EbonJaeger Of course I didn't even see that ... with an abudance of verbiage output (similar to dmesg with a dozen processors), my brain usually shuts down. Suppose the next question would be, why would this Budgie Desktop essential package be on the removal list? .. and that to "satisfy dependencies"!
I didn't change the DE and neither budgie-backgrounds nor solus-artwork should be considered orphans.
Goofey ...
Like I said, when the dust with all the Solus changes settles, I'll watch your progress, I'll install Solus on the ThinkPad again with a CLEAN start.
Going by the friendly feedback I've received here, yours is one of the best communities and the OS has been rock solid until recently. But if too much of my time goes into resolving issues then that takes away from creativity and productivity ...