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malonn

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Registered: 2023-09-28

Posts: 52

Unable to reboot or shut down after system update (Plasma 6.0.1)

Last night, I updated the system via

pacman -Syu

The update to Plasma 6 took place—among a few other packages (I forget which).  Following that, the OS wouldn't allow me to reboot nor shut down via the interface.  I went to bed.

This morning, I attempted to do my due diligence vis a vis Google and these here forums, but found no information pertaining to my problem.  Any ideas where to begin with this situation?

I use Wayland as my server.

Last edited by malonn (2024-03-07 09:36:44)

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BertMv

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Registered: 2023-11-28

Posts: 25

Re: Unable to reboot or shut down after system update (Plasma 6.0.1)

Had the same issue. Solved it by rebooting via terminal.

malonn

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Registered: 2023-09-28

Posts: 52

Re: Unable to reboot or shut down after system update (Plasma 6.0.1)

Alright.  Let me try that...

And you've been able to reboot and shut down via the GUI ever since?

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
XFX Swift Radeon RX 6800
16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo
ASRock B550 PG Velocita

BertMv

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Registered: 2023-11-28

Posts: 25

Re: Unable to reboot or shut down after system update (Plasma 6.0.1)

Yes, I have. Only needed to do this once.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,266

Re: Unable to reboot or shut down after system update (Plasma 6.0.1)

The problem is that the plasma update removes and replaces a bunch of binaries that your (currently running) Plasma 5 can of course not access anymore.

malonn

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Registered: 2023-09-28

Posts: 52

Re: Unable to reboot or shut down after system update (Plasma 6.0.1)

Cool deal, fellas.  Terminal reboot ended with success.

One perk of Arch is repo diversity.  However, this diversity can lead to problems stemming from package maintenance, leading to system instability.  Personally, I've only ever had GRUB boot problems—which never was a maintenance issue.

This Plasma 6 thing I experienced made me wonder if I encountered my first package issue.  Technically, I've been on Arch for 6 months; practically, I've used it for 2 months.

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
XFX Swift Radeon RX 6800
16GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo
ASRock B550 PG Velocita