[Bug 1914278] Re: Kernel updates marked as "manually installed", prevents old kernels cleanup

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This bug was fixed in the package packagekit - 1.2.5-1ubuntu1

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packagekit (1.2.5-1ubuntu1) jammy; urgency=low

  * Merge from Debian unstable. Remaining changes:
    - debian/control: Added recommends for packagekit-installer
  * 1.2.5 fixes manually installed kernel updates (LP: #1914278)

packagekit (1.2.5-1) unstable; urgency=medium

  * New upstream version: 1.2.5
    Notable changes:
    - aptcc: Do not mark all updates as manually installed
    - aptcc: Apply auto/manual state from previously resolved pkgids
      when needed
    - aptcc: Attempt to fix broken packages again when system
      repair is requested
    - aptcc: Correctly list all the available package versions
    - aptcc: Display an excerpt of dpkg's log on error instead of not
      failing at all
    - aptcc: Emit only the first, likely highest-quality error when dpkg fails
    - aptcc: Make package downgrades work again
    - aptcc: Return local file listings in the same format as installed ones
    - Add flags to D-Bus offline invoking methods
    - Properly handle allow-reinstall flag for installations
    - Provide better error message if trying to install an installed package
    - Wait until online to activate systemd service
  * policy: Allow any inactive user to refresh the package cache
    as well (Closes: #965030)
  * Update symbols file
  * Mark d/rules as not requiring root
  * Bump dh compat level to 13
  * Drop some no longer needed breaks constraints
  * policy: Allow any user to trigger offline updates
    by default (Closes: #1003141)
  * Remove 2 obsolete maintscript entries in 1 files (thanks, Janitor!)
  * Set upstream metadata fields: Bug-Database, Contact (thanks, Janitor!)

 -- Julian Andres Klode <juliank at ubuntu.com>  Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:40:12
+0100

** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu Jammy)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Kernel updates marked as "manually installed", prevents old kernels
  cleanup

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in discover package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in packagekit package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in unattended-upgrades package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in apt source package in Jammy:
  Invalid
Status in discover source package in Jammy:
  Invalid
Status in packagekit source package in Jammy:
  Fix Released
Status in unattended-upgrades source package in Jammy:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  With the machines I help administer, we have been finding situations
  where the /boot directory is filling-up beyond 3 kernels on LUKS
  encrypted systems. apt autoremove is not removing old kernels as
  expected.

  This may also be an issue with unattended-upgrades since I found the
  following line commented-out by default:

  // Remove unused automatically installed kernel-related packages
  // (kernel images, kernel headers and kernel version locked tools).
  // Unattended-Upgrade::Remove-Unused-Kernel-Packages "true";

  We have had a system with as many as 15 kernel packages installed as a
  result of this not working as expected.

  The majority of these machines are using Discover to do their package
  upgrading, which uses PackageKit as its backend.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: apt 2.0.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-41.46~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-41-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: KDE
  Date: Tue Feb  2 09:29:01 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-11-07 (87 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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