Libxml2 Compatibility Issue in Ubuntu 25.10

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#219 opened on Dec 6, 2025 1 comment 0 reactions 1 assignee View on GitHub

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Description

Describe the bug

Unable to install on Ubuntu 25.10 due to libxml2 dependency issues:

Unsatisfied dependencies:
 sysmonforlinux : Depends: libxml2 (>= 2.7.4) but it is not installable
Error: Unable to satisfy dependencies. Reached two conflicting decisions:
   1. sysmonforlinux:amd64=1.4.0 is selected for install
   2. sysmonforlinux:amd64 Depends libxml2 (>= 2.7.4)
      but none of the choices are installable:
      [no choices]

To Reproduce

sudo apt install sysmonforlinux

Sysmon version

1.4.0

Distro/kernel version

Ubuntu Desktop 25.10, kernel 6.17.0-7-generic

Sysmon configuration

N/A

Logs

N/A

Expected behavior

Successful installation.

Additional context

Possibly due to libxml2 API changes discussed here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/psa-ubuntu-25-10-features-a-libxml2-version-with-api-breaking-changes/71783

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