Public bug reported: 1) Ubuntu release: 20.04 2) Installed package version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 3) Expectation: bcmwl-kernel-source version 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 was released to focal-updates to fix LP: #1932159 (building the kernel module with HWE kernel 5.11 on Ubuntu 20.04). The bcmwl-kernel-source package should be updated to the version in focal-updates. 4) Actual result: apt considers the package from focal-updates a downgrade, leaving the system with broken WiFi after updating to the HWE kernel.
$ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source bcmwl-kernel-source: Installed: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 Candidate: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 Version table: *** 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 500 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/restricted amd64 Packages 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu5 500 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/restricted amd64 Packages $ sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source=6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libllvm11 libllvm11:i386 shim Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: bcmwl-kernel-source 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,546 kB of archives. After this operation, 8,192 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] ** Affects: bcmwl (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: focal ** Description changed: 1) Ubuntu release: 20.04 2) Installed package version: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 - 3) Expectation: bcmwl-kernel-source version 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 was released to focal-updates to fix #1932159 (building the kernel module with HWE kernel 5.11 on Ubuntu 20.04). The bcmwl-kernel-source package should be updated to the version in focal-updates. + 3) Expectation: bcmwl-kernel-source version 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 was released to focal-updates to fix LP: #1932159 (building the kernel module with HWE kernel 5.11 on Ubuntu 20.04). The bcmwl-kernel-source package should be updated to the version in focal-updates. 4) Actual result: apt considers the package from focal-updates a downgrade, leaving the system with broken WiFi after updating to the HWE kernel. $ apt-cache policy bcmwl-kernel-source bcmwl-kernel-source: - Installed: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 - Candidate: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 - Version table: - *** 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 100 - 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status - 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 500 - 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 Packages - 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/restricted amd64 Packages - 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu5 500 - 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/restricted amd64 Packages + Installed: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 + Candidate: 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 + Version table: + *** 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7 100 + 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status + 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 500 + 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/restricted amd64 Packages + 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security/restricted amd64 Packages + 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu5 500 + 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/restricted amd64 Packages $ sudo apt install bcmwl-kernel-source=6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 Reading package lists... Done - Building dependency tree + Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: - libllvm11 libllvm11:i386 shim + libllvm11 libllvm11:i386 shim Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: - bcmwl-kernel-source + bcmwl-kernel-source 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 1,546 kB of archives. After this operation, 8,192 B of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1940722 Title: Package bcmwl-kernel-source version 6.30.223.271+bdcom-0ubuntu7~20.04.3 is not installed because apt thinks it’s a downgrade To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bcmwl/+bug/1940722/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
