I noticed the same thing. I never wanted it, I never had it, Plasma 6.1.1 simply activated it.
Glad you asked, as soon as someone knows how to turn it off
So damned irritating. From way back in the early days of KDE Plasma, I hated it. It kept me away for a while. Whether it’s an OS or a DE, forcing something like this is ridiculous. It should be opt-in, not opt-out.
[wombat@endeavouros ~]$ yay
[sudo] password for wombat:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
endeavouros is up to date
core is up to date
extra 7.9 MiB 18.5 MiB/s 00:00 [-----------------------------------------] 100%
multilib is up to date
:: Searching AUR for updates...
:: Searching databases for updates...
:: 1 package to upgrade/install.
1 extra/kwallet-pam 6.1.1-1 -> 6.1.1-2
==> Packages to exclude: (eg: "1 2 3", "1-3", "^4" or repo name)
-> Excluding packages may cause partial upgrades and break systems
==>
Sync Explicit (1): kwallet-pam-6.1.1-2
:: Synchronizing package databases...
endeavouros is up to date
core is up to date
extra is up to date
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (1) Old Version New Version Net Change Download Size
extra/kwallet-pam 6.1.1-1 6.1.1-2 0.00 MiB 0.01 MiB
Total Download Size: 0.01 MiB
Total Installed Size: 0.03 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
kwallet-pam-6.1.1-2-x86_64 12.8 KiB 256 KiB/s 00:00 [-----------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [-----------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [-----------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [-----------------------------------------] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [-----------------------------------------] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) upgrading kwallet-pam [-----------------------------------------] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/3) Reloading user manager configuration...
(2/3) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(3/3) Checking which packages need to be rebuilt
[wombat@endeavouros ~]$
➜ upd
eos-update: package updater with additional features
Updating native apps...
[sudo] Passwort für swh:
:: Paketdatenbanken werden synchronisiert …
endeavouros ist aktuell
core ist aktuell
extra 7,9 MiB 5,64 MiB/s 00:01 [--------------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
multilib ist aktuell
:: Vollständige Systemaktualisierung wird gestartet …
Abhängigkeiten werden aufgelöst …
Nach in Konflikt stehenden Paketen wird gesucht …
Paket (2) Alte Version Neue Version Netto-Veränderung Größe des Downloads
extra/kwallet-pam 6.1.1-1 6.1.1-2 0,00 MiB 0,01 MiB
extra/python-sentry_sdk 2.7.0-1 2.7.1-1 0,00 MiB 0,51 MiB