OK - fixed by commenting out lines in /etc/apt/preferences.d/lib.pref
$ sudo apt-cache policy update-manager
update-manager:
Installed: 1:24.04.13i3
Candidate: 1:24.04.13i3
Version table:
*** 1:24.04.13i3 500
500 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/nteodosio/ubuntu-pro/ubuntu
noble/main amd64 Packages
500 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/nteodosio/ubuntu-pro/ubuntu
noble/main i386 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:24.04.9 500
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main amd64
Packages
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates/main i386 Packages
1:24.04.6 500
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages
500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main i386 Packages
I ran update-manager(old) to check defaukt state and this installed some new
updated including new update-manager
running that I get:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/update-manager", line 39, in <module>
from UpdateManager.UpdateManager import UpdateManager
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/UpdateManager.py", line
67, in <module>
from .UpdatesAvailable import UpdatesAvailable
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/UpdatesAvailable.py", line
61, in <module>
from .Core.UpdateList import UpdateSystemGroup
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/Core/UpdateList.py", line
599
if pkg.is_installed and pkg.is_upgradable and pkg.marked_keep
^
SyntaxError: expected ':'
So I fixed that by joining 600 to 599 and ran it again.
This time it satarted, did a small update and finished with correct 'The
software on this computer is up to date'
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Title:
software updater says there are more updates but wont do them
Status in python-apt package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
Triaged
Bug description:
Software updater starts automatically when it detects a new set of updates.
When this is done it shows new
'Other updates'- 42kB with a sublevel 'System components' both with
checkboxes, but you cant select the checkboxes.
BTW at the bottom of the window it says 16.6 MB will be downloaded (not 42Kb).
You have to cancel to close the window. At the next update period a
similar thing happens
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:24.04.26
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.8.0-58.60-generic 6.8.12
Uname: Linux 6.8.0-58-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CrashDB: ubuntu
CrashReports: 640:1000:124:172330:2025-04-28 10:12:21.084090227
+0100:2025-04-28 10:11:57.422973070
+0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_nautilus.1000.crash
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Apr 30 21:55:57 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-08-05 (999 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
(20220419)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: dist-upgrade
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to noble on 2024-11-13 (168 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
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