kickstart.sh failing on `netdata : Depends: netdata-dashboard but it is not going to be installed`

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cmd:

  • ~/kickstart.sh
  • –dont-wait
  • –disable-cloud
  • –disable-telemetry
  • –no-updates
    delta: ‘0:00:35.743456’
    end: ‘2025-08-21 09:29:58.076957’
    msg: non-zero return code
    rc: 1
    start: ‘2025-08-21 09:29:22.333501’

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The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 netdata : Depends: netdata-dashboard but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
Thu Aug 21 09:30:03 UTC 2025 : FATAL: netdata-updater.sh: FAILED TO UPDATE NETDATA:  Failed to update Netdata package.
 FAILED

Relevant docs you followed/actions you took to solve the issue

Environment/Browser/Agent’s version etc

What I expected to happen

smooth upgrade