removal issue: removed plasma, must now run "sudo rfkill unblock all"

Bronze · 2017-01-15 17:26:08

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Xpost from "Networking, Server, and Protection"

I was trying some new WMs. Then removed them after trying. Since removing (pacman -Rns ...), each time after reboot, I had to run "sudo rfkill unblock all" to get connected to WLAN.

I eventually spotted below that "ppp" and "libpcap" were removed too. I found that odd. Reinstalling ppp fixed my wlan issue.

Did I use pacman incorrectly or is their a dependency issue or ... ?

EDIT: indeed ppp and libpcap came in with plasma, so their removal seems legit. However, whu was my wlan impacted after removal (and corrected after reinstall)?

pacman.log:

[2017-01-08 14:24] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns sddm'
[2017-01-08 14:24] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns sddm-kcm'
[2017-01-08 14:25] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-01-08 14:25] [ALPM] removed sddm-kcm (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:25] [ALPM] removed sddm (0.14.0-2)
[2017-01-08 14:25] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-01-08 14:25] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns sddm'
[2017-01-08 14:26] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns papirus-plasma-theme plasma-desktop plasma-workspace plasma-workspace-wallpapers'
[2017-01-08 14:27] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns papirus-plasma-theme plasma-desktop plasma-workspace plasma-workspace-wallpapers'
[2017-01-08 14:29] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns papirus-plasma-theme plasma-desktop plasma-workspace plasma-workspace-wallpapers'
[2017-01-08 14:30] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns papirus-plasma-theme'
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] removed papirus-plasma-theme (20161203-1)
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-01-08 14:30] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns powerdevil'
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] removed powerdevil (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-01-08 14:30] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns plasma-pa'
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] removed plasma-pa (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] removed pulseaudio-gconf (9.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:30] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-01-08 14:31] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns plasma-nm'
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed plasma-nm (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qca-qt5 (2.1.1-7)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed networkmanager-qt (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed modemmanager-qt (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed modemmanager (1.6.4-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed ppp (2.4.7-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libpcap (1.8.1-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libqmi (1.16.2-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libmbim (1.14.0-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2017-01-08 14:31] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns khotkeys'
[2017-01-08 14:31] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -Rns plasma'
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] running 'texinfo-remove.hook'...
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] transaction started
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed user-manager (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed plasma-workspace-wallpapers (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed plasma-sdk (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed plasma-desktop (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kpeople (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kactivities-stats (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed baloo (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed lmdb (0.9.18-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kfilemetadata (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed poppler-qt5 (0.50.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed ebook-tools (0.2.2-3)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libzip (1.1.3-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed convertlit (1.8-7)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed systemsettings (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed khtml (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed polkit-kde-agent (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed oxygen (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kwrited (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kwayland-integration (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kwallet-pam (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed socat (1.7.3.1-3)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed ksysguard (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed ksshaskpass (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kscreen (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-graphicaleffects (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libkscreen (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kmenuedit (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kinfocenter (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed khotkeys (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kgamma5 (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kdeplasma-addons (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed plasma-workspace (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed xorg-xmessage (1.0.4-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-tools (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed prison (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qrencode (3.4.4-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libdmtx (0.7.4-5)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libqalculate (0.9.10-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed cln (1.3.4-3)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kjsembed (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kjs (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kholidays (16.12.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed ktexteditor (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed syntax-highlighting (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libgit2 (1:0.24.3-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed plasma-integration (5.8.5-3)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed ttf-hack (2.020-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Updating font cache... done.
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed milou (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed krunner (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed threadweaver (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libksysguard (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-webkit (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-webchannel (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-sensors (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-location (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kwin (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed plasma-framework (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-quickcontrols (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kactivities (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed xcb-util-cursor (0.1.3-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed xcb-util-renderutil (0.3.9-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed qt5-multimedia (5.7.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed openal (1.17.2-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kscreenlocker (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kuiserver (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kde-gtk-config (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed knewstuff (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kde-cli-tools (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kdesu (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kdelibs4support (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kunitconversion (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kitemmodels (5.29.0-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kemoticons (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kded (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kcmutils (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kdeclarative (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kactivitymanagerd (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed drkonqi (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kidletime (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed libxss (1.2.2-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed scrnsaverproto (1.2.2-2)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kxmlrpcclient (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed gdb (7.12-4)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed gdb-common (7.12-4)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed breeze-gtk (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed breeze (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kwayland (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed frameworkintegration (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kpackage (5.29.1-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed breeze-icons (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed kdecoration (5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed bluedevil (1:5.8.5-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] removed bluez-qt (5.29.0-1)
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] running 'gtk-update-icon-cache.hook'...
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] running 'update-desktop-database.hook'...
[2017-01-08 14:31] [ALPM] running 'update-mime-database.hook'...

Last edited by Bronze (2017-01-15 19:17:22)

Scimmia · 2017-01-15 17:33:20

If ppp was installed as a dependency, this is normal when you remove the only thing that depends on it.

WorMzy · 2017-01-15 17:38:05

Take a look at pacman's -D option and related flags. If you ever see something in the list of targets to be removed that you want to keep, cancel the transaction and use the -D flag to change the install reason of the package(s) you want to keep. If the packages are explicitly installed and still appear in the list of targets, then you are misusing the -R flag's cascade option.

Bronze · 2017-01-15 18:43:15

Thanks all. So I checked pacman.log to see when ppp and libpcap were installed in the first place. Indeed, they only came in with:

 [2017-01-08 12:49] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -S plasma'

Before I installed plasma, wlan was working fine due to:

 [2016-12-22 21:09] [PACMAN] Running 'pacman -r /mnt -Sy --cachedir=/mnt/var/cache/pacman/pkg base base-devel'

After removal of plasma, I had to do "sudo rfkill unblock all" (each time) after booting to get wlan up. I resolved this by reinstalling ppp (depending on libpcap). However, removal of ppp/libpcap apparantly shouldn't have caused the problem? Or did removal of it take something out that the base install depended on?

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#1 2017-01-15 17:26:08

removal issue: removed plasma, must now run "sudo rfkill unblock all"

#2 2017-01-15 17:33:20

Re: removal issue: removed plasma, must now run "sudo rfkill unblock all"

#3 2017-01-15 17:38:05

Re: removal issue: removed plasma, must now run "sudo rfkill unblock all"

#4 2017-01-15 18:43:15

Re: removal issue: removed plasma, must now run "sudo rfkill unblock all"

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