[Discuss] Ubuntu 22.04 apt-get problem

bctill bctill at ece.uvic.ca
Thu Mar 30 14:07:08 PDT 2023 

Hi Znoteer --

I have no idea where that version of libc6 came from.  I've attached a 
copy of my /var/log/apt/history.log file, but I don't see any reference 
to libc6 in there.

Several people have suggested that I should dump Ubuntu and start over 
with Debian, and I'm starting to think that this is very good advice.  
Just look at all the "unattended upgrades" in the last month alone!  
These just happened in the background, without asking my permission.  
Without even notifying me!  I really dislike the way Canonical treats 
their users... it's like they have turned into a Microsoft wannabe.

Having said that, I have spent about an hour on the debian site, and I 
still have no idea what files to download.  If I understand what I've 
been reading, I can't download anything unless I first download and 
install a bit torrent client.  Of course, there are dozens of those, and 
I have no idea how to choose one...

This is getting VERY frustratting.

Regards,
-- Bernie.


On 2023-03-28 15:29, Znoteer wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 06:23:05PM -0400, Znoteer wrote:
>> Hi Bernie,
>> 
>> On Tue, Mar 28, 2023 at 08:57:07AM -0700, bctill wrote:
>> > Hi Znoteer --
>> >
>> [snip]
>> 
>> > $ sudo apt-cache policy g++ libc6 libc6-dev
>> > g++:
>> >   Installed: (none)
>> >   Candidate: 4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1
>> >   Version table:
>> >      4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1 500
>> >         500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
>> > libc6:
>> >   Installed: 2.35-0ubuntu3.1
>> >   Candidate: 2.35-0ubuntu3.1
>> >   Version table:
>> >  *** 2.35-0ubuntu3.1 100
>> >         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
>> >      2.35-0ubuntu3 500
>> >         500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
>> > libc6-dev:
>> >   Installed: (none)
>> >   Candidate: 2.35-0ubuntu3
>> >   Version table:
>> >      2.35-0ubuntu3 500
>> >         500 http://ca.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
>> 
>> The question for me, is where did that v3.1 come from? Version 3 is in 
>> jammy main, but you have 2 candidate versions for libc6, 
>> 2.35-0ubuntu3, and 2.35-0ubuntu3.1. 3.1 is not from jammy/main.
> 
> Sorry, that was sloppy terminology. You don't have 2 candidate versions 
> for lib6, but 2 available version in the libcy version table.
>> 
>> I'm a Debian user myself. I haven't played with Ubuntu for well over 
>> 10 yrs. I don't remember how their repos are set up. Debian has 
>> basically main, contrib, non-free and some security and data updates. 
>> I can't remember what all the multiverse universe restricted etc, 
>> means.
>> 
>> If this were a Debian system, I'd suspect you were using a backport 
>> (though that should be visible in the version number) or something you 
>> installed yourself, or from a non Debian repo.
>> 
>> Do you know where you got that 3.1 libc6 from?
>> 
>> --
>> Znoteer
>> znoteer at mailbox.org
>> 
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coments inserted by me look like this
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Start-Date: 2023-03-01  07:31:19
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: tar:amd64 (1.34+dfsg-1build3, 1.34+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1.22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-01  07:31:21

Start-Date: 2023-03-02  08:49:40
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Install: linux-image-5.19.0-35-generic:amd64 (5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1, automatic), linux-headers-5.19.0-35-generic:amd64 (5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-5.19.0-35-generic:amd64 (5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1, automatic), linux-hwe-5.19-headers-5.19.0-35:amd64 (5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-extra-5.19.0-35-generic:amd64 (5.19.0-35.36~22.04.1, automatic)
Upgrade: linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04:amd64 (5.19.0.32.33~22.04.9, 5.19.0.35.36~22.04.10), linux-headers-generic-hwe-22.04:amd64 (5.19.0.32.33~22.04.9, 5.19.0.35.36~22.04.10), linux-generic-hwe-22.04:amd64 (5.19.0.32.33~22.04.9, 5.19.0.35.36~22.04.10)
End-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:27

Start-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:31
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:32

Start-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:36
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Remove: linux-modules-extra-5.15.0-43-generic:amd64 (5.15.0-43.46)
End-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:39

Start-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:42
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:45

Start-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:49
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-02  08:50:51

Start-Date: 2023-03-08  09:21:12
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-08  09:21:18

Start-Date: 2023-03-08  09:21:22
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: libtiff5:amd64 (4.3.0-6ubuntu0.3, 4.3.0-6ubuntu0.4)
End-Date: 2023-03-08  09:21:22

Start-Date: 2023-03-08  09:21:26
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: udev:amd64 (249.11-0ubuntu3.4, 249.11-0ubuntu3.7), libudev1:amd64 (249.11-0ubuntu3.4, 249.11-0ubuntu3.7)
End-Date: 2023-03-08  09:21:54

Start-Date: 2023-03-08  09:21:58
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: rsync:amd64 (3.2.3-8ubuntu3, 3.2.7-0ubuntu0.22.04.2)
End-Date: 2023-03-08  09:22:00

Start-Date: 2023-03-10  19:55:01
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.235'
Upgrade: libldb2:amd64 (2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.1, 2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), python3-ldb:amd64 (2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.1, 2:2.4.4-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-10  19:55:02

Start-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:20
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:25

Start-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:29
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: libprotobuf23:amd64 (3.12.4-1ubuntu7, 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:30

Start-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:33
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: thunderbird-locale-en-us:amd64 (1:102.7.1+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:34

Start-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:37
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: python3-protobuf:amd64 (3.12.4-1ubuntu7, 3.12.4-1ubuntu7.22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-15  16:39:39

Start-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:03
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:08

Start-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:12
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:13

Start-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:17
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:24

Start-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:27
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Upgrade: libcurl3-gnutls:amd64 (7.81.0-1ubuntu1.8, 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.10)
End-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:28

Start-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:32
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:32

Start-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:36
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: libcurl4:amd64 (7.81.0-1ubuntu1.8, 7.81.0-1ubuntu1.10)
End-Date: 2023-03-21  13:15:37

Start-Date: 2023-03-22  09:58:45
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-22  09:58:50

Start-Date: 2023-03-23  09:09:07
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: linux-firmware:amd64 (20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.9, 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.10)
End-Date: 2023-03-23  09:10:06

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my LFS-related installs start here
==================================

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:04:59
Commandline: apt-get install binutils
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: libctf-nobfd0:amd64 (2.38-4ubuntu2.1, automatic), libbinutils:amd64 (2.38-4ubuntu2.1, automatic), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu:amd64 (2.38-4ubuntu2.1, automatic), libctf0:amd64 (2.38-4ubuntu2.1, automatic), binutils-common:amd64 (2.38-4ubuntu2.1, automatic), binutils:amd64 (2.38-4ubuntu2.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:05:01

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:17:49
Commandline: apt-get install bison
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: bison:amd64 (2:3.8.2+dfsg-1build1), libsigsegv2:amd64 (2.13-1ubuntu3, automatic), m4:amd64 (1.4.18-5ubuntu2, automatic)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:17:50

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:18:16
Commandline: apt-get install bison-doc
Requested-By: user (1000)
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End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:18:17

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:18:45
Commandline: apt-get install m4-doc
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: m4-doc:amd64 (1.4.18-5ubuntu2)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:18:45

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:19:49
Commandline: apt-get install binutils-doc
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: binutils-doc:amd64 (2.38-4ubuntu2.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:19:50

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:23:58
Commandline: apt-get install gawk
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: gawk:amd64 (1:5.1.0-1build3)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:23:59

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:24:15
Commandline: apt-get install gawk-doc
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: gawk-doc:amd64 (5.1.0-1)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:24:17

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:29:11
Commandline: apt-get install gcc
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: gcc-11:amd64 (11.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), libtsan0:amd64 (11.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), gcc:amd64 (4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), libcc1-0:amd64 (12.1.0-2ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), libasan6:amd64 (11.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), libitm1:amd64 (12.1.0-2ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), libquadmath0:amd64 (12.1.0-2ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), libubsan1:amd64 (12.1.0-2ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), liblsan0:amd64 (12.1.0-2ubuntu1~22.04, automatic), libgcc-11-dev:amd64 (11.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04, automatic)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:29:15

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:40:58
Commandline: apt-get install gcc-doc
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: gcc-doc:amd64 (4:11.2.0-1ubuntu1), gcc-11-doc:amd64 (11.3.0-1ubuntu1~22.04, automatic)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:40:59

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:41:15
Commandline: apt-get install make
Requested-By: user (1000)
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End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:41:16

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:44:01
Commandline: apt-get install make-doc
Requested-By: user (1000)
Install: make-doc:amd64 (4.3-2)
End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:44:02

Start-Date: 2023-03-25  13:51:13
Commandline: apt-get install texinfo
Requested-By: user (1000)
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End-Date: 2023-03-25  13:51:19

==========================================================
several failed attempts to install g++, but no log entries
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the following is according to one suggestion I received
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Start-Date: 2023-03-26  12:15:38
Commandline: apt autoremove
Requested-By: user (1000)
Remove: libserd-0-0:amd64 (0.30.10-2), librubberband2:amd64 (2.0.0-2), chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra:amd64 (1:85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu2), libass9:amd64 (1:0.15.2-1), libblas3:amd64 (3.10.0-2ubuntu1), libbs2b0:amd64 (3.1.0+dfsg-2.2build1), libvidstab1.1:amd64 (1.1.0-2), libpostproc55:amd64 (7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libmysofa1:amd64 (1.2.1~dfsg0-1), libzimg2:amd64 (3.0.3+ds1-1), libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0:amd64 (1.20.3-0ubuntu1), pocketsphinx-en-us:amd64 (0.8.0+real5prealpha+1-14ubuntu1), libswscale5:amd64 (7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), libsord-0-0:amd64 (0.16.8-2), libflite1:amd64 (2.2-3), gstreamer1.0-vaapi:amd64 (1.20.1-1ubuntu1), libva-wayland2:amd64 (2.14.0-1), liblilv-0-0:amd64 (0.24.12-2), libsratom-0-0:amd64 (0.6.8-1)
End-Date: 2023-03-26  12:15:41

=======================================================
another failed attempt to install g++, but no log entry
=======================================================

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nothing below this point is issued by me
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Start-Date: 2023-03-27  07:19:45
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.91'
Upgrade: thunderbird:amd64 (1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 1:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), thunderbird-locale-en:amd64 (1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 1:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), thunderbird-locale-en-us:amd64 (1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 1:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1), thunderbird-gnome-support:amd64 (1:102.8.0+build2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 1:102.9.0+build1-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-27  07:19:50

Start-Date: 2023-03-28  09:03:14
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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Upgrade: linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04:amd64 (5.19.0.35.36~22.04.10, 5.19.0.38.39~22.04.12), linux-headers-generic-hwe-22.04:amd64 (5.19.0.35.36~22.04.10, 5.19.0.38.39~22.04.12), linux-generic-hwe-22.04:amd64 (5.19.0.35.36~22.04.10, 5.19.0.38.39~22.04.12)
End-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:06

Start-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:09
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
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End-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:12

Start-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:15
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Remove: linux-modules-extra-5.19.0-32-generic:amd64 (5.19.0-32.33~22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:18

Start-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:22
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Remove: linux-headers-5.19.0-32-generic:amd64 (5.19.0-32.33~22.04.1), linux-hwe-5.19-headers-5.19.0-32:amd64 (5.19.0-32.33~22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:25

Start-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:28
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Remove: linux-modules-5.19.0-32-generic:amd64 (5.19.0-32.33~22.04.1)
End-Date: 2023-03-28  09:04:28

Start-Date: 2023-03-29  13:31:46
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: xserver-xorg-legacy:amd64 (2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.7, 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9), xserver-common:amd64 (2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.7, 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9)
End-Date: 2023-03-29  13:31:48

Start-Date: 2023-03-29  13:31:51
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: xserver-xorg-core:amd64 (2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.7, 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9)
End-Date: 2023-03-29  13:31:52

Start-Date: 2023-03-29  13:31:56
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: xserver-xephyr:amd64 (2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.7, 2:21.1.3-2ubuntu2.9)
End-Date: 2023-03-29  13:31:57

Start-Date: 2023-03-29  13:32:00
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: xwayland:amd64 (2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.5, 2:22.1.1-1ubuntu0.6)
End-Date: 2023-03-29  13:32:01

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