Public bug reported:
Should apt consider kept-back packages as upgradable? Current state is:
1. Within 'apt dist-upgrade' it doesn't.
2. Within 'apt list --upgradable' and 'apt update' it does.
For example:
$ sudo apt update
> [...]
> Fetched 94,5 kB in 1s (66,0 kB/s)
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 1 package can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see it.
$ apt list --upgradable
> Listing... Done
> nvidia-304/xenial-updates,xenial-security 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 amd64
> [upgradable from: 304.131-0ubuntu3]
> N: There is 1 additional version. Please use the '-a' switch to see it
$ sudo apt dist-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages have been kept back:
> nvidia-304
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1) $ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
2) $ apt-cache policy apt
apt:
Installed: 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
Candidate: 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
Version table:
*** 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1 500
500 http://ua.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1.2.10ubuntu1 500
500 http://ua.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
3) I expected output of 'apt update' and 'apt list --upgradable' to be
consistent with output of 'apt dist-upgrade': i.e. if the former say
there're upgradable packages, the latter should upgrade them.
4) 'apt update' and 'apt list --upgradable' consider kept-back packages
as upgradable; luckily, 'apt dist-upgrade' doesn't.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sat Nov 12 12:38:20 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-10 (367 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151110)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1641303
Title:
Wish: apt shouldn't show kept-back packages within the list of
upgradable
Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Should apt consider kept-back packages as upgradable? Current state is:
1. Within 'apt dist-upgrade' it doesn't.
2. Within 'apt list --upgradable' and 'apt update' it does.
For example:
$ sudo apt update
> [...]
> Fetched 94,5 kB in 1s (66,0 kB/s)
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> 1 package can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see it.
$ apt list --upgradable
> Listing... Done
> nvidia-304/xenial-updates,xenial-security 304.132-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 amd64
[upgradable from: 304.131-0ubuntu3]
> N: There is 1 additional version. Please use the '-a' switch to see it
$ sudo apt dist-upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages have been kept back:
> nvidia-304
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1) $ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release: 16.04
2) $ apt-cache policy apt
apt:
Installed: 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
Candidate: 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
Version table:
*** 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1 500
500 http://ua.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64
Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1.2.10ubuntu1 500
500 http://ua.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
3) I expected output of 'apt update' and 'apt list --upgradable' to be
consistent with output of 'apt dist-upgrade': i.e. if the former say
there're upgradable packages, the latter should upgrade them.
4) 'apt update' and 'apt list --upgradable' consider kept-back
packages as upgradable; luckily, 'apt dist-upgrade' doesn't.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Sat Nov 12 12:38:20 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-10 (367 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151110)
SourcePackage: apt
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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