Fresh Install and all these Errors // Need Help Please

debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome
debconf: (Can’t locate Gtk3.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Gtk3 module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.28.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.28 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28 /usr/share/perl/5.28 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 151, <> line 1.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
(Reading database … 258880 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing plymouth-theme-netrunner-classic (0.8.4+p20181001+git20180515.1354) …
update-alternatives: warning: alternative /usr/share/plymouth/themes/netrunner-logo/netrunner-logo.plymouth (part of link group default.plymouth) doesn’t exist; removing from list of alternatives
update-alternatives: warning: /etc/alternatives/default.plymouth is dangling; it will be updated with best choice
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Generating grub configuration file …
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-1-amd64
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-1-amd64
Adding boot menu entry for EFI firmware configuration
done
Removing plymouth-themes (0.9.4-1) …
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Removing plymouth-label (0.9.4-1) …
Removing plymouth (0.9.4-1) …
update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
Removing plasma-widgets-addons (4:5.14.3-1) …
Removing dbus-user-session (1.12.12-1) …
dpkg: plasma-workspace: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
plasma-desktop depends on plasma-workspace (>= 4:5.14).
kinfocenter depends on plasma-workspace (>= 4:5.14).

Removing plasma-workspace (4:5.14.3-1+b1) …
dpkg: libpam-systemd:amd64: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
udisks2 depends on libpam-systemd.
policykit-1 depends on libpam-systemd.
network-manager depends on libpam-systemd; however:
Package libpam-systemd:amd64 is to be removed.
libpolkit-qt5-1-1:amd64 depends on libpam-systemd.
libpolkit-qt-1-1:amd64 depends on libpam-systemd.

Removing libpam-systemd:amd64 (240-2) …
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome
debconf: (Can’t locate Gtk3.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Gtk3 module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.28.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.28 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28 /usr/share/perl/5.28 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 151.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
dpkg: systemd-sysv: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
init depends on systemd-sysv | sysvinit-core | runit-init; however:
Package systemd-sysv is to be removed.
Package sysvinit-core is not installed.
Package runit-init is not installed.

Removing systemd-sysv (240-2) …
dpkg: systemd: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you requested:
netplan.io depends on systemd (>= 239~); however:
Package systemd is to be removed.
kde-config-systemd depends on systemd (>= 215).
iio-sensor-proxy depends on systemd; however:
Package systemd is to be removed.

Removing systemd (240-2) …
systemd is the active init system, please switch to another before removing systemd.
dpkg: error processing package systemd (–remove):
installed systemd package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
systemd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up perl-modules-5.28 (5.28.1-6) …
Setting up lsb-base (10.2019031300) …
Setting up libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.58.3-1) …
Setting up libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.58.3-1) …
Setting up cron (3.0pl1-133) …
invoke-rc.d: WARNING: No init system and policy-rc.d missing! Defaulting to block.
Setting up binutils-common:amd64 (2.31.1-15) …
Setting up linux-libc-dev:amd64 (4.19.28-2) …
Setting up xkb-data (2.26-2) …
Setting up debconf-i18n (1.5.71) …
Setting up libobjc4:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libgomp1:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libsystemd0:amd64 (241-1) …
Setting up libsystemd0:i386 (241-1) …
Setting up libglib2.0-data (2.58.3-1) …
Setting up libmpfr6:amd64 (4.0.2-1) …
Setting up libncurses6:amd64 (6.1+20181013-2) …
Setting up libquadmath0:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libatomic1:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libatomic1:i386 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libgfortran5:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libmpx2:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up keyboard-configuration (1.191) …
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome
debconf: (Can’t locate Gtk3.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Gtk3 module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.28.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.28 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28 /usr/share/perl/5.28 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 151.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Setting up libbinutils:amd64 (2.31.1-15) …
Setting up cpp-8 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libc-dev-bin (2.28-8) …
Setting up libelf1:amd64 (0.176-1) …
Setting up libelf1:i386 (0.176-1) …
Setting up libstdc++6:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libstdc++6:i386 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up liblsan0:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libitm1:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libkmod2:amd64 (26-1) …
Setting up libgdbm6:amd64 (1.18.1-4) …
Setting up binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu (2.31.1-15) …
Setting up libtsan0:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libdw1:amd64 (0.176-1) …
Setting up libglib2.0-bin (2.58.3-1) …
Setting up binutils (2.31.1-15) …
Setting up kmod (26-1) …
Setting up libasan5:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libgdbm-compat4:amd64 (1.18.1-4) …
Setting up libperl5.28:amd64 (5.28.1-6) …
Setting up libubsan1:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libc6-dev:amd64 (2.28-8) …
Setting up console-setup-linux (1.191) …
Setting up libcc1-0:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up console-setup (1.191) …
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Gnome
debconf: (Can’t locate Gtk3.pm in @INC (you may need to install the Gtk3 module) (@INC contains: /etc/perl /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28.1 /usr/local/share/perl/5.28.1 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl5/5.28 /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.28 /usr/share/perl/5.28 /usr/local/lib/site_perl /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl-base) at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 151.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Dialog
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (TERM is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
Setting up perl (5.28.1-6) …
Setting up libgcc-8-dev:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libstdc+±8-dev:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up libgfortran-8-dev:amd64 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up gcc-8 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up gfortran-8 (8.3.0-5) …
Setting up g+±8 (8.3.0-5) …
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.61) …
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.132) …
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-1-amd64
cryptsetup: WARNING: The initramfs image may not contain cryptsetup binaries
nor crypto modules. If that’s on purpose, you may want to uninstall the
‘cryptsetup-initramfs’ package in order to disable the cryptsetup initramfs
integration and avoid this warning.
I: The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/nvme0n1p3
I: (UUID=e82a65e4-2a2b-4b4e-ac7f-2b78ae11f310)
I: Set the RESUME variable to override this.
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) …
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.28-2) …
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.5-1) …
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-4) …

Can you tell us what you did that lead to the packagemanager wanting to remove the plasma-desktop?


Hi toolbox4,

did you activate any repositories?
When exactly did this happen after a fresh install?

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Hi
Thanks for your reply // This is on my second Boot// so i installed and rebooted then tried to update system