Package: util-linux Version: 2.36.1-8 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system
ear Maintainer, I was upgrading 'buster' to 'bullseye' using simple instructions here: https://linuxiac.com/upgrade-debian-10-buster-to-debian-11-bullseye/ Which has worked in every upgrade until the last one, on a different machine than the one I'm submitting this bug on. That machine requires a reinstall of the operating system from scratch. I have at least 20 years experience using debian, so this is certainly not an easy problem, and it may be a one-of-a-kind glitch due to random data corruption on disk. I cannot reproduce it, because the installation in question is no longer bootable, and I don't want to screw around with what I view as a lost cause. The system got into a state in which new software was not installable, but was needed to install upgrades. The culprit was the 'util-linux' package. This was an older, but up to date 'buster' installation, that had seen a lot of use. Of course user settings can be recovered from backups, but what a pain! I've got to say now that the debian team is second to none, absolutely top-notch, especially in the installer, which I've used several times over the past few weeks. The util-linux package failed to complete post-install scripts, which I took to mean the script is faulty. One thing I not able to do: delete the configuration files corresponding to util-linux, in /var/lib/dpkg/info. But I tried: $ dpkg -i --force-depends util-linux(full file name of deb found in /var/cache/apt/archives) Ended with failure of post install $ dpkg --configure --pending Repeatedly, got me a bit further in the upgrade, but the util-linux package ultimately led to further failure $ apt-get -f install Failed with a libcrypt perl error, installing liccrypt and libcrypt-dev using 'dpkg -i --force-depends' succeeded, but made no difference. Appstreamcli threw an error with 'symbol could not be found', or something like that, and the exact text of the message was found with: $ strings appstreamcli | grep <message> So that went nowhere. I also checked LD_LIBRARY_PATH, and substituted several paths, but none fixed the problem. So, I set it to empty for the duration of my ordeal. Util-linux was half installed. Bsdmainutils may have also played a role, as it, along with at least 10 other packages had permanent errors from 'dpkg'. I tried to straighten the whole mess using 'dselect', which sometimes works, but it didn't this time. The upgrade succeeded through: $ apt-get upgrade --without-new-pkgs but failed with the final step: $ apt-get full-upgrade If there is anything else I could try, I'm still learning debian, so let me know! And, thank you for being active in the development of: 'The Worlds Reference Standard Computer Operating System'. Debian gets better each day, because of the efforts put forth by the developers. Currently, it is perhaps 'possible' to salvage the upgrade, but my preference would be to do a fresh install, and simply have the team notified to test util-linux, and see whether it is defective. Maybe something will be uncovered. The system info is relevant only in that I'm submitting the report on a machine running bullseye, and the machinbe in question was in the midst of an upgrade to bullseye. -- System Information: Debian Release: 11.0 APT prefers stable-security APT policy: (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-8-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages util-linux depends on: ii libaudit1 1:3.0-2 ii libblkid1 2.36.1-8 ii libc6 2.31-13 ii libcap-ng0 0.7.9-2.2+b1 ii libcrypt1 1:4.4.18-4 ii libmount1 2.36.1-8 ii libpam0g 1.4.0-9 ii libselinux1 3.1-3 ii libsmartcols1 2.36.1-8 ii libsystemd0 247.3-6 ii libtinfo6 6.2+20201114-2 ii libudev1 247.3-6 ii libuuid1 2.36.1-8 ii login 1:4.8.1-1 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.11.dfsg-2 util-linux recommends no packages. Versions of packages util-linux suggests: ii dosfstools 4.2-1 ii kbd 2.3.0-3 ii util-linux-locales 2.36.1-8 -- no debconf information
