Bug#1143526: [gnome-settings-daemon-common] errors during package upgrade
Lyndon Brown
jnqnfe at gmail.com
Mon Aug 3 17:25:38 BST 2026
Package: gnome-settings-daemon-common
Version: 51~beta-1
Package upgrade generated a bunch of errors:
Setting up gnome-settings-daemon-common (51~beta-1)…
org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.target is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.A11ySettings.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.A11ySettings.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.A11ySettings.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Color.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Datetime.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Datetime.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Datetime.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Housekeeping.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Housekeeping.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Housekeeping.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Keyboard.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.MediaKeys.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Power.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.PrintNotifications.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.PrintNotifications.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.PrintNotifications.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Rfkill.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Rfkill.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Rfkill.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.ScreensaverProxy.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.ScreensaverProxy.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.ScreensaverProxy.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sharing.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sharing.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sharing.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Smartcard.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sound.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sound.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Sound.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.UsbProtection.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.UsbProtection.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.UsbProtection.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wwan.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wwan.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.Wwan.service' for details.
Failed to restart org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.service: Operation refused, unit org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.service may be requested by dependency only (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
See user logs and 'systemctl --user status org.gnome.SettingsDaemon.XSettings.service' for details.
Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 148.
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