Package: apt Version: 3.3.3 Severity: important X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Several ppl using kernel 7.1.13 from `trixie-backports` reported on Debian Forums that they could not `dist-upgrade` to the newest 7.2.x, see: https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=168439 https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?p=849545#p849545 On Trixie's `apt` 3.0.3, `dist-upgrade` attempts to remove `linux-image-amd64`: ``` # apt list --installed 'linux*' linux-base-7.1.13+deb13-amd64/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,local] linux-base-amd64/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 7.2.6-1~bpo13+1] linux-base/stable,now 4.12.1 all [installed,automatic] linux-binary-7.1.13+deb13-amd64/stable-backports,now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed] linux-cpupower/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 7.2.6-1~bpo13+1] linux-headers-7.1.13+deb13-amd64/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,local] linux-headers-7.1.13+deb13-common/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 all [installed,local] linux-headers-amd64/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 7.2.6-1~bpo13+1] linux-image-7.1.13+deb13-amd64/stable-backports,now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed] linux-image-amd64/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 7.2.6-1~bpo13+1] linux-kbuild-7.1.13+deb13/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,local] linux-libc-dev/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 all [installed,upgradable to: 7.2.6-1~bpo13+1] linux-modules-7.1.13+deb13-amd64/now 7.1.13-1~bpo13+1 amd64 [installed,local] linux-sysctl-defaults/stable,now 4.12.1 all [installed] # apt dist-upgrade Upgrading: libcpupower1 linux-base-amd64 linux-cpupower linux-headers-amd64 linux- libc-dev Installing dependencies: linux-base-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 linux-headers-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 linux- headers-7.2.6+deb13-common linux-kbuild-7.2.6+deb13 REMOVING: linux-image-amd64 Summary: Upgrading: 5, Installing: 4, Removing: 1, Not Upgrading: 0 Download size: 19.9 MB Space needed: 78.5 MB / 2,661 MB available Continue? [Y/n] n ``` On 3.3.3, it just skips `linux-image-amd64`: ``` # apt dist-upgrade Upgrading: libcpupower1 linux-cpupower linux-libc-dev Not upgrading: linux-base-amd64 linux-headers-amd64 linux-image-amd64 Summary: Upgrading: 3, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 3 Download size: 4,658 kB Freed space: 246 kB Continue? [Y/n] n ``` This seems to be related to `linux-base` package that was upgraded from 4.12 to 4.17 in `trixie-backports` and that kernels 7.2.x *pre-depend* on: ``` # apt policy linux-base linux-base: Installed: 4.12.1 Candidate: 4.12.1 Version table: 4.17~bpo13+1 100 100 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-backports/main amd64 Packages *** 4.12.1 500 500 http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status # apt show linux-image-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 Package: linux-image-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 Version: 7.2.6-1~bpo13+1 Priority: optional Section: kernel Source: linux-signed-amd64 (7.2.6+1~bpo13+1) Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team <[email protected]> Installed-Size: 15.4 kB Pre-Depends: linux-base (>= 4.17~) ``` Installing manually `linux-base` from `trixie-backports` resolves the issue and after that `dist-upgrade` works as intended: ``` # apt install -t trixie-backports linux-base Upgrading: linux-base linux-sysctl-defaults Summary: Upgrading: 2, Installing: 0, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 23 Download size: 32.9 kB Space needed: 7,168 B / 3,031 MB available ``` (...) ``` # apt dist-upgrade Upgrading: libcpupower1 linux-base-amd64 linux-cpupower linux-headers-amd64 linux- image-amd64 linux-libc-dev Installing dependencies: linux-base-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 linux-headers-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 linux- image-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 linux-modules-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 linux-binary-7.2.6+deb13-amd64 linux-headers-7.2.6+deb13-common linux- kbuild-7.2.6+deb13 Suggested packages: debian-kernel-handbook firmware-linux-free linux-doc-7.2 Summary: Upgrading: 6, Installing: 7, Removing: 0, Not Upgrading: 0 Download size: 193 MB Space needed: 326 MB / 3,031 MB available Continue? [Y/n] ``` Configured sources during the above testing: ``` deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie non-free-firmware main contrib non- free deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie non-free-firmware main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security non-free- firmware main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ trixie-security non-free- firmware main contrib non-free deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates non-free-firmware main contrib non-free deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-updates non-free-firmware main contrib non-free deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-backports non-free-firmware non-free contrib main deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ trixie-backports non-free-firmware non- free contrib main ``` No priority pinning was configured. -- Package-specific info: -- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) -- -- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/java-11.pref present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/kernel-backports.pref present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/kernel-tbfive.pref present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/revert.pref present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/rust-backports.pref present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/tuxedo.pref present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/preferences.d/unstable.pref present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports-unstable-experimental.list present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports-unstable-experimental.list.save present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kernel-tbfive.list present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia.list present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia.list.save present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/trixie-fixes.list present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/tuxedo.list present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/tuxedo.list.save present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/wine-ntsync.list present, but not submitted) -- -- (/etc/apt/sources.list.d/wine-ntsync.list.save present, but not submitted) -- -- System Information: Debian Release: 13.7 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable'), (100, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Foreign Architectures: i386 Kernel: Linux 7.2.8+morgwai1-amd64 (SMP w/24 CPU threads; PREEMPT) Kernel taint flags: TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE Locale: LANG=en_IE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_IE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE=en_IE:en Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) LSM: AppArmor: enabled Versions of packages apt depends on: ii adduser 3.152 ii base-passwd 3.6.7 ii debian-archive-keyring 2025.1 ii libapt-pkg7.0 3.0.3 ii libc6 2.41-12+deb13u4 ii libgcc-s1 14.2.0-19 ii libseccomp2 2.6.0-2 ii libssl3t64 3.5.7-1~deb13u3 ii libstdc++6 14.2.0-19 ii libsystemd0 257.13-1~deb13u1 ii sqv 1.3.0-3+b2 Versions of packages apt recommends: ii ca-certificates 20250419 Versions of packages apt suggests: pn apt-doc <none> ii dpkg-dev 1.22.22 ii gnupg 2.4.7-21+deb13u1 ii powermgmt-base 1.38 ii synaptic 0.91.7 -- no debconf information
