Trusty stuck at point-release version 14.04.4

[Cbhihe]

This is NOT a question about going from Ubuntu Desktop LTS 14.04 to 16.04, rather one about why I'm stuck at point-release 14.04.4 and unable to go on to 14.04.5.

For reference:


$ uname -a
Linux HOSTNAME 3.16.0-50-generic #67~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP
Fri Oct 2 22:07:51 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsb_release -a | grep -i descript
Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS

I have unattended updates set up for:


Important security updates (trusty-security)
Recommended updates (trusty-updates)
Unsupported updates (trusty-backports)

"trusty-proposed" is off.

Even when running

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get -y upgrade
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
I remain stuck at 14.04.4, the 2016-02-18 Trusty point-release.

I have searched AU and found this (https://askubuntu.com/questions/808529/how-to-upgrade-from-14-04-4-to-14-04-5) on the 14.04.4 to 14.04.5 `dist-upgrade` front. It did not help.

I may have a configuration issue that escapes me or I may be confusing upgrades and updates, version and release or my kernel version is out of whack...
Suggestions much welcome.

[grahammechanical]

Try this command


lsb_release -a

The uname -a command shows the kernel version but you may be at the 14.04.5 release but to get the 14.04.5 kernel you may need to upgrade the hardware enablement stack.


In an effort to support a wider variety of hardware on an existing LTS release, the 14.04.5 point release will ship with an updated kernel and X stack by default. This newer hardware enablement stack will be comprised of the kernel and X stack from the Xenial 16.04 release.


Anyone wishing to opt into the hardware enablement stack for Trusty may do so by running following command which will install the linux-generic-lts-xenial and xserver-xorg-lts-xenial packages:


sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-input-all-lts-xenial libwayland-egl1-mesa-lts-xenial


If you are on an amd64 system that boots with UEFI, you will also need the matching signed kernel:

sudo apt-get install linux-signed-generic-lts-xenial



https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes

Regards

[Cbhihe]

Thank you @Grahammechanical.
Output of lsb_release is already in OP. I do have the 14.04.4 point release.
I have read 100% of the release notes per yr link. Interesting.
I will explore the HWE stack route over the weekend and report here...
Need to do a full backup first. Never know. More later.
Cheers,
-ced

[kansasnoob]

Post the full output of:


sudo apt-get update


sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Clearly something is amiss. Once we get you fully updated the update-manager will notify you of the HWE upgrade.

[Cbhihe]

Hello Kansasnoob,
Thank you and here are 2 outputs as requested.
Sorry I must display the first one here in extenso, but for some weird reason
this platform does not let me add an attachment.


$ sudo apt-get update | tee update.log
Ign file: InRelease
Get:1 file: Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:2 file: Release [196 B]
Ign file: Translation-en_US
Ign file: Translation-en
Ign file: Translation-en_AU
Ign file: Translation-en_CA
Ign file: Translation-en_GB
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty Release
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main Sources
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse Sources
Ign http://archive.canonical.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release.gpg
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty InRelease
Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty Release
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Sources
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty Release
Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner i386 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Sources
Hit http://archive.canonical.com trusty/partner Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports InRelease
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb/apps amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Ign http://dl.google.com stable InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb/apps i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main Translation-en_AU
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://dl.google.com stable Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com trusty/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse Translation-en_AU
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://deb.torproject.org trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty InRelease
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_AU
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_AU
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_CA
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main amd64 Packages
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb/apps Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb/apps Translation-en
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb/apps Translation-en_AU
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb/apps Translation-en_CA
Ign http://archive.getdeb.net trusty-getdeb/apps Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net trusty/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg/main Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg/main Translation-en_AU
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted Translation-en_AU
Ign http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://apt.postgresql.org trusty-pgdg/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted Translation-en_GB
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe Translation-en_AU
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe Translation-en_CA
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe Translation-en_GB
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates Release.gpg
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security Release.gpg
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports Release.gpg
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates Release
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security Release
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports Release
Hit http://deb.torproject.org trusty/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://deb.torproject.org trusty/main i386 Packages
Ign http://deb.torproject.org trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://deb.torproject.org trusty/main Translation-en
Ign http://deb.torproject.org trusty/main Translation-en_AU
Ign http://deb.torproject.org trusty/main Translation-en_CA
Ign http://deb.torproject.org trusty/main Translation-en_GB
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/main Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/main Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/universe Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-security/universe Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/multiverse amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/restricted amd64 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/main i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/multiverse i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty-backports/universe Translation-en
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/multiverse Translation-en_CA
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/restricted Translation-en_CA
Ign http://sunsite.rediris.es trusty/universe Translation-en_US
Reading package lists...


$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.

[Bucky Ball]

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[Cbhihe]

Bucky Ball,
Formatting is always better, but I have issues navigating UF and am currently troubleshooting. Clicking on anything that sends me to another page or reloads it, automatically disconnects me. "Go advanced" is one of those things. So while I am troubleshooting (it may be a simple cookie problem, but I am not certain yet) I thought I'd make do. See my post (https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2335274) in "Forum Feedback & Help"
Thanks for the heads-up.
-ced

[Bucky Ball]

Bucky Ball,
Formatting is always better, but I have issues navigating UF and am currently troubleshooting. Clicking on anything that sends me to another page or reloads it, automatically disconnects me. "Go advanced" is one of those things. So while I am troubleshooting (it may be a simple cookie problem, but I am not certain yet) I thought I'd make do. See my post (https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2335274) in "Forum Feedback & Help"
Thanks for the heads-up.
-ced

Roger that. :)

[howefield]

Could be the mirror that you are using, perhaps try changing to the main archives/server.

[Cbhihe]

@howefield:
I sincerely doubt that http://sunsite.rediris.es is to blame. I did try a handful of other sites in my geographical area and sunsite.rediris.es gives me the best results, others in Germany or England for instance used to give me "missing package - old package will be retained" messages when updating (wording is approximate).
@Grahammechanical's HWE based suggestion has not raised an outcry in UF yet ( :-P ); it strikes me as reasonable and it is documented. If it does not work then I will explore more site-wise per yr suggestion...
Cheers,
-ced.

[atrab101]

Post the full output of:


sudo apt-get update


sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Clearly something is amiss. Once we get you fully updated the update-manager will notify you of the HWE upgrade.

Definitely agree. The below was my experience. Question would be why didn't normal updating get to the 14.04.5 version with subsequent warning?

I had been doing all updates since installing 14.04.4 in February 2016. My system indicated the 14.04.05 version as of early August, but my system was still at the 4.2.0 -42 kernel and associated HWE stack. An upgrade of the HWE stack is not intended to happen automatically. Then I received the security warning that I was no longer getting security updates to that kernel. I upgraded the HWE stack and it took me to new kernel 4.4.0 -34 with support to April 2019. Everything works great.

Regards

[Cbhihe]

Try this command


lsb_release -a

The uname -a command shows the kernel version but you may be at the 14.04.5 release but to get the 14.04.5 kernel you may need to upgrade the hardware enablement stack.





https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes

Regards

I tried:

$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends linux-generic-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-xenial xserver-xorg-input-all-lts-xenial libwayland-egl1-mesa-lts-xenial
[sudo] password for USER:_____
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package linux-generic-lts-xenial
E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-core-lts-xenial
E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-lts-xenial
E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-video-all-lts-xenial
E: Unable to locate package xserver-xorg-input-all-lts-xenial
E: Unable to locate package libwayland-egl1-mesa-lts-xenial

That's new to me. Any suggestion ?

[brian-murray]

It certainly looks like the mirror to me, if you look at http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/ubuntu-archive/ you see messages that an archive update is in progress from September 2015.

Also the most recent version of update-manager, which I've uploaded within the past month for Trusty, doesn't exist here.

http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/ubuntu-archive/pool/main/u/update-manager/

I strongly encourage you to switch mirrors as you are not getting security updates either. You can find an official list of mirrors here:

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archivemirrors

[Cbhihe]

@howefield and @brian-murray:
In the end you were both right.

I chose a mirror in the US.
As soon as I finished updating my DB, bingo.
I immediately got notification about 350 (yessir!) pending upgrades among them quite a few security upgrades dating back to up to a little more than a year.

As I write I am waiting for the `sudo apt-get upgrade` process to complete, before I go on to sudo apt-get dist-upgrade` and graduate to point version 14.04.5 with kernel 4.x.

I now close this thread as solved. Again thanks all.

-ced

[howefield]

Thanks for the update, hope the rest of the update goes well :)