apt-get problem

[clearski]

Hi, everyone.

I've a problem with one of my machines running 14.04.5 Server. Suddenly, after I updated the local repository and tried to upgrade the packages, here's what I got:


$ sudo apt-get upgrade -s
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.


$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
anacron
The following packages will be REMOVED:
accountsservice apparmor console-setup cron dbus dmsetup eject
friendly-recovery grub-common grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc grub-pc-bin
grub2-common initramfs-tools initramfs-tools-bin kbd
language-selector-common libdevmapper1.02.1 libpam-systemd libparted0debian1
linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-95-generic mountall
parted plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text policykit-1 systemd-services
ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-standard upstart ureadahead
The following NEW packages will be installed:
anacron
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 32 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 26.2 kB of archives.
After this operation, 226 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

Canceled and tried to install anacron myself:


$ sudo apt-get install anacron
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
apparmor : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed or
linux-initramfs-tool
console-setup : Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.85eubuntu12) but it is not going to be installed
dmsetup : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
kbd : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic : Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.36ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed
plymouth : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
ubuntu-minimal : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

Since the machine it's a server, reinstalling everything right now is not my first choice, as I need time to reconfigure all services and migrate data, so I am looking for a way to fix this.

Any ideas?

[Xian]

Couple of commands you may want to run to see how it plays out:

$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -s

What does this yield for output?


Then :

$ sudo apt-mark hold anacron
$ sudo apt-get upgrade -s

If not satisfactory just revert with:
$ sudo apt-mark unhold anacron

[clearski]

Thank you and I am sorry for the late answer. Here's the result of running the suggested commands:


$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade -s
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.


$ sudo apt-mark hold anacron
anacron set on hold.


$ sudo apt-get upgrade -s
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.


$ sudo apt-mark unhold anacron
anacron was already not hold.

It seems that anacron was not on hold because for some reason (of which I am unaware) it is not installed:


$ sudo find / -type f -iname "*anacron*" 2>/dev/null
/usr/share/augeas/lenses/dist/anacron.aug
/usr/share/augeas/lenses/dist/tests/test_anacron.aug
/usr/share/doc/cron/README.anacron

So we're back here:


$ sudo apt-get install anacron
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
apparmor : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed or
linux-initramfs-tool
console-setup : Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.85eubuntu12) but it is not going to be installed
dmsetup : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
kbd : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic : Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.36ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed
plymouth : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
ubuntu-minimal : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

[ian-weisser]

You need to figure out why initramfs-tool won't install.

Please show us the complete output from:

sudo apt-get install initramfs-tools

If you read all the error messages line-by-line, you will see that all the others are simply a cascade of 'failed-to-install' because of initramfs-tools.

[clearski]

Yes. And initramfs-tools and initramfs-tools-bin won't install, too.


$ sudo apt-get install initramfs-tools
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
initramfs-tools : Depends: initramfs-tools-bin (>= 0.103ubuntu4.10) but it is not going to be installed
Depends: initramfs-tools-bin (< 0.103ubuntu4.10.1~) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).


$ sudo apt-get install initramfs-tools-bin
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
apparmor : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed or
linux-initramfs-tool
console-setup : Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.85eubuntu12) but it is not going to be installed
dmsetup : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
kbd : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic : Depends: initramfs-tools (>= 0.36ubuntu6) but it is not going to be installed
plymouth : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
ubuntu-minimal : Depends: initramfs-tools but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

It's really weird since I didn't mess with these, always apt-get updated && upgraded.

[Bashing-om]

clearski; Hello -

Maybe best to do a bit of sleuthing :
show us:


apt policy initramfs-tools initramfs-tools-bin linux-initramfs-tool


where all versions that are installed should be the same as the target .



all in the process

[clearski]

Absolutely. Here's the result:


$ sudo apt-cache policy initramfs-tools initramfs-tools-bin linux-initramfs-tool
initramfs-tools:
Installed: 0.103ubuntu4.9
Candidate: 0.103ubuntu4.10
Version table:
0.103ubuntu4.10 0
500 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
*** 0.103ubuntu4.9 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0.103ubuntu4 0
500 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
initramfs-tools-bin:
Installed: 0.103ubuntu4.9
Candidate: 0.103ubuntu4.10
Version table:
0.103ubuntu4.10 0
500 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
*** 0.103ubuntu4.9 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
0.103ubuntu4 0
500 http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
linux-initramfs-tool:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: (none)
Version table:

[Bashing-om]

clearski; Well;

What should be:


Package initramfs-tools
trusty-updates (utils): tools for generating an initramfs
0.103ubuntu4.10: all

Package initramfs-tools-bin
trusty-updates (utils): binaries used by initramfs-tools
0.103ubuntu4.10: amd64 arm64 armhf i386 powerpc ppc64el



so, what is holding them to the 0.103ubuntu4.9 version ?
If the system is fully updated, you should be up on:


Package linux-image-3.13.0-100-generic
trusty-updates (kernel): Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 32 bit x86 SMP
3.13.0-100.147: amd64 arm64 armhf i386 ppc64el


So, let us walk down the linux-image path:
show us:


uname -r
dpkg -l | grep linux-




gotta be a reason

[clearski]

$ uname -r
3.13.0-95-generic

$ sudo dpkg -l | grep -i linux-

ii linux-firmware 1.127.24 all Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-generic 3.13.0.137.146 amd64 Complete Generic Linux kernel and headers
ii linux-headers-3.13.0-137 3.13.0-137.186 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.13.0
ii linux-headers-3.13.0-137-generic 3.13.0-137.186 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-3.13.0-95 3.13.0-95.142 all Header files related to Linux kernel version 3.13.0
ii linux-headers-3.13.0-95-generic 3.13.0-95.142 amd64 Linux kernel headers for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-headers-generic 3.13.0.137.146 amd64 Generic Linux kernel headers
rc linux-image-3.13.0-132-generic 3.13.0-132.181 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.13.0-137-generic 3.13.0-137.186 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic 3.13.0-77.121 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-3.13.0-79-generic 3.13.0-79.123 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-3.13.0-85-generic 3.13.0-85.129 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-3.13.0-86-generic 3.13.0-86.131 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-3.13.0-88-generic 3.13.0-88.135 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-3.13.0-95-generic 3.13.0-95.142 amd64 Linux kernel image for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.13.0-132-generic 3.13.0-132.181 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-137-generic 3.13.0-137.186 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.13.0-77-generic 3.13.0-77.121 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.13.0-79-generic 3.13.0-79.123 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.13.0-85-generic 3.13.0-85.129 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.13.0-86-generic 3.13.0-86.131 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
rc linux-image-extra-3.13.0-88-generic 3.13.0-88.135 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-extra-3.13.0-95-generic 3.13.0-95.142 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 3.13.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-image-generic 3.13.0.137.146 amd64 Generic Linux kernel image
ii linux-libc-dev:amd64 3.13.0-137.186 amd64 Linux Kernel Headers for development

$ ls -l /boot
total 60536
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1166991 Dec 4 22:50 abi-3.13.0-137-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1166336 Aug 12 2016 abi-3.13.0-95-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 166050 Dec 4 22:50 config-3.13.0-137-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 165966 Aug 12 2016 config-3.13.0-95-generic
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 Jan 4 18:13 grub
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20163067 Dec 15 21:49 initrd.img-3.13.0-137-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 20116848 Dec 15 21:48 initrd.img-3.13.0-95-generic
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 176500 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+.bin
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178176 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+.elf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 178680 Mar 12 2014 memtest86+_multiboot.bin
-rw------- 1 root root 3400567 Dec 4 22:50 System.map-3.13.0-137-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 3394259 Aug 12 2016 System.map-3.13.0-95-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5852400 Dec 4 22:50 vmlinuz-3.13.0-137-generic
-rw------- 1 root root 5835312 Aug 12 2016 vmlinuz-3.13.0-95-generic


For some reason it's running kernel 3.13.0-95.

[Bashing-om]

clearski; Humm ..

So this is a Virtual Machine install ?


http://mirrors.digitalocean.com/ubuntu/


I have no experience with VMs so this is above my skill set.

Have you considered opening a ticket with your provider ?





above and beyond the call ?

[clearski]

Thank you, everyone, much appreciated.

Just wanted to make sure there isn't anything I could do myself, but now I will open a ticket with the VM provider.