLI and tried 'sudo apt install python3-qt6',
without much hope of success. My lack of hope was justified ;)

My expected outcome: python3-pyqt6 to be installed, and perhaps some
dependencies.

I've marked this 'important' because it fits the description in reportbug: it's
prevented the package from being installed, although probably only for my
fellow SIDianites.

Thanks!
Tim

-- System Information:
Debian Release: bookworm/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.18.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages python3-pyqt6 depends on:
ii libc6 2.36-7
ii libqt6core6 [qt6-base-abi] 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6dbus6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6gui6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6network6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6opengl6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6openglwidgets6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6printsupport6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6sql6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6test6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6widgets6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libqt6xml6 6.4.2+dfsg~rc1-3
ii libstdc++6 12.2.0-11
ii python3 3.10.6-3+b1
ii python3-pyqt6.sip 13.4.0-2+b1

python3-pyqt6 recommends no packages.

python3-pyqt6 suggests no packages.

Dmitry Shachnev

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Dec 31, 2022, 1:14:17 PM12/31/22

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Hi Tim!

On Sat, Dec 31, 2022 at 03:10:10PM +0000, Tim Magee wrote:
> Package: python3-pyqt6
> Version: 6.4.0-1
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> I'm using SID, so I realise that I've brought this on myself, but the package
> probably still needs fixing before it gets assimilated into a release.
>
> I wanted to install python3-pyqt6 using synaptic.
>
> I first tried using synaptic: select the package, mark for installation, apply
> -- the usual.
>
> When I saw that qt6-base-abi was missing I reloaded package information.
> qt6-base-abi was still missing but in an access of optimism I retried the
> install anyway, without success, same reason.

We are in process of upgrading Qt from 6.3 to 6.4 [1], so some packages are
temporarily uninstallable.

It will be resolved in a few days.

[1]: https://release.debian.org/transitions/html/qt6baseabi-6.4.2.html

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Dmitry Shachnev

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Tim Magee

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Dec 31, 2022, 2:20:03 PM12/31/22

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Hi Dmitry,

Wow that's great news, thanks!

Tim

On Sat, 31 Dec 2022 20:59:57 +0300 Dmitry Shachnev <mit...@debian.org>
wrote:

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Tim Magee