@vorlon: I tried to explain the advantages of handling versioned kernel packages uniformly in: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1821640/comments/5
U-u and update-manager use the patterns not just for removal but also for _protecting_ the running kernel and not autoremoving it, thus having accurate patterns helps not breaking the system as well. I'm adding an autopkgtest in u-u to check if every versioned kernel pattern is covered to not miss any and prevent bugs like LP: #1698159: https://github.com/mvo5/unattended-upgrades/pull/199 -- 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/1821640 Title: Missing pattern for linux-image-unsigned keeps autoremovable kernels on the system Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in apt source package in Xenial: In Progress Status in apt source package in Bionic: In Progress Status in apt source package in Cosmic: Incomplete Status in apt source package in Disco: Fix Committed Status in apt source package in Eoan: Fix Released Bug description: [Impact] Unattended-upgrades keeps versioned kernel packages because they don't match known kernel package patterns: ... Keeping auto-removable linux-modules-4.18.0-14-generic package(s) because it would also remove the following packages which should be kept in this step: linux-image-unsigned-4.18.0-14-generic ... For reproduction see LP: #1795696, but running u-u with --verbose. And APT does not apply proper kernel-version based protection to it. [Test case] linux-image-unsigned should popup in the same list in 01autoremove-kernels as linux-signed-image, and should be autoremovable iff it's signed counterpart is autoremovable. [Regression potential] Not really any, it's just an additional string in the entry. The only difference really possible therefore is that the set of autoremovable packages changes and unattended-upgrades and friends might autoremove different sets of them. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1821640/+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
