[GH-ISSUE #8402] Proxmox Backup Server script fails to run because of Debian 12 dependencies #1811

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opened 2026-02-26 12:50:18 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments
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Originally created by @RiX012 on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues/8402

Have you read and understood the above guidelines?

yes

📜 What is the name of the script you are using?

Proxmox Backup Server (PBS)

📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script?

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/proxmox-backup-server.sh)"

⚙️ What settings are you using?

  • Default Settings
  • Advanced Settings

🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using?

Debian 13

📈 Which Proxmox version are you on?

pve-manager/9.0.11/3bf5476b8a4699e2 (running kernel: 6.14.11-2-pve)

📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue.

There seems to be an issue after the script is updated to use Debian 13 (Trixie), with at least two packages (libsgutils and libapt-pkg)

🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue.

  1. Install command as mentioned
  2. Walking trough Wizard
  3. Install end on the error above.

Paste the full error output (if available).

  ✔️   Updated Container OS
Hit:1 http://security.debian.org trixie-security InRelease
Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie InRelease          
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates InRelease  
Get:4 http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pbs bookworm InRelease [2,782 B]
Get:5 http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pbs bookworm/pbs-no-subscription amd64 Packages [335 kB]
Fetched 338 kB in 0s (1,979 kB/s) 
All packages are up to date.    
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:
 proxmox-backup-server : Depends: libsgutils2-1.46-2 (>= 1.43) but it is not installable
                         Depends: libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 1.9~) but it is not installable
                         Recommends: ifupdown2 but it is not going to be installed
                         Recommends: proxmox-mail-forward but it is not going to be installed
                         Recommends: proxmox-network-interface-pinning but it is not going to be installed
                         Recommends: proxmox-offline-mirror-helper but it is not going to be installed
                         Recommends: zfsutils-linux but it is not going to be installed
Error: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Error: The following information from --solver 3.0 may provide additional context:
   Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions:
   1. proxmox-backup-server:amd64=3.4.7-1 is selected for install
   2. proxmox-backup-server:amd64 Depends libsgutils2-1.46-2 (>= 1.43)
      but none of the choices are installable:
      [no choices]

[ERROR] in line 24: exit code 0: while executing command $STD apt install -y proxmox-backup-server

[ERROR] in line 1345: exit code 0: while executing command lxc-attach -n "$CTID" -- bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/${var_install}.sh)"

🖼️ Additional context (optional).

No response

Originally created by @RiX012 on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/issues/8402 ### ✅ Have you read and understood the above guidelines? yes ### 📜 What is the name of the script you are using? Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) ### 📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script? `bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/proxmox-backup-server.sh)"` ### ⚙️ What settings are you using? - [x] Default Settings - [x] Advanced Settings ### 🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using? Debian 13 ### 📈 Which Proxmox version are you on? pve-manager/9.0.11/3bf5476b8a4699e2 (running kernel: 6.14.11-2-pve) ### 📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue. There seems to be an issue after the script is updated to use Debian 13 (Trixie), with at least two packages (libsgutils and libapt-pkg) ### 🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue. 1. Install command as mentioned 2. Walking trough Wizard 3. Install end on the error above. ### ❌ Paste the full error output (if available). ``` ✔️ Updated Container OS Hit:1 http://security.debian.org trixie-security InRelease Hit:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie InRelease Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-updates InRelease Get:4 http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pbs bookworm InRelease [2,782 B] Get:5 http://download.proxmox.com/debian/pbs bookworm/pbs-no-subscription amd64 Packages [335 kB] Fetched 338 kB in 0s (1,979 kB/s) All packages are up to date. 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: proxmox-backup-server : Depends: libsgutils2-1.46-2 (>= 1.43) but it is not installable Depends: libapt-pkg6.0 (>= 1.9~) but it is not installable Recommends: ifupdown2 but it is not going to be installed Recommends: proxmox-mail-forward but it is not going to be installed Recommends: proxmox-network-interface-pinning but it is not going to be installed Recommends: proxmox-offline-mirror-helper but it is not going to be installed Recommends: zfsutils-linux but it is not going to be installed Error: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages. Error: The following information from --solver 3.0 may provide additional context: Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions: 1. proxmox-backup-server:amd64=3.4.7-1 is selected for install 2. proxmox-backup-server:amd64 Depends libsgutils2-1.46-2 (>= 1.43) but none of the choices are installable: [no choices] [ERROR] in line 24: exit code 0: while executing command $STD apt install -y proxmox-backup-server [ERROR] in line 1345: exit code 0: while executing command lxc-attach -n "$CTID" -- bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/install/${var_install}.sh)" ``` ### 🖼️ Additional context (optional). _No response_
kerem 2026-02-26 12:50:18 +03:00
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@MickLesk commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

Try again in 5min

<!-- gh-comment-id:3410895910 --> @MickLesk commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): Try again in 5min
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@RiX012 commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025):

Yes sir! I thank you very much for the swift response!

<!-- gh-comment-id:3410944457 --> @RiX012 commented on GitHub (Oct 16, 2025): Yes sir! I thank you very much for the swift response!
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