Happens on ubuntumate 17.10 and ubuntustudio 17.10 the same way. Why did this update without questioning the user? Do firefox itself trigger the unattended update?
>From history.log Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:17:48 Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade Upgrade: firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5) End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:17:56 Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:18:04 Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade Upgrade: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17. 10.5) End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:18:05 So remove the wrong version and install the older one, with setting HOLD Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:24:32 Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic Requested-By: eric (1000) Remove: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5), firefox-locale-e n:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5), firefox:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.1 0.5), gimp-help-de:amd64 (2.8.2-0.1), gimp-help-en:amd64 (2.8.2-0.1) End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:24:34 Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:16 Commandline: packagekit role='install-files' Requested-By: eric (1000) Install: firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1) End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:24 Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:48 Commandline: packagekit role='install-files' Requested-By: eric (1000) Install: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1) End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:49 Whoops, unattended upgrade while packages on hold after boot Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:07 Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade Upgrade: firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5) End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:16 Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:20 Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade Upgrade: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17. 10.5), firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5) End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:29 So downgrading the pieces again by hand and set hold again Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:50:44 Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic Requested-By: eric (1000) Downgrade: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5, 56.0+build6-0u buntu1) End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:50:45 Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:53:04 Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic Requested-By: eric (1000) Downgrade: firefox:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1) End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:53:12 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1732946 Title: Firefox 57 ignores package on halt To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1732946/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
