Public bug reported:
After running the Software Updater app, the GUI disappears and I only
have terminal access. The cause seems to be gnome-shell-common
42.9-0ubuntu2.2 being marked as incompatible with gdm3.
cat /var/log/apt/history.log
```
...
Start-Date: 2024-08-16 16:05:36
Commandline: packagekit role='update-packages'
Install: notification-daemon:amd64 (3.20.0-4build1, automatic),
policykit-1-gnome:amd64 (0.105-7ubuntu3, automatic)
Upgrade: gnome-shell-common:amd64 (42.9-0ubuntu2.1, 42.9-0ubuntu2.2)
Remove: gnome-shell:amd64 (42.9-0ubuntu2.1), ubuntu-desktop:amd64 (1.481.3),
gdm3:amd64 (42.0-1ubuntu7.22.04.4),
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng:amd64 (43-2ubuntu1),
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator:amd64 (42-2~fakesync1),
chrome-gnome-shell:amd64 (10.1-5), ubuntu-session:amd64 (42.0-1ubuntu2),
gnome-shell-extension-manager:amd64 (0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1),
gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:amd64 (72~ubuntu5.22.04.2.1),
ubuntu-desktop-minimal:amd64 (1.481.3)
End-Date: 2024-08-16 16:05:39
...
```
apt-cache policy gnome-shell gnome-shell-common
```
gnome-shell:
Installed: 42.9-0ubuntu2.1
Candidate: 42.9-0ubuntu2.1
Version table:
*** 42.9-0ubuntu2.1 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64
Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
42.0-2ubuntu1 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
gnome-shell-common:
Installed: 42.9-0ubuntu2.1
Candidate: 42.9-0ubuntu2.2
Version table:
42.9-0ubuntu2.2 500
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security/main i386 Packages
*** 42.9-0ubuntu2.1 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64
Packages
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main i386 Packages
500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
42.0-2ubuntu1 500
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main i386 Packages
```
apt install --simulate gnome-shell-common=42.9-0ubuntu2.2
```
...
The following packages will be REMOVED:
chrome-gnome-shell gdm3 gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng gnome-shell-extension-manager
gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock ubuntu-desktop
ubuntu-desktop-minimal ubuntu-session
...
```
apt install --simulate -o Debug::pkgProblemResolver=true
gnome-shell-common=42.9-0ubuntu2.2
```
...
Starting pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 9
Starting 2 pkgProblemResolver with broken count: 9
Investigating (0) ubuntu-session:amd64 < 42.0-1ubuntu2 @ii mK Ib >
Broken ubuntu-session:amd64 Depends on gnome-shell:amd64 < 42.9-0ubuntu2.1 @ii
pmR > (>= 3.37.91)
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 8 as a solution to ubuntu-session:amd64 14
Added gnome-shell:amd64 to the remove list
Investigating (0) gnome-shell-extension-appindicator:amd64 < 42-2~fakesync1 @ii
mK Ib >
Broken gnome-shell-extension-appindicator:amd64 Depends on gnome-shell:amd64 <
42.9-0ubuntu2.1 @ii pmR > (>= 3.33)
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 14 as a solution to
gnome-shell-extension-appindicator:amd64 5
Removing gnome-shell-extension-appindicator:amd64 rather than change
gnome-shell:amd64
Investigating (0) gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng:amd64 < 43-2ubuntu1
@ii mK Ib >
Broken gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng:amd64 Depends on
gnome-shell:amd64 < 42.9-0ubuntu2.1 @ii pmR > (>= 3.38)
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 14 as a solution to
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng:amd64 5
Removing gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons-ng:amd64 rather than change
gnome-shell:amd64
Investigating (0) gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:amd64 <
72~ubuntu5.22.04.2.1 @ii mK Ib >
Broken gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:amd64 Depends on gnome-shell:amd64 <
42.9-0ubuntu2.1 @ii pmR > (< 43)
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 14 as a solution to
gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:amd64 5
Removing gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock:amd64 rather than change
gnome-shell:amd64
Investigating (0) gdm3:amd64 < 42.0-1ubuntu7.22.04.4 @ii mK Ib >
Broken gdm3:amd64 Depends on gnome-shell:amd64 < 42.9-0ubuntu2.1 @ii pmR > (>=
3.37.90)
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 14 as a solution to gdm3:amd64 5
Removing gdm3:amd64 rather than change gnome-shell:amd64
Investigating (0) ubuntu-desktop-minimal:amd64 < 1.481.3 @ii mK Ib >
Broken ubuntu-desktop-minimal:amd64 Depends on gdm3:amd64 <
42.0-1ubuntu7.22.04.4 @ii mR >
Considering gdm3:amd64 5 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop-minimal:amd64 3
Removing ubuntu-desktop-minimal:amd64 rather than change gdm3:amd64
Investigating (0) ubuntu-desktop:amd64 < 1.481.3 @ii mK Ib >
Broken ubuntu-desktop:amd64 Depends on gdm3:amd64 < 42.0-1ubuntu7.22.04.4 @ii
mR >
Considering gdm3:amd64 5 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop:amd64 1
Removing ubuntu-desktop:amd64 rather than change gdm3:amd64
Investigating (0) chrome-gnome-shell:amd64 < 10.1-5 @ii mK Ib >
Broken chrome-gnome-shell:amd64 Depends on gnome-shell:amd64 < 42.9-0ubuntu2.1
@ii pmR >
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 14 as a solution to chrome-gnome-shell:amd64 0
Removing chrome-gnome-shell:amd64 rather than change gnome-shell:amd64
Investigating (0) gnome-shell-extension-manager:amd64 < 0.3.0-0ubuntu2.1 @ii mK
Ib >
Broken gnome-shell-extension-manager:amd64 Depends on gnome-shell:amd64 <
42.9-0ubuntu2.1 @ii pmR >
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 14 as a solution to
gnome-shell-extension-manager:amd64 0
Removing gnome-shell-extension-manager:amd64 rather than change
gnome-shell:amd64
Investigating (1) ubuntu-session:amd64 < 42.0-1ubuntu2 @ii mK Ib >
Broken ubuntu-session:amd64 Depends on gnome-shell:amd64 < 42.9-0ubuntu2.1 @ii
pmR > (>= 3.37.91)
Considering gnome-shell:amd64 14 as a solution to ubuntu-session:amd64 14
Removing ubuntu-session:amd64 rather than change gnome-shell:amd64
Done
...
```
lsb_release -rd
```
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Release: 22.04
```
** Affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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