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Have you layered any packages?
Yes, I did. I was warned about doing so before but now I understand 😆
Layering isn't bad, but what happens is with each update, the system tries to re-layer each of those packages. If some are missing from the next deployment's rpm database or have been superceded by another package, you'll run into these kinds of issues.
In my case, for example, my next deployment was missing
java-17-openjdk
, because it had been superceded by other metapackages.I see now. So it's possible for someone to run into multiple issues which can make updating a hassle.