[Discuss] Ubuntu 22.04 apt-get problem

[bctill]

Hi Znoteer --

A few days ago Peter Willis suggested downgrading libc6.  I was 
reluctant to do so, because I thought it must be there for a reason.  
Well, I couldn't think of anything else to try, so finally, in 
desperation, I held my nose and ran

$ sudo apt install libc6=2.35-0ubuntu3 libc-bin=2.35-0ubuntu3

and... it worked.  After that,

$ sudo apt install g++

succeeded.  HOWEVER: notepadqq NO LONGER WORKS.

I have no idea what else I broke by downgrading libc6 and libc-bin... 
how do I find out?

Regards,
-- Bernie.

On 2023-03-30 16:52, Znoteer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> More in-line below, but before that, are there any files in 
> /etc/apt/preferences.d/?
> 
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2023 at 02:07:08PM -0700, bctill wrote:
>> Hi Znoteer --
>> 
> [snip]
>> 
>> 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
> 
> Which one you use is your choice. I wouldn't switch simply because of 
> this, though. You could very well encounter similar problems using 
> Debian. I'm very happy with Debian, but it isn't perfect.
> 
>> at all the "unattended upgrades" in the last month alone!  These just
>> happened in the background, without asking my permission.  Without 
>> even
> 
> unattended-upgrades exists in Debian, too. You can disable it if you 
> like, or configure it in various ways. I use it myself, but if you 
> don't like it, I would recommend letting it at least install security 
> updates, unless you're plan on tracking that diligently yourself. And 
> if you do decide to track security updates manually, I'd highly 
> recommend that you subscribe to the "debian security annouce" mailing 
> list. As soon as a fix is availble for an insecure package, an email is 
> sent to that list.
> 
> See (at least on a Debian system),
> 
> /usr/share/doc/unattended-upgrades/README.md.gz
> /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades
> $ man apt.conf
> $ man unattended-upgrades
> 
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/
> 
> [snip]
>> 
>> 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...
> 
> Debian prefers you use torrent or jigdo because it reduces the 
> bandwidth on their servers. But, you don't have to use either. If you 
> prefer wget, or curl, or a web browser, you can do that.
> 
> If you have a good Internet connection, you can download an network 
> install CD which only has enough on it to create minimal system, then 
> adds the rest, and updates the minimal system as needed, over your 
> Internet connection.
> 
> If you don't have a good connection, you can download a larger 
> installation image which includes more software to choose from right 
> off the image, without need for a good connection.
> 
> A minimal install (netinst) image for a 64-bit Intel/AMD CPU is here: 
> https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-11.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso
> 
> If you're using 32-bit cpu, or arm or something, see this page: 
> https://www.debian.org./CD/http-ftp/
> 
> See also,
> 
> https://www.debian.org./CD/faq/
> https://www.debian.org./releases/bullseye/installmanual
> https://www.debian.org./releases/bullseye/releasenotes
> 
>> 
>> This is getting VERY frustratting.
> 
> Welcome to system administration. I can't say anything other than, 
> expect more frustration and yak shaving. :)