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Software & hardware support => Desktops => Topic started by: JimJacker on August 25, 2023, 08:59:24 AM

Title: Mullvad VPn and Sparky updates
Post by: JimJacker on August 25, 2023, 08:59:24 AM
I am running SparkyLinux 7.0 (Orion-Belt)MATE on a 2010 iMac.Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-9-amd64
With Mullvad VPN installed (latest version 2023.4) my system update gets locked into a loop and will not update the system. It just crashes the update every time, with the Mullvad VPN installed.
Uninstalling Mullvad fixes the issue.
I get this changelog message:

"The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-libc-dev qmplay2
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
  mullvad-vpn
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 23.9 MB/103 MB of archives.
After this operation, 10.8 MB disk space will be freed.

#===============Upgrading Details==============================#

linux-libc-dev/core 6.4.12-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 6.4.11-1]
qmplay2/stable 23.08.22~repack0~sparky7~0-1 amd64 [upgradable from: 23.08.08~repack0~sparky7~0-1]"

There is obviously a conflict with Mullvad and the Sparky Update/Upgrade, how do I solve it?
Thanks for any help.

Title: Re: Mullvad VPn and Sparky updates
Post by: pavroo on August 26, 2023, 12:29:30 PM
It depens what you have installed and what is in the repos, so simply run and check:
sudo apt update
apt policy mullvad-vpn
Anyway, updated the repo version to the latest one so simply make upgrade.
Title: Re: Mullvad VPn and Sparky updates
Post by: JimJacker on August 29, 2023, 07:55:36 AM
Thank you, Pavroo!
You have fixed my Mullvad VPN issue, the system is working ok with Updates now.
No more glitches.
I ran the sudo command and got this:
"All packages are up to date.
mullvad-vpn:
  Installed: 2023.4
  Candidate: 2023.4"

So, all good now.
Thanks for your help. The more I use Sparky, the more I love it. Fantastic OS! Cheers.Jim