Public bug reported: Some packages are left in "residual-config" state. This is confusing.
Linux bor-Latitude-E5450 4.15.0-33-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 15 16:00:05 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ dpkg-query -W linux\* linux-base 4.5ubuntu1 linux-doc-4.15.0 linux-firmware 1.173.1 linux-firmware-snapdragon linux-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-headers linux-headers-3.0 linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-32 4.15.0-32.35 linux-headers-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-headers-4.15.0-33 4.15.0-33.36 linux-headers-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-headers-686-pae linux-headers-amd64 linux-headers-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-headers-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-hwe-tools-4.15.0-29 4.15.0-29.31~16.04.1 linux-image linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic 4.15.0-30.32 linux-image-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-image-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-32-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-33-generic linux-initramfs-tool linux-kernel-headers linux-kernel-headers-arm64-cross linux-kernel-headers-mips-cross linux-kernel-headers-mips64-cross linux-kernel-log-daemon linux-libc-dev:amd64 4.15.0-33.36 linux-libc-dev:i386 4.15.0-33.36 linux-libc-dev-arm64-cross 4.15.0-18.19cross1 linux-libc-dev-arm64-dcv1 linux-libc-dev-mips-cross 4.15.0-18.19cross1 linux-libc-dev-mips-dcv1 linux-libc-dev-mips64-cross 4.15.0-18.19cross1 linux-libc-dev-mips64-dcv1 linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic 4.15.0-30.32 linux-modules-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-modules-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic 4.15.0-30.32 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-restricted-common linux-signed-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-signed-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-signed-image-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-sound-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 linux-source-4.15.0 linux-tools linux-tools-4.15.0-32 4.15.0-32.35 linux-tools-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-tools-4.15.0-33 4.15.0-33.36 linux-tools-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-tools-common 4.15.0-33.36 linux-tools-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-tools-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ or@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ LC_ALL=C apt list linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic Listing... Done linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 [residual-config] linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 [residual-config] bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ LC_ALL=C sudo apt purge linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: extlinux g++-4.8 gcc-5-cross-base giblib1 libaec0 libatomic1-arm64-cross libbabeltrace-ctf1 libbonobo2-common libboost-chrono1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libc6-dev-arm64-cross libebml4v5 libffi-dev libgcc1-arm64-cross libgomp1-arm64-cross libisc-export160 libjasper1:i386 libjson-c2:i386 libllvm5.0:i386 libmysofa libobjc-5-dev libobjc4 liborbit-2-0 libpango-perl libtorrent-rasterbar8 libva-drm1 libva-wayland1 libx264-148 linux-generic-hwe-16.04 linux-hwe-tools-4.15.0-29 linux-libc-dev-arm64-cross linux-libc-dev-mips64-cross python-ndg-httpsclient qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets qml-module-qtwebkit qml-module-ubuntu-performancemetrics Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic* linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic* linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 301437 files and directories currently installed.) Purging configuration files for linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic (4.15.0-30.32) ... Purging configuration files for linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic (4.15.0-30.32) ... dpkg: warning: while removing linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic, directory '/lib/modules/4.15.0-30-generic' not empty so not removed Purging configuration files for linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic (4.15.0-30.32) ... bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ LC_ALL=C apt list linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic Listing... Done linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: apt 1.6.3ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu Date: Wed Aug 29 07:13:23 2018 DistributionChannelDescriptor: # This is a distribution channel descriptor # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor canonical-oem-somerville-trusty-amd64-20140620-0 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-02 (1153 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140620-04:25 SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-08-22 (6 days ago) ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1789538 Title: Kernel packages are not completely removed during automatic cleanup Status in apt package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Some packages are left in "residual-config" state. This is confusing. Linux bor-Latitude-E5450 4.15.0-33-generic #36-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 15 16:00:05 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ dpkg-query -W linux\* linux-base 4.5ubuntu1 linux-doc-4.15.0 linux-firmware 1.173.1 linux-firmware-snapdragon linux-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-headers linux-headers-3.0 linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-32 4.15.0-32.35 linux-headers-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-headers-4.15.0-33 4.15.0-33.36 linux-headers-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-headers-686-pae linux-headers-amd64 linux-headers-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-headers-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-hwe-tools-4.15.0-29 4.15.0-29.31~16.04.1 linux-image linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic 4.15.0-30.32 linux-image-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-image-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-image-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-32-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-33-generic linux-initramfs-tool linux-kernel-headers linux-kernel-headers-arm64-cross linux-kernel-headers-mips-cross linux-kernel-headers-mips64-cross linux-kernel-log-daemon linux-libc-dev:amd64 4.15.0-33.36 linux-libc-dev:i386 4.15.0-33.36 linux-libc-dev-arm64-cross 4.15.0-18.19cross1 linux-libc-dev-arm64-dcv1 linux-libc-dev-mips-cross 4.15.0-18.19cross1 linux-libc-dev-mips-dcv1 linux-libc-dev-mips64-cross 4.15.0-18.19cross1 linux-libc-dev-mips64-dcv1 linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic 4.15.0-30.32 linux-modules-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-modules-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic 4.15.0-30.32 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-restricted-common linux-signed-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-signed-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-signed-image-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-signed-image-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 linux-sound-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 linux-source-4.15.0 linux-tools linux-tools-4.15.0-32 4.15.0-32.35 linux-tools-4.15.0-32-generic 4.15.0-32.35 linux-tools-4.15.0-33 4.15.0-33.36 linux-tools-4.15.0-33-generic 4.15.0-33.36 linux-tools-common 4.15.0-33.36 linux-tools-generic 4.15.0.33.35 linux-tools-generic-hwe-16.04 4.15.0.33.35 bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ or@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ LC_ALL=C apt list linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic Listing... Done linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 [residual-config] linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 [residual-config] bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ LC_ALL=C sudo apt purge linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: extlinux g++-4.8 gcc-5-cross-base giblib1 libaec0 libatomic1-arm64-cross libbabeltrace-ctf1 libbonobo2-common libboost-chrono1.58.0 libboost-system1.58.0 libc6-dev-arm64-cross libebml4v5 libffi-dev libgcc1-arm64-cross libgomp1-arm64-cross libisc-export160 libjasper1:i386 libjson-c2:i386 libllvm5.0:i386 libmysofa libobjc-5-dev libobjc4 liborbit-2-0 libpango-perl libtorrent-rasterbar8 libva-drm1 libva-wayland1 libx264-148 linux-generic-hwe-16.04 linux-hwe-tools-4.15.0-29 linux-libc-dev-arm64-cross linux-libc-dev-mips64-cross python-ndg-httpsclient qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects qml-module-qtquick-dialogs qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets qml-module-qtwebkit qml-module-ubuntu-performancemetrics Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic* linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic* linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] (Reading database ... 301437 files and directories currently installed.) Purging configuration files for linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic (4.15.0-30.32) ... Purging configuration files for linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic (4.15.0-30.32) ... dpkg: warning: while removing linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic, directory '/lib/modules/4.15.0-30-generic' not empty so not removed Purging configuration files for linux-image-4.15.0-30-generic (4.15.0-30.32) ... bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ LC_ALL=C apt list linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic Listing... Done linux-headers-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-image-unsigned-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-modules-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-30-generic/bionic-updates,bionic-security 4.15.0-30.32 amd64 bor@bor-Latitude-E5450:~$ ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: apt 1.6.3ubuntu0.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu Date: Wed Aug 29 07:13:23 2018 DistributionChannelDescriptor: # This is a distribution channel descriptor # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor canonical-oem-somerville-trusty-amd64-20140620-0 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-02 (1153 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 "Trusty" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20140620-04:25 SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-08-22 (6 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1789538/+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
