Public bug reported: The problem appeared during upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 Similar problems were reported, but for upgrade 14.04 to 16.04, so I decided to open a new bug.
The upgrade left the system in a broken state: root@storage:~# apt update Hit:1 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:2 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease Hit:4 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 2446 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them. root@storage:~# apt upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these. The following packages have unmet dependencies: audacious : Depends: libaudcore5 (= 3.9-2) but it is not installed audacious-plugins : Depends: audacious-plugins-data (= 3.9-1build2) but 3.6.2-2ubuntu1 is installed Depends: libaudcore5 (>= 3.9) but it is not installed Depends: libaudgui5 (>= 3.9) but it is not installed Depends: libaudtag3 (>= 3.8) but it is not installed Depends: libfluidsynth1 (>= 1.1.6-4~) but 1.1.6-3 is installed bogofilter-bdb : Depends: libgsl2 but it is not installable checkbox-converged : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin but it is not installable debconf : Breaks: update-notifier-common (< 3.187~) but 3.168.9 is installed gnupg : Breaks: software-properties-common (<= 0.96.24.3) but 0.96.20.7 is installed kdeconnect-plasma : Depends: plasma-workspace but it is not installed libavogadro1 : Depends: libglew2.0 (>= 1.12.0) but it is not installed libguvcview-1.1-1 : Depends: libgsl2 but it is not installable liboxideqtquick0 : Depends: liboxideqtcore0 (= 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) but it is not installable libunity-webapps0 : Depends: unity-webapps-service but it is not installable mplayer : Depends: libdirectfb-1.7-7 (>= 1.7.7) but it is not installed phonon4qt5-backend-gstreamer : Depends: phonon-backend-gstreamer-common (= 4:4.9.0-1) but 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 is installed software-properties-kde : Depends: python3-pyqt5 but it is not installed unity-control-center-signon : Depends: unity-control-center but it is not installed unity-webapps-qml : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin but it is not installable or qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin-gles but it is not installable update-notifier : Depends: update-notifier-common (= 3.192.1.3) but 3.168.9 is installed xaos : Depends: libgsl2 but it is not installable xorg : Depends: xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1) but 1:7.7+13ubuntu3.1 is installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. Details: 1) Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Release: 18.04 2) fontconfig: Installed: 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 2.12.6-0ubuntu2 Version table: 2.12.6-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages *** 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) I expected a successful upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 4) Now I have a broken system :) ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: fontconfig 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-131.157-generic 4.4.134 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-131-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 5 22:11:25 2018 ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 apt 1.2.27 SourcePackage: fontconfig Title: package fontconfig 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-09-05 (0 days ago) ** Affects: fontconfig (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to fontconfig in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1790948 Title: package fontconfig 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned Status in fontconfig package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The problem appeared during upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04 Similar problems were reported, but for upgrade 14.04 to 16.04, so I decided to open a new bug. The upgrade left the system in a broken state: root@storage:~# apt update Hit:1 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease Hit:2 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease Hit:4 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 2446 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them. root@storage:~# apt upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these. The following packages have unmet dependencies: audacious : Depends: libaudcore5 (= 3.9-2) but it is not installed audacious-plugins : Depends: audacious-plugins-data (= 3.9-1build2) but 3.6.2-2ubuntu1 is installed Depends: libaudcore5 (>= 3.9) but it is not installed Depends: libaudgui5 (>= 3.9) but it is not installed Depends: libaudtag3 (>= 3.8) but it is not installed Depends: libfluidsynth1 (>= 1.1.6-4~) but 1.1.6-3 is installed bogofilter-bdb : Depends: libgsl2 but it is not installable checkbox-converged : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin but it is not installable debconf : Breaks: update-notifier-common (< 3.187~) but 3.168.9 is installed gnupg : Breaks: software-properties-common (<= 0.96.24.3) but 0.96.20.7 is installed kdeconnect-plasma : Depends: plasma-workspace but it is not installed libavogadro1 : Depends: libglew2.0 (>= 1.12.0) but it is not installed libguvcview-1.1-1 : Depends: libgsl2 but it is not installable liboxideqtquick0 : Depends: liboxideqtcore0 (= 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) but it is not installable libunity-webapps0 : Depends: unity-webapps-service but it is not installable mplayer : Depends: libdirectfb-1.7-7 (>= 1.7.7) but it is not installed phonon4qt5-backend-gstreamer : Depends: phonon-backend-gstreamer-common (= 4:4.9.0-1) but 4:4.8.2-0ubuntu2 is installed software-properties-kde : Depends: python3-pyqt5 but it is not installed unity-control-center-signon : Depends: unity-control-center but it is not installed unity-webapps-qml : Depends: qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin but it is not installable or qtdeclarative5-ubuntu-ui-toolkit-plugin-gles but it is not installable update-notifier : Depends: update-notifier-common (= 3.192.1.3) but 3.168.9 is installed xaos : Depends: libgsl2 but it is not installable xorg : Depends: xserver-xorg (>= 1:7.7+19ubuntu7.1) but 1:7.7+13ubuntu3.1 is installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. Details: 1) Description: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS Release: 18.04 2) fontconfig: Installed: 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 Candidate: 2.12.6-0ubuntu2 Version table: 2.12.6-0ubuntu2 500 500 http://ro.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages *** 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 3) I expected a successful upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 4) Now I have a broken system :) ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: fontconfig 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-131.157-generic 4.4.134 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-131-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Sep 5 22:11:25 2018 ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 apt 1.2.27 SourcePackage: fontconfig Title: package fontconfig 2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-09-05 (0 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fontconfig/+bug/1790948/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
