Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted
Bret Busby
bret at busby.net
Wed Oct 18 08:07:23 UTC 2017
On Wed, 18 Oct 2017, Bret Busby wrote:
> Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:51:03
> From: Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions"
> <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Subject: Re: Software updater snuck in a package that is unwanted
>
> On 18/10/2017, Ralf Mardorf <silver.bullet at zoho.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:18:07 +0800 (AWST), Bret Busby wrote:
>>> :~$ grep unattended-upgrades /var/log/dpkg.log | grep \installed
>> ^^
>>> All that I understand from that, is that some upgrades appear to be
>>> "half installed"
>>
>> If you would have run the line I posted, then the "status
>> half-installed" would not have been shown.
>>
>> grep unattended-upgrades /var/log/dpkg.log | grep \ installed
>> ^^^
>
> I am sorry - I do not see the difference between what you sought, and
> what I entered.
>
> "
> I'm interested to see the output of
>
> grep unattended-upgrades /var/log/dpkg.log | grep \ installed
> "
>
> "
> For Ralf Mardorf (whose message has not come through on this system):
>
> "
> :~$ grep unattended-upgrades /var/log/dpkg.log | grep \installed
> 2017-10-17 04:57:52 status half-installed unattended-upgrades:all 0.90ubuntu0.2
> 2017-10-17 04:57:53 status half-installed unattended-upgrades:all 0.90ubuntu0.2
> 2017-10-17 04:57:57 status installed unattended-upgrades:all 0.90ubuntu0.8
> "
>
> Okay - I think that I may have worked it out - was there supposed to
> be a blank space between the "\" and the "installed"?
>
> It is (and was) not clear.
>
> I was reading your message on one computer, in a GUI, and, entering
> what I was reading, at a command line.
>
>
I assume that this is what you were seeking.
"
:~$ grep 2017-10 /var/log/dpkg.log | grep \ installed
2017-10-17 04:55:24 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9
2017-10-17 04:55:28 status installed man-db:amd64 2.7.5-1
2017-10-17 04:55:28 status installed desktop-file-utils:amd64
0.22-1ubuntu5.1
2017-10-17 04:55:28 status installed bamfdaemon:amd64
0.5.3~bzr0+16.04.20160824-0ubuntu1
2017-10-17 04:55:30 status installed mime-support:all 3.59ubuntu1
2017-10-17 04:55:30 status installed dbus:amd64 1.10.6-1ubuntu3.3
2017-10-17 04:55:31 status installed apt-transport-https:amd64 1.2.24
2017-10-17 04:55:31 status installed libwayland-client0:amd64
1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:32 status installed libwayland-server0:amd64
1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:32 status installed libgbm1:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:32 status installed libmircore1:amd64
0.26.3+16.04.20170605-0ubuntu1.1
2017-10-17 04:55:32 status installed libmircommon7:amd64
0.26.3+16.04.20170605-0ubuntu1.1
2017-10-17 04:55:33 status installed libmirprotobuf3:amd64
0.26.3+16.04.20170605-0ubuntu1.1
2017-10-17 04:55:33 status installed libmirclient9:amd64
0.26.3+16.04.20170605-0ubuntu1.1
2017-10-17 04:55:33 status installed libglapi-mesa:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:34 status installed libglapi-mesa:i386
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:34 status installed libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:34 status installed libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:35 status installed libegl1-mesa:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:35 status installed libwayland-egl1-mesa:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:36 status installed xserver-common:all
2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.6
2017-10-17 04:55:36 status installed libgles1-mesa:all
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:36 status installed libgles2-mesa:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:37 status installed mesa-common-dev:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:37 status installed libgl1-mesa-glx:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:37 status installed libgl1-mesa-glx:i386
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:38 status installed libgl1-mesa-dev:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:38 status installed xserver-xorg-core:amd64
2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.6
2017-10-17 04:55:39 status installed libwayland-cursor0:amd64
1.12.0-1~ubuntu16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:39 status installed libxatracker2:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:39 status installed mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64
17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:40 status installed thunderbird:amd64
1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:40 status installed xul-ext-lightning:amd64
1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:40 status installed xul-ext-gdata-provider:amd64
1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:41 status installed wpasupplicant:amd64 2.4-0ubuntu6.2
2017-10-17 04:55:41 status installed x11proto-core-dev:all
7.0.31-1~ubuntu16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:41 status installed xul-ext-calendar-timezones:amd64
1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
2017-10-17 04:55:41 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9
2017-10-17 04:57:53 status installed man-db:amd64 2.7.5-1
2017-10-17 04:57:54 status installed systemd:amd64 229-4ubuntu19
2017-10-17 04:57:54 status installed ureadahead:amd64 0.100.0-19
2017-10-17 04:57:57 status installed unattended-upgrades:all
0.90ubuntu0.8
2017-10-17 04:57:58 status installed systemd:amd64 229-4ubuntu19
2017-10-17 04:57:58 status installed ureadahead:amd64 0.100.0-19
2017-10-18 00:57:57 status installed libllvm3.8:amd64 1:3.8-2ubuntu4
2017-10-18 00:58:13 status installed libllvm3.8:i386 1:3.8-2ubuntu4
2017-10-18 00:58:14 status installed libudev1:i386 229-4ubuntu19
2017-10-18 00:58:14 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-36-generic:amd64 4.4.0-36.55
2017-10-18 00:58:20 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-36:all
4.4.0-36.55
2017-10-18 00:58:23 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-38-generic:amd64 4.4.0-38.57
2017-10-18 00:58:31 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-38:all
4.4.0-38.57
2017-10-18 00:58:35 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-43-generic:amd64 4.4.0-43.63
2017-10-18 00:58:38 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-43:all
4.4.0-43.63
2017-10-18 00:58:42 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-45-generic:amd64 4.4.0-45.66
2017-10-18 00:58:45 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-45:all
4.4.0-45.66
2017-10-18 00:58:48 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-47-generic:amd64 4.4.0-47.68
2017-10-18 00:58:55 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-47:all
4.4.0-47.68
2017-10-18 00:59:01 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-51-generic:amd64 4.4.0-51.72
2017-10-18 00:59:10 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-51:all
4.4.0-51.72
2017-10-18 00:59:14 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-53-generic:amd64 4.4.0-53.74
2017-10-18 00:59:22 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-53:all
4.4.0-53.74
2017-10-18 00:59:26 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-57-generic:amd64 4.4.0-57.78
2017-10-18 00:59:38 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-57:all
4.4.0-57.78
2017-10-18 00:59:42 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-59-generic:amd64 4.4.0-59.80
2017-10-18 00:59:51 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-59:all
4.4.0-59.80
2017-10-18 00:59:56 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-62-generic:amd64 4.4.0-62.83
2017-10-18 01:00:11 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-62:all
4.4.0-62.83
2017-10-18 01:00:17 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-63-generic:amd64 4.4.0-63.84
2017-10-18 01:00:25 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-63:all
4.4.0-63.84
2017-10-18 01:00:33 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-64-generic:amd64 4.4.0-64.85
2017-10-18 01:00:44 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-64:all
4.4.0-64.85
2017-10-18 01:00:48 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-66-generic:amd64 4.4.0-66.87
2017-10-18 01:01:02 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-66:all
4.4.0-66.87
2017-10-18 01:01:07 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-72-generic:amd64 4.4.0-72.93
2017-10-18 01:01:19 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-72:all
4.4.0-72.93
2017-10-18 01:01:25 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-75-generic:amd64 4.4.0-75.96
2017-10-18 01:01:38 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-75:all
4.4.0-75.96
2017-10-18 01:01:45 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-77-generic:amd64 4.4.0-77.98
2017-10-18 01:01:58 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-77:all
4.4.0-77.98
2017-10-18 01:02:05 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-78-generic:amd64 4.4.0-78.99
2017-10-18 01:02:14 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-78:all
4.4.0-78.99
2017-10-18 01:02:23 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-79-generic:amd64 4.4.0-79.100
2017-10-18 01:02:33 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-79:all
4.4.0-79.100
2017-10-18 01:02:39 status installed
linux-headers-4.4.0-81-generic:amd64 4.4.0-81.104
2017-10-18 01:02:53 status installed linux-headers-4.4.0-81:all
4.4.0-81.104
2017-10-18 01:03:00 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-36-generic:amd64 4.4.0-36.55
2017-10-18 01:03:37 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-36-generic:amd64
4.4.0-36.55
2017-10-18 01:03:56 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-38-generic:amd64 4.4.0-38.57
2017-10-18 01:04:28 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-38-generic:amd64
4.4.0-38.57
2017-10-18 01:04:45 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-43-generic:amd64 4.4.0-43.63
2017-10-18 01:05:13 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-43-generic:amd64
4.4.0-43.63
2017-10-18 01:05:30 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-45-generic:amd64 4.4.0-45.66
2017-10-18 01:06:00 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-45-generic:amd64
4.4.0-45.66
2017-10-18 01:06:16 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-47-generic:amd64 4.4.0-47.68
2017-10-18 01:06:46 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-47-generic:amd64
4.4.0-47.68
2017-10-18 01:07:03 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-51-generic:amd64 4.4.0-51.72
2017-10-18 01:07:35 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-51-generic:amd64
4.4.0-51.72
2017-10-18 01:07:53 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-53-generic:amd64 4.4.0-53.74
2017-10-18 01:08:24 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-53-generic:amd64
4.4.0-53.74
2017-10-18 01:08:40 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-57-generic:amd64 4.4.0-57.78
2017-10-18 01:09:15 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-57-generic:amd64
4.4.0-57.78
2017-10-18 01:09:32 status installed
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2017-10-18 01:10:05 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-59-generic:amd64
4.4.0-59.80
2017-10-18 01:10:22 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-62-generic:amd64 4.4.0-62.83
2017-10-18 01:10:55 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-62-generic:amd64
4.4.0-62.83
2017-10-18 01:11:11 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-63-generic:amd64 4.4.0-63.84
2017-10-18 01:11:46 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-63-generic:amd64
4.4.0-63.84
2017-10-18 01:12:03 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-64-generic:amd64 4.4.0-64.85
2017-10-18 01:12:36 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-64-generic:amd64
4.4.0-64.85
2017-10-18 01:12:52 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-66-generic:amd64 4.4.0-66.87
2017-10-18 01:13:24 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-66-generic:amd64
4.4.0-66.87
2017-10-18 01:13:40 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-72-generic:amd64 4.4.0-72.93
2017-10-18 01:14:13 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-72-generic:amd64
4.4.0-72.93
2017-10-18 01:14:29 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-75-generic:amd64 4.4.0-75.96
2017-10-18 01:15:03 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-75-generic:amd64
4.4.0-75.96
2017-10-18 01:15:20 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-77-generic:amd64 4.4.0-77.98
2017-10-18 01:15:52 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-77-generic:amd64
4.4.0-77.98
2017-10-18 01:16:08 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-78-generic:amd64 4.4.0-78.99
2017-10-18 01:16:41 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-78-generic:amd64
4.4.0-78.99
2017-10-18 01:16:57 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-79-generic:amd64 4.4.0-79.100
2017-10-18 01:17:28 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-79-generic:amd64
4.4.0-79.100
2017-10-18 01:17:43 status installed
linux-image-extra-4.4.0-81-generic:amd64 4.4.0-81.104
2017-10-18 01:18:18 status installed linux-image-4.4.0-81-generic:amd64
4.4.0-81.104
2017-10-18 01:18:34 status installed snap-confine:amd64 2.27.5
2017-10-18 01:18:34 status installed ubuntu-core-launcher:amd64 2.27.5
2017-10-18 01:18:35 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.23-0ubuntu9
"
There is an aspect to the data that is shown in that response, and that
is that, when I previously, as posted in a message in this thread, ran
the command to purge the bad package, the response included reference to
packages that were redundant, and, that should be removed using a
command like
sudo apt auto-remove
which I sunsequently ran, and, when I ran that command, it recycled,
and, ran for about 20-30 minutes, removing (what I understand to be)
redundant kernels and packages, and, showing lines of text that
resembled (if not were) the lines of text in the above response, that
related to redundant kernel versions.
--
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
..............
"So once you do know what the question actually is,
you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
A Trilogy In Four Parts",
written by Douglas Adams,
published by Pan Books, 1992
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