Package: cups
Version: 2.4.7-1+b1
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: debianbugs@schirmeier.com

Dear Maintainer,

on 2024-03-19, the following apt dist-upgrade removed -- without me noticing -- cups from my system, leaving me without printing capabilities:

Commandline: apt -V dist-upgrade
Requested-By: hsc (1000)
Install: libqt5xml5t64:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1, automatic), libhogweed6t64:amd64 (3.9.1-2.2, automatic), libhogweed6t64:i386 (3.9.1-2.2, automatic), libqt5sql5t64:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1, automatic), libgsoap-2.8.132t64:amd64 (2.8.132-2.1+b1,
automatic), libcups2t64:amd64 (2.4.7-1.2+b1, automatic), libqt5gui5-gles:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-5, automatic), libcurl3t64-gnutls:amd64 (8.6.0-4, automatic), libxt6t64:amd64 (1:1.2.1-1.2, automatic), libqt5printsupport5t64:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1,
automatic), libqt5widgets5t64:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1, automatic), libnextcloudsync0t64:amd64 (3.11.0-1.1+b1, automatic), libprotobuf32t64:amd64 (3.21.12-8.2, automatic), libqt5dbus5t64:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1, automatic), libqt5network5t64:amd64 (
5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1, automatic), libssl3t64:amd64 (3.1.5-1.1, automatic), libqt5quick5-gles:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1, automatic), libpng16-16t64:amd64 (1.6.43-3, automatic), libqt5core5t64:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1, automatic), libmtdev1t64:amd64 (1.1.6-
1.1, automatic)
Upgrade: orca:amd64 (45.2-1, 46.0-1), virtualbox:amd64 (7.0.14-dfsg-4, 7.0.14-dfsg-4+b3), android-liblog:amd64 (1:34.0.4-1, 1:34.0.4-1+b1), dosfstools:amd64 (4.2-1, 4.2-1.1), libidn12:amd64 (1.42-1, 1.42-2), adb:amd64 (1:34.0.4-1, 1:34.0.4-1+b1), libwww-
perl:amd64 (6.76-1, 6.77-1), google-chrome-stable:amd64 (122.0.6261.128-1, 123.0.6312.58-1), libsuitesparseconfig7:amd64 (1:7.6.0+dfsg-1, 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1), libbz2-dev:amd64 (1.0.8-5+b2, 1.0.8-5.1), libamd3:amd64 (1:7.6.0+dfsg-1, 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1), libgpm2:
amd64 (1.20.7-10+b2, 1.20.7-11), bzip2:amd64 (1.0.8-5+b2, 1.0.8-5.1), libcamd3:amd64 (1:7.6.0+dfsg-1, 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1), python3-wheel:amd64 (0.42.0-1, 0.43.0-1), libfontenc1:amd64 (1:1.1.4-1+b2, 1:1.1.8-1), nextcloud-desktop-cmd:amd64 (3.11.0-1, 3.11.0-1.
1+b1), android-libbase:amd64 (1:34.0.4-1, 1:34.0.4-1+b1), libssh2-1t64:amd64 (1.11.0-4.1, 1.11.0-4.1+b1), libcholmod5:amd64 (1:7.6.0+dfsg-1, 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1), python3-pyatspi:amd64 (2.46.0-2, 2.46.0-3), ifupdown:amd64 (0.8.41, 0.8.43), gsettings-desktop-
schemas:amd64 (46~beta-3, 46~rc-1), android-libcutils:amd64 (1:34.0.4-1, 1:34.0.4-1+b1), libumfpack6:amd64 (1:7.6.0+dfsg-1, 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1), android-libziparchive:amd64 (1:34.0.4-1, 1:34.0.4-1+b1), gzip:amd64 (1.12-1, 1.12-1.1), libcolamd3:amd64 (1:7.6.0+
dfsg-1, 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1), luametatex:amd64 (2.10.08+ds-1+b1, 2.11.01+really2.10.08+ds-1), endless-sky:amd64 (0.10.4-1, 0.10.4-1+b1), libgnutls30t64:amd64 (3.8.3-1.1, 3.8.3-1.1+b1), libgnutls30t64:i386 (3.8.3-1.1, 3.8.3-1.1+b1), virtualbox-qt:amd64 (7.0.14-
dfsg-4, 7.0.14-dfsg-4+b3), extra-cmake-modules:amd64 (5.107.0-1, 5.107.0-2), nextcloud-desktop:amd64 (3.11.0-1, 3.11.0-1.1+b1), libbz2-1.0:amd64 (1.0.8-5+b2, 1.0.8-5.1), libbz2-1.0:i386 (1.0.8-5+b2, 1.0.8-5.1), libccolamd3:amd64 (1:7.6.0+dfsg-1, 1:7.6.1+
dfsg-1), intel-microcode:amd64 (3.20231114.1, 3.20240312.1), bzip2-doc:amd64 (1.0.8-5, 1.0.8-5.1), libglib2.0-0t64:amd64 (2.78.4-4, 2.78.4-5), libglib2.0-0t64:i386 (2.78.4-4, 2.78.4-5)
Remove: libcups2:amd64 (2.4.7-1+b1), libnextcloudsync0:amd64 (3.11.0-1), cups-filters:amd64 (1.28.17-3+b1), libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 (8.5.0-2), cups-bsd:amd64 (2.4.7-1+b1), libpango-1.0-0:i386 (1.52.0+ds-1), libqt5core5a:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), qtgstreamer-
plugins-qt5:amd64 (1.2.0-5.2+b1), libcairo2:i386 (1.18.0-1+b1), bluez-cups:amd64 (5.71-1), cups-client:amd64 (2.4.7-1+b1), libpng-dev:amd64 (1.6.43-1), cups-daemon:amd64 (2.4.7-1+b1), r-base-dev:amd64 (4.3.2-1), libqt5network5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7),
libfreetype6:i386 (2.13.2+dfsg-1+b1), libmtdev1:amd64 (1.1.6-1+b1), librsvg2-common:i386 (2.54.7+dfsg-2), qtdeclarative5-dev:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1), libgsoap-2.8.132:amd64 (2.8.132-2), libasound2-plugins:i386 (1.2.7.1-1+b1), libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0:i386 (
2.42.10+dfsg-3+b1), libqt5dbus5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), libmlt7:amd64 (7.22.0-1+b1), libcairo-gobject2:i386 (1.18.0-1+b1), kdenlive:amd64 (23.08.5-1), libopencv-contrib406:amd64 (4.6.0+dfsg-13+b3), libqt5quick5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1), libfontconfig1:
i386 (2.15.0-1.1), libqt5widgets5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), cups-filters-core-drivers:amd64 (1.28.17-3+b1), cups-ipp-utils:amd64 (2.4.7-1+b1), libpng16-16:amd64 (1.6.43-1), libpng16-16:i386 (1.6.43-1), libqt5gui5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), libssl3:amd64 (3.1.
5-1), libpangocairo-1.0-0:i386 (1.52.0+ds-1), libqt5x11extras5-dev:amd64 (5.15.10-2+b1), libqt5printsupport5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), libavcodec60:i386 (7:6.1.1-1), libqt5xml5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), libqt5opengl5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), melt:amd64 (7.22.
0-1+b1), libpangoft2-1.0-0:i386 (1.52.0+ds-1), libtheora0:i386 (1.1.1+dfsg.1-16.1+b1), qtbase5-dev:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), libprotobuf-dev:amd64 (3.21.12-8+b1), libqt5sql5:amd64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7), cups-browsed:amd64 (1.28.17-3+b1), libmlt++7:amd64 (7.22.0-
1+b1), librsvg2-2:i386 (2.54.7+dfsg-2), hplip:amd64 (3.22.10+dfsg0-4), libpng-tools:amd64 (1.6.43-1), cups-core-drivers:amd64 (2.4.7-1+b1), qv4l2:amd64 (1.26.1-3), libhogweed6:amd64 (3.9.1-2+b1), libhogweed6:i386 (3.9.1-2+b1), libharfbuzz0b:i386 (8.3.0-2)
, libprotobuf32:amd64 (3.21.12-8+b1), cups:amd64 (2.4.7-1+b1), libzvbi0:i386 (0.2.42-1.1), libopencv-highgui406:amd64 (4.6.0+dfsg-13+b3), printer-driver-hpcups:amd64 (3.22.10+dfsg0-4), libxt6:amd64 (1:1.2.1-1.1)

Trying to reinstall cups would remove (most of) KDE, it seems:

root@reliant:~# apt -V install cups
[...]
The following additional packages will be installed:
cups-browsed (1.28.17-3+b1)
cups-client (2.4.7-1+b1)
cups-core-drivers (2.4.7-1+b1)
cups-daemon (2.4.7-1+b1)
cups-filters (1.28.17-3+b1)
cups-filters-core-drivers (1.28.17-3+b1)
cups-ipp-utils (2.4.7-1+b1)
gnuplot-x11 (6.0.0+dfsg1-1)
libcups2 (2.4.7-1+b1)
Suggested packages:
[...]
The following packages will be REMOVED:
accountwizard (4:22.12.3-1)
akonadi-server (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
akregator (4:22.12.3-1)
ark (4:23.08.1-2)
bluedevil (4:5.27.10-1)
breeze (4:5.27.10-2)
ddrescueview (0.4.5-2)
dolphin (4:23.08.1-1+b1)
dragonplayer (4:23.04.2-1)
gnuplot-qt (6.0.0+dfsg1-1)
gwenview (4:23.04.2-1)
juk (4:23.08.2-1)
k3b (23.08.3-1+b1)
k3b-i18n (23.08.3-1)
kaccounts-providers (4:22.12.3-2)
kactivitymanagerd (5.27.10-1)
kaddressbook (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
kalendarac (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
kamera (4:23.08.2-1)
kate (4:23.08.1-1)
kcalc (4:23.08.2-1)
kde-baseapps (4:22.12.3+5.147)
kde-cli-tools (4:5.27.10-1)
kde-config-screenlocker (5.27.10-1)
kde-config-sddm (4:5.27.10-1)
kde-plasma-desktop (5:147)
kde-spectacle (23.04.2-2)
kde-standard (5:147)
kde-style-oxygen-qt5 (4:5.27.10-1)
kdeaccessibility (4:22.12.3+5.147)
kdeconnect (23.08.2-1)
kdepim-addons (22.12.3-1)
kdepim-runtime (4:22.12.3-2)
kdepim-themeeditors (4:22.12.3-1)
keditbookmarks (22.12.3-1)
kfind (4:23.08.3-1)
khelpcenter (4:23.08.3-1)
khotkeys (4:5.27.10-1)
kimageformat-plugins (5.107.0-3.1)
kinfocenter (4:5.27.10-1)
kio-extras (4:23.08.4-1)
kmag (4:22.12.3-1)
kmail (4:22.12.3-1)
kmailtransport-akonadi (22.12.3-1+b1)
kmenuedit (4:5.27.10-1)
kmines (4:22.12.3-1)
kmousetool (4:22.12.3-1)
kmouth (4:22.12.3-1)
knotes (4:22.12.3-1)
kompare (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
konq-plugins (4:22.12.3-2+b1)
konqueror (4:22.12.3-2+b1)
konsole (4:23.08.1-1)
konsole-kpart (4:23.08.1-1)
korganizer (4:22.12.3-1)
kpart5-kompare (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
kross (5.107.0-1+b1)
kscreen (4:5.27.10-1)
ktexteditor-katepart (5.107.0-1+b1)
ktikz (0.13.2+ds1-1+b1)
kup-backup (0.9.1-1+b4)
kwalletmanager (4:22.12.3-1)
kwin-addons (4:5.27.10-1)
kwin-common (4:5.27.10-1)
kwin-wayland (4:5.27.10-1)
kwin-x11 (4:5.27.10-1)
kwrite (4:23.08.1-1)
libcolorcorrect5 (4:5.27.10-3)
libcups2t64 (2.4.7-1.2+b1)
libk3b-extracodecs (23.08.3-1+b1)
libk3b8 (23.08.3-1+b1)
libkf5akonadiagentbase5 (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5akonadicalendar5abi1 (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5akonadicontact5 (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5akonadimime5 (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5akonadisearch-bin (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5akonadisearch-plugins (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5akonadiwidgets5abi1 (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5bookmarks5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5calendarsupport5abi1 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5eventviews5abi1 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5grantleetheme5 (22.12.3-2+b1)
libkf5gravatar5abi2 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5identitymanagementwidgets5 (22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5incidenceeditor5abi1 (22.12.3-1)
libkf5kcmutils5 (5.107.0-2+b1)
libkf5kdegames7 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5kdelibs4support5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5kdelibs4support5-bin (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5khtml-bin (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5khtml5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5kiofilewidgets5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5konq6 (4:22.12.3-2+b1)
libkf5kontactinterface5 (22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5krossui5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5ksieveui5 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5libkleo5 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5mailcommon5abi2 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5mailimporter5 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5mailimporterakonadi5 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5mailtransportakonadi5 (22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5messagecomposer5abi1 (4:22.12.3-2)
libkf5messagecore5abi1 (4:22.12.3-2)
libkf5messagelist5abi1 (4:22.12.3-2)
libkf5messageviewer5abi1 (4:22.12.3-2)
libkf5mimetreeparser5abi1 (4:22.12.3-2)
libkf5newstuff5 (5.107.0-2+b1)
libkf5newstuffwidgets5 (5.107.0-2+b1)
libkf5parts-plugins (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5parts5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5pimcommon5abi2 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5pimcommonakonadi5abi1 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkf5pimtextedit-plugins (22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5pimtextedit5abi2 (22.12.3-1+b1)
libkf5plasma5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5plasmaquick5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5runner5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5templateparser5 (4:22.12.3-2)
libkf5texteditor5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkf5webengineviewer5abi1 (4:22.12.3-2)
libkf5xmlgui5 (5.107.0-1+b1)
libkgantt2 (2.8.0-1+b1)
libkomparediff2-5 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkpimaddressbookimportexport5 (4:22.12.3-1+b1)
libkpimimportwizard5 (4:22.12.3-1)
libkscreenlocker5 (5.27.10-1)
libnotificationmanager1 (4:5.27.10-3)
libokular5core11 (4:23.08.1-2)
libprocessui9 (4:5.27.10-1)
libqt5pas1 (3.0+dfsg1-1)
libqt5printsupport5t64 (5.15.10+dfsg-7.2+b1)
libqt5webenginewidgets5 (5.15.15+dfsg-2+b1)
libqt5webkit5 (5.212.0~alpha4-33+b1)
libreoffice-kf5 (4:24.2.0-1)
libweather-ion7 (4:5.27.10-3)
mbox-importer (4:22.12.3-1)
milou (4:5.27.10-1)
nextcloud-desktop (3.11.0-1.1+b1)
okular (4:23.08.1-2)
okular-extra-backends (4:23.08.1-2)
partitionmanager (22.12.3-1)
pim-data-exporter (4:22.12.3-1)
pim-sieve-editor (4:22.12.3-1)
plasma-dataengines-addons (4:5.27.10-1)
plasma-desktop (4:5.27.10-1)
plasma-framework (5.107.0-1+b1)
plasma-integration (5.27.10-1)
plasma-nm (4:5.27.10-1)
plasma-pa (4:5.27.10-1)
plasma-runners-addons (4:5.27.10-1)
plasma-vault (5.27.10-1)
plasma-wallpapers-addons (4:5.27.10-1)
plasma-widgets-addons (4:5.27.10-1)
plasma-workspace (4:5.27.10-3)
plasma-workspace-wayland (4:5.27.10-3)
powerdevil (4:5.27.10-1)
print-manager (4:23.08.3-1)
qml-module-qtwebkit (5.212.0~alpha4-33+b1)
sddm-theme-breeze (4:5.27.10-3)
sddm-theme-debian-breeze (4:5.27.10-3)
sweeper (4:22.12.3-1)
systemsettings (4:5.27.10-1)
task-kde-desktop (3.75)
virtualbox-qt (7.0.14-dfsg-4+b3)
xdg-desktop-portal-kde (5.27.10-1)
The following NEW packages will be installed:
cups (2.4.7-1+b1)
cups-browsed (1.28.17-3+b1)
cups-client (2.4.7-1+b1)
cups-core-drivers (2.4.7-1+b1)
cups-daemon (2.4.7-1+b1)
cups-filters (1.28.17-3+b1)
cups-filters-core-drivers (1.28.17-3+b1)
cups-ipp-utils (2.4.7-1+b1)
gnuplot-x11 (6.0.0+dfsg1-1)
libcups2 (2.4.7-1+b1)
0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 165 to remove and 9 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,305 kB of archives.
After this operation, 636 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

Thanks for looking into this.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.6.15-amd64 (SMP w/20 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_USER, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_US:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages cups depends on:
pn cups-client <none>
ii cups-common 2.4.7-1
pn cups-core-drivers <none>
pn cups-daemon <none>
pn cups-filters <none>
ii cups-ppdc 2.4.7-1+b1
ii cups-server-common 2.4.7-1
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.86
ii ghostscript 10.02.1~dfsg-3
ii libavahi-client3 0.8-13+b1
ii libavahi-common3 0.8-13+b1
ii libc6 2.37-15
ii libcups2t64 [libcups2] 2.4.7-1.2+b1
ii libgcc-s1 14-20240201-3
ii libstdc++6 14-20240201-3
ii libusb-1.0-0 2:1.0.27-1
ii poppler-utils 22.12.0-2+b1
ii procps 2:4.0.4-4

Versions of packages cups recommends:
ii avahi-daemon 0.8-13+b1
ii colord 1.4.7-1

Versions of packages cups suggests:
pn cups-bsd <none>
pn cups-pdf <none>
pn foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db <none>
ii smbclient 2:4.19.5+dfsg-1
ii udev 255.4-1

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