Public bug reported: apt-helper wait-online calls systemd-networkd-wait-online without interface arguments, causing it to wait for ALL interfaces including unconfigured ones (like WiFi with no carrier).
This causes apt-daily.service to timeout even when the primary network connection is working fine. Steps to reproduce: 1. Have a system with ethernet configured and WiFi present but unconfigured 2. Run `apt-helper wait-online` or trigger apt-daily.service 3. Observe timeout after 30 seconds Expected behavior: apt-helper wait-online should respect which interfaces are actually configured, or the service dependencies (After=network-online.target) should be sufficient. Actual behavior: Times out waiting for unconfigured WiFi interface to come online. Workaround: Override apt-daily.service to remove the ExecStartPre wait-online call. Related: Debian bug #882504 from 2017 (https://bugs.debian.org/882504) describes this same issue. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 26.04 Package: apt 3.2.0 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 7.0.0-15.15-generic 7.0.0 Uname: Linux 7.0.0-15-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.34.0-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: pass Date: Tue May 12 19:34:51 2026 InstallationDate: Installed on 2026-04-26 (17 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" - Release amd64 (20260420.1) ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 PATH=(custom, no user) SHELL=/bin/bash TERM=xterm-256color SourcePackage: apt UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug resolute -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2152278 Title: apt-helper wait-online causes unnecessary timeouts on systems with unconfigured interfaces To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/2152278/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
