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Opensnitch 1.7.2-1 on Debian 14 Unable to satisfy dependencies
Describe the bug:
Include the following information:
- OpenSnitch version: 1.7.2-1
- OS: Debian 14
- OS version: Forky 14
- Window Manager: MATE
- Kernel version: Linux 6.16.12+deb14+1-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.16.12-2 (2025-10-16) x86_64 GNU/Linux
To Reproduce:
Steps to reproduce the behavior: `$ sudo apt install -f ./opensnitch*.deb ./python3-opensnitch-ui*.deb Note, selecting 'opensnitch' instead of './opensnitch_1.7.2-1_amd64.deb' Note, selecting 'python3-opensnitch-ui' instead of './python3-opensnitch-ui_1.7.2-1_all.deb' Solving dependencies... Error! Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following information may help to resolve the situation:
Unsatisfied dependencies: opensnitch : Depends: libnetfilter-queue1 but it is not going to be installed python3-opensnitch-ui : Depends: libqt5sql5-sqlite but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-six but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-pyqt5 but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-pyqt5.qtsql but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-pyinotify but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-grpcio but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-protobuf but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-packaging but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-slugify but it is not going to be installed Depends: python3-notify2 but it is not going to be installed Recommends: python3-pyasn but it is not going to be installed Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions:
- python3-opensnitch-ui:amd64=1.7.2-1 is selected for install
- python3-opensnitch-ui:amd64 Depends python3-pyqt5
but none of the choices are installable:
- python3-pyqt5:amd64 Depends qtbase-abi-5-15-15
$ sudo apt install libqt5core5t64 libqt5core5t64 is already the newest version (5.15.17+dfsg-4). libqt5core5t64 set to manually installed.` 4. See error
Post error logs:
If the deb or rpm packages fail to install: `$ sudo dpkg -i opensnitch*.deb python3-opensnitch-ui*.deb [sudo] password for user: (Reading database ... 265838 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack opensnitch_1.7.2-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking opensnitch (1.7.2-1) over (1.6.9-3) ... dpkg: error processing archive opensnitch_1.7.2-1_amd64.deb (--install): trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/opensnitchd/ebpf/opensnitch-dns.o', which is also in package opensnitch-ebpf-modules (1.6.9-3) Selecting previously unselected package python3-opensnitch-ui. Preparing to unpack python3-opensnitch-ui_1.7.2-1_all.deb ... Unpacking python3-opensnitch-ui (1.7.2-1) ... dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-opensnitch-ui: python3-opensnitch-ui depends on libqt5sql5-sqlite; however: Package libqt5sql5-sqlite is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-six; however: Package python3-six is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-pyqt5; however: Package python3-pyqt5 is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-pyqt5.qtsql; however: Package python3-pyqt5.qtsql is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-pyinotify; however: Package python3-pyinotify is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-grpcio; however: Package python3-grpcio is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-protobuf; however: Package python3-protobuf is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-packaging; however: Package python3-packaging is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-slugify; however: Package python3-slugify is not installed. python3-opensnitch-ui depends on python3-notify2; however: Package python3-notify2 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package python3-opensnitch-ui (--install): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Processing triggers for mailcap (3.75) ... Processing triggers for mate-menus (1.26.1-2) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.28-1) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.18-2) ... Errors were encountered while processing: opensnitch_1.7.2-1_amd64.deb python3-opensnitch-ui`
###Additional context: Apparently there is no one to maintain this package. Those working to learn how to build don't know enough to complete a working and tested build of Opensnitch. Doesn't matter if you are on a stable channel or not, no new updates are coming. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1070855
This is not an OpenSnitch bug. It looks like a problem with your mirror, local package database, or upstream packaging with the non-stable testing release that is Debian 14. It's fair to highlight that non-stable releases can break, just like demonstrated here. This line shows that the OpenSnitch direct dependency python3-pyqt5 exists in the Debian repo but is dependent on qtbase-abi which is outside the scope of the OpenSnitch Debian package.
python3-pyqt5:amd64 Depends qtbase-abi-5-15-15
This line is also concerning, you'll want to ensure full removal of any previous installations:
dpkg: error processing archive opensnitch_1.7.2-1_amd64.deb (--install): trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/opensnitchd/ebpf/opensnitch-dns.o', which is also in package opensnitch-ebpf-modules (1.6.9-3)
The .deb packages from the official OpenSnitch GitHub repository (this repository) work just fine with a fresh Debian 14 VM (pointed at the berkley.edu mirror), if the problem was an upstream Debian package dependency problem, it appears to be resolved.
PyQt5 is going to be removed from many distros:
The concerning news regarding OpenSnitch is that Ubuntu plans to remove Qt5 from Ubuntu 25/26 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/removing-qt-5-from-ubuntu-before-the-release-of-26-04-lts/49296 , https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Hopes-Removing-Qt-5.
https://github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/discussions/1222
Last time I checked ubuntu 25.x pyqt5 was still in the repositories, but they'll removed sooner or later. I'll release 1.7.3 with pyqt6 as soon as possible, but deban package must be updated separately.
Version 1.8.0 installs fine on Debian 14 (Forky, AKA testing repository) with Plasma desktop environment.
