[ Solved ] dist-upgrade fails due to unresolved conflict that is not even a conflict

[izemize]

Hi,
upon trying to dist-upgrade, apt complains that there are unresolvable conflicts:

libqt5positioningquick5 depends on libqt5quick5 (>= 5.15.10+dfsg~) or libqt5quick5-gles (>= 5.15.10+dfsg~)

but they are not marked for installation, and therefore dist-upgrade fails. I do not understand this: both libqt5positioningquick5 and libqt5quick5 (5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1) are in fact installed on my system, and are up-to-date to the latest version available. dist-upgrade is not even supposed to affect them. Accordingly, they do not show up in "apt-list --upgradable".

Any ideas how to solve this?

[dilberts_left_nut]

Moved to "Testing & Unstable"

[fabien]

Hello,
Can you please post the complete output of

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#> apt -sV full-upgrade

or

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#> apt -V full-upgrade

if the previous command does not show the error.
Also

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$> apt policy libqt5positioningquick5 libqt5quick5 libqt5quick5-gles

and

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$> apt policy

[izemize]

Sure, here are they:

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apt -sV full-upgrade
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... 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:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 libqt5positioningquick5 : Depends: libqt5quick5 (>= 5.15.10+dfsg~) but it is not going to be installed or
                                    libqt5quick5-gles (>= 5.15.10+dfsg~) but it is not going to be installed
E: Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.

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apt policy libqt5positioningquick5 libqt5quick5 libqt5quick5-gles
libqt5positioningquick5:
  Installed: 5.15.10+dfsg-3+b1
  Candidate: 5.15.10+dfsg-3+b1
  Version table:
 *** 5.15.10+dfsg-3+b1 900
        900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.15.8+dfsg-3+deb12u1 600
        600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages
libqt5quick5:
  Installed: 5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1
  Candidate: 5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1
  Version table:
 *** 5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1 900
        900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     5.15.8+dfsg-3 600
        600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages
libqt5quick5-gles:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1
  Version table:
     5.15.10+dfsg-2+b1 900
        900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
     5.15.8+dfsg-1 600
        600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages

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apt policy
Package files:
 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     release a=now
 500 https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial/main amd64 Packages
     release o=. xenial,a=xenial,n=xenial,l=. xenial,c=main,b=amd64
     origin updates.signal.org
 500 https://dbeaver.io/debs/dbeaver-ce  Packages
     release c=
     origin dbeaver.io
 100 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 100 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/main amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages
     release v=12-updates,o=Debian,a=stable-updates,n=bookworm-updates,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates/non-free i386 Packages
     release v=12-updates,o=Debian,a=stable-updates,n=bookworm-updates,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates/non-free amd64 Packages
     release v=12-updates,o=Debian,a=stable-updates,n=bookworm-updates,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates/contrib amd64 Packages
     release v=12-updates,o=Debian,a=stable-updates,n=bookworm-updates,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates/main i386 Packages
     release v=12-updates,o=Debian,a=stable-updates,n=bookworm-updates,l=Debian,c=main,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates/main amd64 Packages
     release v=12-updates,o=Debian,a=stable-updates,n=bookworm-updates,l=Debian,c=main,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/non-free-firmware i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=i386
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=amd64
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=i386
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/non-free amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=amd64
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=i386
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/contrib amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=amd64
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=main,b=i386
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
 900 http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=main,b=amd64
     origin ftp.de.debian.org
1100 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/non-free-firmware i386 Packages
     release v=12,o=Debian,a=stable-security,n=bookworm-security,l=Debian-Security,c=non-free-firmware,b=i386
     origin security.debian.org
1100 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages
     release v=12,o=Debian,a=stable-security,n=bookworm-security,l=Debian-Security,c=non-free-firmware,b=amd64
     origin security.debian.org
1100 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/contrib amd64 Packages
     release v=12,o=Debian,a=stable-security,n=bookworm-security,l=Debian-Security,c=contrib,b=amd64
     origin security.debian.org
1100 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/main i386 Packages
     release v=12,o=Debian,a=stable-security,n=bookworm-security,l=Debian-Security,c=main,b=i386
     origin security.debian.org
1100 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security/main amd64 Packages
     release v=12,o=Debian,a=stable-security,n=bookworm-security,l=Debian-Security,c=main,b=amd64
     origin security.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware i386 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free i386 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/non-free amd64 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/contrib i386 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/contrib amd64 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main i386 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=main,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 600 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages
     release v=12.5,o=Debian,a=stable,n=bookworm,l=Debian,c=main,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
Pinned packages:

[strapicarus]

Hi,

Do you have a mixed source.list?

Perhaps, you have installed a package that does not reside in testing?

Or simply a package has a library that is not ready yet and you simply have to wait.

Posible way to solve its to uninstall the the package or libs in conflicts, disabling others repos like stable, making apt autoremove, upgrade, dist-upgrade until it work or brake the system.

You have to consider, what this in conflict library does?, it is save to remove?. Maybe its just the calculator or something important like your video drivers.

My guess is that you have a mixed source.list or mixed repo package install. The best action is to investigate more while time pass to ty again later.

Have a nice day.

[fabien]

Could you please post the output of

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#> apt -sV -o "Debug::pkgProblemResolver=1" full-upgrade

Does

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#> apt -sV install libqt5positioningquick5

show the same error?

[izemize]

The output of the first command is so long that it exceeds the max. number of character I'm allowed to type in a post, so I've uploaded it here:
https://justpaste.it/em441

The 2nd one says the package is up to date:

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apt -sV install libqt5positioningquick5
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
      apt needs root privileges for real execution.
      Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
      so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
libqt5positioningquick5 is already the newest version (5.15.10+dfsg-3+b1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 65 not upgraded.

[fabien]

Thanks.
I assume you have things like this in /etc/apt/preferences.d/:

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Package: *
Pin: release n=bookworm-security
Pin-Priority: 1100

It looks like you have a form of FrankenDebian I didn't know about.
I tested something similar on my Bookworm (I added Bullseye with Pin-Priority: 1100) and it breaks my upgrade. This pin priority is probably not intended to be used in the general form (see man 5 apt_preferences for the wording). How long has this been enabled and why?
Can you please post the output of

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apt list '?not(?archive(^testing$))?installed'

[izemize]

In all honesty, I do not get the problem itself. Why does apt complain about libqt5positioningquick5 and libqt5quick5, when they are both installed and up to date? What blocks exactly what?

/etc/apt/preferences.d/ looks like this:

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Package: *
Pin: release l=Debian-Security
Pin-Priority: 1100

Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 900

Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 600

Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50

Package: *
Pin: release a=oldstable
Pin-Priority: 1

As can be seen a few comments above in the policy, unstable is not used (it's not in sources.list), and in fact I have never used it. I am really unsure what and how could have broken the system. I've only used the backports repo once to downgrade a certain package, that's all, but it's not the reason for this current situation, the system was fine after that.

The output of the command is the following:

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caja-extensions-common/stable,stable,now 1.26.1-1.2 all [installed,automatic]
caja-open-terminal/stable,now 1.26.1-1.2 amd64 [installed]
dbeaver-ce/unknown,now 24.0.3 amd64 [installed]
engrampa-common/stable-security,stable-security 1.26.0-1+deb12u2 all
engrampa/stable-security 1.26.0-1+deb12u2 amd64
ibus-anthy/now 1.5.15-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libarchive13/now 3.7.2-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libcapi20-3/stable,now 1:3.27-3+b1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libcapi20-3/stable,now 1:3.27-3+b1 i386 [installed,automatic]
libcholmod4/now 1:7.2.2+dfsg-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libclang-cpp14/now 1:14.0.6-16 amd64 [installed,local]
libclucene-contribs1v5/now 2.3.3.4+dfsg-1.1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libclucene-core1v5/now 2.3.3.4+dfsg-1.1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libdb5.3/now 5.3.28+dfsg2-4+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libdb5.3/now 5.3.28+dfsg2-4+b1 i386 [installed,local]
libdv4/now 1.0.0-17 amd64 [installed,local]
libdv4/now 1.0.0-17 i386 [installed,local]
libefiboot1/now 38-3 amd64 [installed,local]
libefivar1/now 38-3 amd64 [installed,local]
libgnutls30/now 3.8.3-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libgnutls30/now 3.8.3-1 i386 [installed,local]
libhogweed6/now 3.9.1-2+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libhogweed6/now 3.9.1-2+b1 i386 [installed,local]
libieee1284-3/stable,now 0.2.11-14 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libjxr0/now 1.2~git20170615.f752187-5+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libllvm14/now 1:14.0.6-16 amd64 [installed,local]
liblouisutdml9/now 2.12.0-3 amd64 [installed,local]
libmbedcrypto7/now 2.28.7-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libmspack0/stable,now 0.11-1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libnatpmp1/now 20230423-1.1 amd64 [installed,local]
libneon27/now 0.33.0-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libnettle8/now 3.9.1-2+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libnettle8/now 3.9.1-2+b1 i386 [installed,local]
libnorm1/now 1.5.9+dfsg-3 amd64 [installed,local]
libnova-0.16-0/stable,now 0.16-5 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libnpth0/now 1.6-3+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libotr5/stable,now 4.1.1-5 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libpgm-5.3-0/stable,now 5.3.128~dfsg-2 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libportsmf0/now 0.1~svn20101010-6+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libpsl5/now 0.21.2-1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libpsl5/now 0.21.2-1+b1 i386 [installed,local]
libqpdf29/now 11.9.0-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libraw20/stable,now 0.20.2-2.1 amd64 [installed]
libraw23/now 0.21.2-2 amd64 [installed,local]
libreadline8/now 8.2-3+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libsource-highlight4v5/now 3.1.9-4.2+b4 amd64 [installed,local]
libspandsp2/stable,now 0.0.6+dfsg-2+b1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libssh2-1/now 1.11.0-4 amd64 [installed,local]
libssh2-1/now 1.11.0-4 i386 [installed,local]
libssl3/stable,stable-security 3.0.11-1~deb12u2 amd64
libssl3/stable,stable-security 3.0.11-1~deb12u2 i386
libts0/stable,now 1.22-1+b1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libunistring2/stable,now 1.0-2 amd64 [installed]
liburcu8/now 0.14.0-3 amd64 [installed,local]
libvpx7/stable,stable-security,now 1.12.0-1+deb12u2 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libzzip-0-13/now 0.13.72+dfsg.1-1.1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
linux-image-6.6.13-amd64/now 6.6.13-1 amd64 [installed,local]
llvm-14-dev/now 1:14.0.6-16 amd64 [installed,local]
llvm-14-linker-tools/now 1:14.0.6-16 amd64 [installed,local]
llvm-14-runtime/now 1:14.0.6-16 amd64 [installed,local]
llvm-14-tools/now 1:14.0.6-16 amd64 [installed,local]
llvm-14/now 1:14.0.6-16 amd64 [installed,local]
mime-support/stable,stable,now 3.66 all [installed]
mysql-connector-python-py3/now 8.2.0-1debian12 amd64 [installed,local]
numba-doc/now 0.57.1+dfsg-1 all [installed,local]
python3-llvmlite/now 0.41.1-1 amd64 [installed,local]
python3-numba/now 0.57.1+dfsg-1 amd64 [installed,local]
signal-desktop/xenial,now 7.5.1 amd64 [installed]
thunderbird/stable-security 1:115.10.1-1~deb12u1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:115.9.0-1~deb12u1]
transmission-common/now 4.0.5-1 amd64 [installed,local]
transmission-gtk/now 4.0.5-1 amd64 [installed,local]
xserver-xorg-video-qxl/stable,now 0.1.5+git20200331-3 amd64 [installed,automatic]

[fabien]

In all honesty, I do not get the problem itself. Why does apt complain about libqt5positioningquick5 and libqt5quick5, when they are both installed and up to date? What blocks exactly what?

I'm not sure why the error only talks about libqt5positioningquick5, but the problem is much deeper, as shown by the output you provided. Your pinning imposes impossible things on the resolver.
As an example on my Bookworm+(Bullseye Pin-Priority: 1100):

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Investigating (0) libavutil57:amd64 < 7:5.1.4-0+deb12u1 @ii mK Ib >
Broken libavutil57:amd64 Depends on libc6:amd64 < 2.36-9+deb12u6 -> 2.31-13+deb11u8 @ii mD > (>= 2.35)
  Considering libc6:amd64 11882 as a solution to libavutil57:amd64 19
  Removing libavutil57:amd64 rather than change libc6:amd64

libavutil57 is a package only present in Bookworm and it depends on libc6 (>=2.35), but the pinning imposes libc6 2.31-13+deb11u8, so libavutil57 cannot be installed.

I am really unsure what and how could have broken the system.

The pinning (mostly).

I've only used the backports repo once to downgrade a certain package, that's all, but it's not the reason for this current situation, the system was fine after that.

I'm not sure what you want to achieve with your pinning, but you need to do a big cleanup.
In short, I would at least remove the pinning, remove all Bookworm packages, remove all locally installed packages, remove all Bookworm references from the sources.list

[izemize]

Thank you very much for your help! I've removed the pinning, and this problem indeed disappeared.

Two final questions:
- How should I do this pinning correctly? All I wanted to achieve is to have the possibility to install older versions of certain packages. I did not mean to cause a system-wide trouble.

- How can I remove all Bookworm packages?

[fabien]

You're welcome! Nice to hear from you.

- How should I do this pinning correctly? All I wanted to achieve is to have the possibility to install older versions of certain packages. I did not mean to cause a system-wide trouble.

You should use pinning specific to your package and give low priority to the release it comes from. Something like

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Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 1

Package: pkgname
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 1001

However, this is not guaranteed to work, depending on package dependencies. Dependency versions may conflict with those of other packages. Basically, releases are not meant to be mixed. At least this method will limit the problem. May I ask what packages and why?
In any case, you must start from a clean state:

- How can I remove all Bookworm packages?

Using the command apt list '?not(?archive(^testing$))?installed' as a guide
First, libraries are installed as dependencies of other packages and therefore automatically installed. You must change the status of manually installed libraries:

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#> apt-mark auto libfoo libbar

This will allow automatic removal of libraries that nothing depends on:

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#> apt -s --purge autoremove

Then you can remove the remaining packages one by one. Use the simulate (-s) switch before each action to examine the situation:

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#> apt -s --purge remove pkgname

Please feel free to ask questions if you need assistance.

[izemize]

Thanks, I'll have a look on these! Currently, it seems that the system got so entangled that trying to modify (remove or update) certain packages would result in the desktop environment I'm using (Mate) to be removed...

The reason why I've started with pinning is the following. I'm using a free EDA software called KiCad. Even as of now, the most recent version in the testing repo is 7.0.11. It was working perfectly, until at some point newer releases of two crucial libraries used by this program: kicad-footprints and kicad-symbols were authorized in testing, so upon the next dist-upgrade I have ended up having KiCad version 7, with libraries version 8. And of course, these were not made to be compatible with each other, so the software became completely unusable. I really think this is a mistake by the respective package maintainers, there was no reason to allow these newer libs into the repo without the newer version of the main software.

I have filed a bug report, but in the meantime, I also had to continue working, so I had to find a way to downgrade these packages back to version 7, while keeping the system as much "testing" as possible. The alternative would have been to install KiCad version 8 from unstable, but I wanted to avoid this for multiple reasons. And here we are

[fabien]

Thanks, I'll have a look on these! Currently, it seems that the system got so entangled that trying to modify (remove or update) certain packages would result in the desktop environment I'm using (Mate) to be removed...

I would remove Mate, remove other packages not from testing, reinstall Mate. This is probably the simplest method.

The reason why I've started with pinning is the following. I'm using a free EDA software called KiCad. Even as of now, the most recent version in the testing repo is 7.0.11. It was working perfectly, until at some point newer releases of two crucial libraries used by this program: kicad-footprints and kicad-symbols were authorized in testing, so upon the next dist-upgrade I have ended up having KiCad version 7, with libraries version 8. And of course, these were not made to be compatible with each other, so the software became completely unusable. I really think this is a mistake by the respective package maintainers, there was no reason to allow these newer libs into the repo without the newer version of the main software.

I have filed a bug report, but in the meantime, I also had to continue working, so I had to find a way to downgrade these packages back to version 7, while keeping the system as much "testing" as possible. The alternative would have been to install KiCad version 8 from unstable, but I wanted to avoid this for multiple reasons. And here we are

That is to be expected when using a development version. What you should have done is use a backup system (like Timeshift for example), restore the last working snapshot, mark kicad packages as held.

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#> apt-mark hold kicad "kicad-*"

Once the problem occurred, your attempt was legitimate. Here's how I achieved this successfully in a VM.

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$> grep -v "^ *$\|^ *#" /etc/apt/sources.list
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://security.debian.org/debian-security testing-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
deb https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware

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$> cat /etc/apt/preferences.d/kicad.pref 
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable-backports
Pin-Priority: 1

Package: kicad*
Pin: release a=stable-backports
Pin-Priority: 1001

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$> apt policy 

Package files:
 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     release a=now
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/non-free armel Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=non-free,b=armel
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=non-free,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/non-free amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=non-free,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/contrib armel Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=contrib,b=armel
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=contrib,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/contrib amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=contrib,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/main armel Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main,b=armel
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
   1 https://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports/main amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian Backports,a=stable-backports,n=bookworm-backports,l=Debian Backports,c=main,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/non-free-firmware armel Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=armel
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/non-free-firmware i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/non-free-firmware amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free-firmware,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/non-free armel Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=armel
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/non-free i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
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     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=non-free,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/contrib armel Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=armel
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/contrib i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/contrib amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=contrib,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/main armel Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=main,b=armel
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/main i386 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=main,b=i386
     origin deb.debian.org
 500 https://deb.debian.org/debian testing/main amd64 Packages
     release o=Debian,a=testing,n=trixie,l=Debian,c=main,b=amd64
     origin deb.debian.org
Pinned packages:
     kicad-demos -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-libraries -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-footprints -> 7.0.11-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-templates -> 7.0.9-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-packages3d -> 7.0.11-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-ca -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-de -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-en -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-es -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-fr -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-id -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-it -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-ja -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-pl -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-ru -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-doc-zh -> 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001
     kicad-symbols -> 7.0.11-1~bpo12+1 with priority 1001

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#> apt -sV install kicad

Installing:                     
   kicad (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)

Installing dependencies:
   kicad-demos (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   kicad-footprints (7.0.11-1~bpo12+1)
   kicad-libraries (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   kicad-symbols (7.0.11-1~bpo12+1)
   kicad-templates (7.0.9-1~bpo12+1)
   libfreeimage3 (3.18.0+ds2-10+b1)
   libglew2.2 (2.2.0-4+b1)
   libhwloc-plugins (2.10.0-1+b1)
   libhwloc15 (2.10.0-1+b1)
   libimagequant0 (2.18.0-1+b1)
   libngspice0 (42+ds-2~bpo12+1)
   libocct-data-exchange-7.6 (7.6.3+dfsg1-7+b1)
   libocct-draw-7.6 (7.6.3+dfsg1-7+b1)
   libocct-foundation-7.6 (7.6.3+dfsg1-7+b1)
   libocct-modeling-algorithms-7.6 (7.6.3+dfsg1-7+b1)
   libocct-modeling-data-7.6 (7.6.3+dfsg1-7+b1)
   libocct-ocaf-7.6 (7.6.3+dfsg1-7+b1)
   libocct-visualization-7.6 (7.6.3+dfsg1-7+b1)
   libodbc2 (2.3.12-1+b2)
   libpcre2-32-0 (10.42-4+b1)
   libpython3.11t64 (3.11.9-1)
   libraqm0 (0.10.1-1+b1)
   libraw23t64 (0.21.2-2.1)
   libtbb12 (2021.11.0-2)
   libtbbbind-2-5 (2021.11.0-2)
   libtbbmalloc2 (2021.11.0-2)
   libwxbase3.2-1 (3.2.4+dfsg-3)
   libwxgtk-gl3.2-1 (3.2.4+dfsg-3)
   libwxgtk3.2-1 (3.2.4+dfsg-3)
   occt-misc (7.6.3+dfsg1-7)
   python3-olefile (0.46-3)
   python3-pil (10.3.0-2)
   python3-wxgtk4.0 (4.2.1+dfsg-3)
   xsltproc (1.1.35-1+b1)

Suggested packages:
   extra-xdg-menus (1.0-6)
   kicad-doc-ca (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-de (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-en (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-es (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-fr (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-id (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-it (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-ja (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-pl (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-ru (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   | kicad-doc-zh (7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1)
   kicad-packages3d (7.0.11-1~bpo12+1)
   glew-utils (2.2.0-4+b1)
   libhwloc-contrib-plugins (2.10.0-1)
   odbc-postgresql (1:16.00.0000-1+b1)
   tdsodbc (1.3.17+ds-2+b3)
   python-pil-doc (10.3.0-2)
   wx3.2-doc (3.2.4+dfsg-3)

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 35, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0

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$> apt list '?not(?archive(^testing$))?not(?obsolete)?installed'
kicad-demos/stable-backports,stable-backports,stable-backports,now 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 all [installed,automatic]
kicad-libraries/stable-backports,stable-backports,stable-backports,now 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 all [installed,automatic]
kicad/stable-backports,now 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 amd64 [installed]
libngspice0/stable-backports,now 42+ds-2~bpo12+1 amd64 [installed,automatic]

Note: my testing system has locally installed packages that I can't uninstall at the moment. It's the same for yours, don't try to uninstall all locally installed packages, but mark them as automatically installed when they are not. They will be automatically upgraded at some point, or automatically removed.

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$> apt list '?not(?archive(^testing$))?installed'
kicad-demos/stable-backports,stable-backports,stable-backports,now 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 all [installed,automatic]
kicad-libraries/stable-backports,stable-backports,stable-backports,now 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 all [installed,automatic]
kicad/stable-backports,now 7.0.11+dfsg-1~bpo12+1 amd64 [installed]
libclucene-contribs1v5/now 2.3.3.4+dfsg-1.1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libclucene-core1v5/now 2.3.3.4+dfsg-1.1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libdirectfb-1.7-7/now 1.7.7-11+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libdv4/now 1.0.0-17 amd64 [installed,local]
libgdbm-compat4/now 1.23-5+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libieee1284-3/now 0.2.11-14 amd64 [installed,local]
libllvm17/now 1:17.0.6-5 amd64 [installed,local]
libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra/now 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 amd64 [installed,local]
libmagickcore-6.q16-6/now 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 amd64 [installed,local]
libmagickwand-6.q16-6/now 8:6.9.11.60+dfsg-1.6 amd64 [installed,local]
libmjpegutils-2.1-0/now 1:2.1.0+debian-8+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0/now 1:2.1.0+debian-8+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libmplex2-2.1-0/now 1:2.1.0+debian-8+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libneon27/now 0.33.0-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libngspice0/stable-backports,now 42+ds-2~bpo12+1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libnpth0/now 1.6-3 amd64 [installed,local]
libopenmpt0/now 0.7.3-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libqpdf29/now 11.9.0-1 amd64 [installed,local]
librasqal3/now 0.9.33-2+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libspandsp2/now 0.0.6+dfsg-2+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libtevent0/now 0.16.1-1 amd64 [installed,local]
libxmlsec1-nss/now 1.2.38-1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libxmlsec1/now 1.2.38-1+b1 amd64 [installed,local]
libzvbi0/now 0.2.42-1.1 amd64 [installed,local]
libzvbi0/now 0.2.42-1.1 i386 [installed,local]
linux-image-6.5.0-5-amd64/now 6.5.13-1 amd64 [installed,local]

EDIT: another option when something like this happens is to manually install the latest working packages which you can find on snapshot.debian.org.

[izemize]

Thanks! I've learned a lot I was also not aware of apt-mark.

[fabien]

I am happy to help you. Did you manage to recover a clean testing? If so, please mark your topic as [Solved], otherwise please describe the problems you are experiencing.

[izemize]

Yes, I've managed! Thanks for everything!