I'm going to declare this done for Oracular, but we can't fix the hard dependencies that already exist up to and including Noble. Because those dependencies are already on peoples' hard disks.
https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/gnome- shell/-/commit/40849f7efd55e48346ecb9ed3e171ae1ad75adb0 No longer "Incomplete" awaiting a reply to comment #6. ** Also affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Jammy) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Noble) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Oracular) Importance: High Status: Incomplete ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Oracular) Assignee: (unassigned) => Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Oracular) Status: Incomplete => Fix Committed ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Noble) Status: New => Won't Fix ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Jammy) Status: New => Won't Fix ** Changed in: gnome-shell (Ubuntu Oracular) Importance: High => Medium -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2077232 Title: Security update 42.9-0ubuntu2.2 uninstalls GDM Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: Fix Committed Status in gnome-shell source package in Jammy: Won't Fix Status in gnome-shell source package in Noble: Won't Fix Status in gnome-shell source package in Oracular: Fix Committed Bug description: 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 ``` To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/2077232/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
