Software Updater broken on 16.04.x

Bret Busby bret at busby.net
Sun Oct 7 16:48:05 UTC 2018


On Sun, 7 Oct 2018, Colin Law wrote:

> Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 20:29:42
> From: Colin Law <clanlaw 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 broken on 16.04.x
> 
> On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 at 13:11, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 05/10/2018, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>>
>>> On one of my computers running UbuntuMATE 16.04.x, the Software
>>> Updater shows "Updated software is available for this computer. ..."
>>> and "323.1MB will be downloaded.".
>>>
>>> But, it now does not display a (selectable/deselectable) list of what
>>> packages are to be downloaded/updated/installed/removed/changed.
>>>
>>> This also occurs after the computer is rebooted.
>>>
>>> I am not aware of any setting to conceal what packages are to be changed.
>>>
>>> What is happening?
>>>
>>
>> I note that
>>
>> 1. I have had an off-list reply, indicating that someone else had the
>> same problem, and decided to implement the update anyway, resulting in
>> lots of breakages, and
>>
>> 2, MeTV now also no longer works.
>>
>> So, with the last reboot having implemented all of a previous set of
>> updates, the previous set of updates has apparently caused harm.
>>
>
> What does
> sudo apt update
> show, and then
> sudo apt list --upgradable
>
> Colin
>

"
bret at bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE:~$ sudo apt update
sudo: unable to resolve host bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE
[sudo] password for bret:
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security InRelease [107 
kB]
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu xenial InRelease
Get:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.29/ubuntu xenial InRelease 
[17.5 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates InRelease [109 kB]
Hit:6 http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu wily InRelease
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.29/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 
Packages [9,948 B]
Get:8 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe amd64 
Packages [387 kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe amd64 
Packages [690 kB]
Get:10 http://ppa.launchpad.net/mythbuntu/0.29/ubuntu xenial/main i386 
Packages [9,960 B]
Get:11 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/universe i386 
Packages [335 kB]
Get:12 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 
Packages [562 kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main i386 
Packages [484 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe i386 
Packages [632 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/universe 
Translation-en [279 kB]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 
Packages [856 kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main i386 
Packages [767 kB]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main 
Translation-en [349 kB]
Fetched 5,594 kB in 5s (1,050 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
88 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
bret at bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE:~$ sudo apt list--upgradable
sudo: unable to resolve host bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE
E: Invalid operation list--upgradable
bret at bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE:~$
"

Then, having later realised that the second command requires a space 
immediately after the string "list";

"
bret at bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE:~$ sudo apt list --upgradable
sudo: unable to resolve host bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE
[sudo] password for bret:
Listing... Done
apparmor/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.10 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.9]
bind9-host/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
binutils/xenial-updates 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.7 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.6]
clamav/xenial-security,xenial-updates 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.3 
amd64 [upgradable from: 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.2]
clamav-base/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.3 all [upgradable from: 
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.2]
clamav-freshclam/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.3 amd64 [upgradable from: 
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.2]
curl/xenial-security,xenial-updates 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 amd64 [upgradable 
from: 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.8]
dnsutils/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
firefox/xenial-security,xenial-updates 62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 
amd64 [upgradable from: 62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4]
firefox-locale-en/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
62.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 amd64 [upgradable from: 
62.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4]
ghostscript/xenial-security,xenial-updates 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 
amd64 [upgradable from: 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8]
ghostscript-x/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8]
imagemagick/xenial-security,xenial-updates 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 amd64 
[upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
imagemagick-6.q16/xenial-security,xenial-updates 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 
amd64 [upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
imagemagick-common/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 all [upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
initramfs-tools/xenial-updates,xenial-updates 0.122ubuntu8.13 all 
[upgradable from: 0.122ubuntu8.12]
initramfs-tools-bin/xenial-updates 0.122ubuntu8.13 amd64 [upgradable 
from: 0.122ubuntu8.12]
initramfs-tools-core/xenial-updates,xenial-updates 0.122ubuntu8.13 all 
[upgradable from: 0.122ubuntu8.12]
libapparmor-perl/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.10 
amd64 [upgradable from: 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.9]
libapparmor1/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.10 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.9]
libbind9-140/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
libclamav7/xenial-security,xenial-updates 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.3 
amd64 [upgradable from: 0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.2]
libcurl3/xenial-security,xenial-updates 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 amd64 
[upgradable from: 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.8]
libcurl3-gnutls/xenial-security,xenial-updates 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 amd64 
[upgradable from: 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.8]
libdns-export162/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 amd64 [upgradable from: 
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
libdns162/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
libglib2.0-0/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2.48.2-0ubuntu4]
libglib2.0-bin/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2.48.2-0ubuntu4]
libglib2.0-data/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
2.48.2-0ubuntu4.1 all [upgradable from: 2.48.2-0ubuntu4]
libgs9/xenial-security,xenial-updates 9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 amd64 
[upgradable from: 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8]
libgs9-common/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
9.25~dfsg+1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 all [upgradable from: 
9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.8]
libimage-magick-perl/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 all [upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
libimage-magick-q16-perl/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 amd64 [upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
libisc-export160/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 amd64 [upgradable from: 
1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
libisc160/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
libisccc140/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
libisccfg140/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
liblcms2-2/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.6-3ubuntu2.1 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2.6-3ubuntu2]
liblcms2-utils/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.6-3ubuntu2.1 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2.6-3ubuntu2]
liblouis-data/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4 all [upgradable from: 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3]
liblouis9/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3]
liblwres141/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.11 
amd64 [upgradable from: 1:9.10.3.dfsg.P4-8ubuntu1.10]
libmagickcore-6.q16-2/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 amd64 [upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
libmagickcore-6.q16-2-extra/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 amd64 [upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
libmagickwand-6.q16-2/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.13 amd64 [upgradable from: 8:6.8.9.9-7ubuntu5.12]
libmyth/xenial 2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
libmyth-python/xenial,xenial 
2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 all [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
libmythtv-perl/xenial,xenial 
2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 all [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
libopencv-calib3d2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-contrib2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-core2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-features2d2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-flann2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-highgui2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-imgproc2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-legacy2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-ml2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-objdetect2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libopencv-video2.4v5/xenial-security,xenial-updates 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1]
libpam-systemd/xenial-updates 229-4ubuntu21.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 
229-4ubuntu21.2]
libsystemd0/xenial-updates 229-4ubuntu21.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 
229-4ubuntu21.2]
libudev1/xenial-updates 229-4ubuntu21.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 
229-4ubuntu21.2]
linux-generic/xenial-security,xenial-updates 4.4.0.137.143 amd64 
[upgradable from: 4.4.0.135.141]
linux-headers-generic/xenial-security,xenial-updates 4.4.0.137.143 amd64 
[upgradable from: 4.4.0.135.141]
linux-image-generic/xenial-security,xenial-updates 4.4.0.137.143 amd64 
[upgradable from: 4.4.0.135.141]
linux-libc-dev/xenial-security,xenial-updates 4.4.0-137.163 amd64 
[upgradable from: 4.4.0-135.161]
mplayer/xenial-security,xenial-updates 2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1.1 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1]
mplayer2/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1.1 all [upgradable from: 2:1.2.1-1ubuntu1]
mutt/xenial-security,xenial-updates 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.2 amd64 [upgradable 
from: 1.5.24-1ubuntu0.1]
mythtv/xenial,xenial 2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 
all [upgradable from: 2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
mythtv-backend/xenial 2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 
amd64 [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
mythtv-common/xenial 2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 
amd64 [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
mythtv-database/xenial,xenial 
2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 all [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
mythtv-dbg/xenial 2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 amd64 
[upgradable from: 2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
mythtv-doc/xenial,xenial 
2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 all [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
mythtv-frontend/xenial 2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 
amd64 [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
mythtv-transcode-utils/xenial 
2:29.1+fixes.20181005.74fff5c-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3 amd64 [upgradable from: 
2:29.1+fixes.20180908.dde16d4-0ubuntu0mythbuntu3]
python3-louis/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
2.6.4-2ubuntu0.4 all [upgradable from: 2.6.4-2ubuntu0.3]
python3-update-manager/xenial-updates,xenial-updates 1:16.04.14 all 
[upgradable from: 1:16.04.13]
systemd/xenial-updates 229-4ubuntu21.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 
229-4ubuntu21.2]
systemd-sysv/xenial-updates 229-4ubuntu21.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 
229-4ubuntu21.2]
tzdata/xenial-security,xenial-security,xenial-updates,xenial-updates 
2018e-0ubuntu0.16.04 all [upgradable from: 2017c-0ubuntu0.16.04]
udev/xenial-updates 229-4ubuntu21.4 amd64 [upgradable from: 
229-4ubuntu21.2]
update-manager/xenial-updates,xenial-updates 1:16.04.14 all [upgradable 
from: 1:16.04.13]
update-manager-core/xenial-updates,xenial-updates 1:16.04.14 all 
[upgradable from: 1:16.04.13]
bret at bret-Inspiron-580-UbuntuMATE:~$
"

Why I did not get a list of the changes to be made, in the Software 
Updater window, I do not know.

I am also concerned that the other person who advised me off-list, that 
that peerson had suffered the same problem, and updated anyway, suffered 
apparent breakages, in the process.

--
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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