Strange notification in Discover in KDE Plasma 6.2

Hello everyone, after today updating KDE Plasma 6 to version 6.2, Discover started showing this notification. It confuses me a little, maybe someone knows more about it, for example, what is it connected with, or why is it shown now?

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Support for managing packages from Garuda Linux is incomplete; you may experience any number of problems. Do not report bugs to KDE. It is highly recommended to uninstall the “packagekit-qt6” package and use Discover only to manage Flatpaks, Snaps, and Add-Ons. 
Garuda Linux maintainers recommended instead using the pacman command-line tool to manage packages.

garuda-inxi:

System:
Kernel: 6.11.3-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=cdf6ad32-4178-4885-b457-92a9df9f184f rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.0 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.6.0
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME H310-PLUS v: Rev X.0x
serial: <superuser required> part-nu: ASUS_MB_CNL uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 0401 date: 02/28/2018
CPU:
Info: model: Intel Core i5-9500 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Coffee Lake
gen: core 9 level: v3 note: check built: 2018 process: Intel 14nm family: 6
model-id: 0x9E (158) stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xF8
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 6 cores: 6 smt: <unsupported> cache:
L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 1.5 MiB desc: 6x256 KiB
L3: 9 MiB desc: 1x9 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 4400 min/max: 800/4400 scaling: driver: intel_pstate
governor: powersave cores: 1: 4400 2: 4400 3: 4400 4: 4400 5: 4400 6: 4400
bogomips: 36000
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CoffeeLake-S GT2 [UHD Graphics 630] vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-9.5 process: Intel 14nm built: 2016-20
ports: active: HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-2 bus-ID: 00:02.0 chip-ID: 8086:3e92
class-ID: 0300
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107 [GeForce GTX 1050 Ti] vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: nvidia v: 560.35.03 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm non-free: 550.xx+
status: current (as of 2024-09; EOL~2026-12-xx) arch: Pascal code: GP10x
process: TSMC 16nm built: 2016-2021 pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16
link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s ports: active: none
empty: DP-1,DVI-D-1,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1c82
class-ID: 0300
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.2
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: modesetting,nvidia unloaded: nouveau
alternate: fbdev,intel,nv,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0
screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.21x7.99")
s-diag: 414mm (16.31")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-2 mapped: HDMI-2 model: Acer K202HQLA serial: <filter>
built: 2016 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 80 gamma: 1.2
size: 434x236mm (17.09x9.29") diag: 494mm (19.4") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1366x768 min: 720x400
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: intel iris drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0
drv: nvidia device: 2 drv: iris device: 3 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia
surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: iris inactive: wayland,device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: intel mesa v: 24.2.4-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL
GT2) device-ID: 8086:3e92 memory: 11.38 GiB unified: yes
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.295 layers: 14 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu
name: Intel UHD Graphics 630 (CFL GT2) driver: mesa intel v: 24.2.4-arch1.1
device-ID: 8086:3e92 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: discrete-gpu
name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti driver: nvidia v: 560.35.03
device-ID: 10de:1c82 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 2 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.2.4-arch1.1 (LLVM
18.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Cannon Lake PCH cAVS vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel alternate: snd_soc_skl, snd_soc_avs, snd_sof_pci_intel_cnl
bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:a348 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: NVIDIA GP107GL High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:0fb9 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.11.3-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111H driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 3000 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp5s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 2.05 TiB used: 238.47 GiB (11.3%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Seagate model: ST1000LM035-1RK172
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: <filter> fw-rev: SDM2 scheme: MBR
ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 model: UDore 256GB size: 238.47 GiB
block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD
serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1A0 scheme: GPT
ID-3: /dev/sdc maj-min: 8:32 vendor: Toshiba model: DT01ACA100
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: A8A0 scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 237.5 GiB size: 237.5 GiB (100.00%)
used: 36.58 GiB (15.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 1001 MiB size: 999 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sdb1 maj-min: 8:17
ID-3: /home raw-size: 931.51 GiB size: 915.81 GiB (98.31%)
used: 201.89 GiB (22.0%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc1 maj-min: 8:33
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 237.5 GiB size: 237.5 GiB (100.00%)
used: 36.58 GiB (15.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 237.5 GiB size: 237.5 GiB (100.00%)
used: 36.58 GiB (15.4%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sdb2 maj-min: 8:18
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 23.31 GiB used: 13.5 MiB (0.1%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 6
dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 44.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 24 GiB available: 23.31 GiB used: 4.64 GiB (19.9%)
Processes: 251 Power: uptime: 27m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 9.28 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: dpkg pkgs: 0 pm: pacman pkgs: 2011 libs: 569
tools: octopi,paru,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 0 Compilers: clang: 18.1.8
gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: yakuake
inxi: 3.3.36
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date:     2024-09-08
Last full system update: 2024-10-11
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-dkms
Windows dual boot:       Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:            systemd-userdbd.service systemd-userdbd.socket

The answer is in

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Discovery is warning you to NOT use it for managing system packages , and use it ONLY to manage flatpaks and snaps. Unseeing this warning may cause you to have problems.

Best course of action is to use Bauh or Octopi.
Personally I find Bauh to be a very good and simple GUI package manager frontend, better than Octopi IMO.

For updating you can use garuda-update as recommended by @dr460nf1r3

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We explicitly chose to not pre install package kit as we do not want people to use Discover for updating their systems. It is still good for updating KDE add-ons like plasmoids that were installed in the user context via KDE however.

Or, even better: garuda-update in case of updating the system :smiley: both tools might be good, but will run pacman, so our fixes won’t be applied.

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It can be used to install apps as well ? My context was in the sense of installing software and apps.

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Oh well, let me correct my statement, it was referring to system upgrades only.

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