Firefox 57 ignores package on halt

[EricDHH]

DISTRIB_RELEASE=17.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=artful
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 17.10"
ii firefox 57.0+build4- amd64

Because of the horrible API change that destroyed over 10000 AddOns i decided to revert to the firefox 56 package.

firefox_56.0+build6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
firefox-locale-de_56.0+build6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

I removed the 57 packages by synaptic, installed both 56 .deb with sudo dpkg. After that the config must be renamed because of incompatibility. Than i had set the 56 packages at hold with synaptic.

Shortly after reboot the 57 packages are back on the system, there was no update manager running. The chronic in synaptic shows the revert from last day and both packages at 57 including the lock that was set at the 56 version.

Regression: If we have a packet management in ubuntu, all packages should be using that. All up- and downgrades should be visible in the chronic, but the secret upgrade is missing there.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: firefox 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
AddonCompatCheckDisabled: False
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.4
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: eric 3378 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC1: eric 3378 F.... pulseaudio
BuildID: 20171115094513
Channel: Unavailable
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Fri Nov 17 17:06:38 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
Extensions: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
ForcedLayersAccel: False
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
IncompatibleExtensions: Unavailable (corrupt or non-existant compatibility.ini or extensions.sqlite)
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-22 (25 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.1 dev enp2s0 proto static metric 100
 169.254.0.0/16 dev enp2s0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev enp2s0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.10 metric 100
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 enp2s0 no wireless extensions.
Locales: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
PrefSources: prefs.js
Profiles: Profile0 (Default) - LastVersion=57.0/20171115094513
RfKill:

RunningIncompatibleAddons: False
SourcePackage: firefox
Themes: extensions.sqlite corrupt or missing
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/07/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F2g
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 970A-UD3P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF2g:bd10/07/2014:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rn970A-UD3P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

Happens on ubuntumate 17.10 and ubuntustudio 17.10 the same way.

Why did this update without questioning the user? Do firefox itself trigger the unattended update?

From history.log

Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:17:48
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5)
End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:17:56

Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:18:04
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.
10.5)
End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:18:05

So remove the wrong version and install the older one, with setting HOLD

Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:24:32
Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic
Requested-By: eric (1000)
Remove: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5), firefox-locale-e
n:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5), firefox:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.1
0.5), gimp-help-de:amd64 (2.8.2-0.1), gimp-help-en:amd64 (2.8.2-0.1)
End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:24:34

Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:16
Commandline: packagekit role='install-files'
Requested-By: eric (1000)
Install: firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1)
End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:24

Start-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:48
Commandline: packagekit role='install-files'
Requested-By: eric (1000)
Install: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1)
End-Date: 2017-11-17 15:26:49

Whoops, unattended upgrade while packages on hold after boot

Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:07
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5)
End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:16

Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:20
Commandline: /usr/bin/unattended-upgrade
Upgrade: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.
10.5), firefox:amd64 (56.0+build6-0ubuntu1, 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5)
End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:07:29

So downgrading the pieces again by hand and set hold again

Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:50:44
Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic
Requested-By: eric (1000)
Downgrade: firefox-locale-de:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5, 56.0+build6-0u
buntu1)
End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:50:45

Start-Date: 2017-11-18 11:53:04
Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic
Requested-By: eric (1000)
Downgrade: firefox:amd64 (57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5, 56.0+build6-0ubuntu1)
End-Date: 2017-11-18 11:53:12

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

Related to #1586468

Today while surfing firefox 56 crash and after restart ver 57 jumps to the screen. The firefox marked for hold version was updated without any warning and way to stop that.

No firefox 57 is not a security upgrade from it's severe incompatibility to previous versions.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

EricDHH,

The issue you describe isn't specifically related to Firefox. Holding any package in synaptic will not stop an upgrade using apt or unattended-upgrades. I believe the opposite also to be true, holding a package with apt-mark won't stop synaptic upgrading it.

I'd like to close your bug report by marking it as a duplicate of bug 1766161 which although reported later has been worked on by the Bug Squad, the importance has been set and of course is already assigned to the correct package.

Do you agree that the other bug adequately describes the problem that you came across with Firefox 56/57?

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[EricDHH (ericdhh)]

Hello Paul,

thanks for response. Yes 1766161 describe the same problem and will run
until fixed.

You can close my bug report.

Greetings
Eric

Am 09.09.2018 um 13:33 schrieb Paul White:
> EricDHH,
>
> The issue you describe isn't specifically related to Firefox. Holding
> any package in synaptic will not stop an upgrade using apt or
> unattended-upgrades. I believe the opposite also to be true, holding a
> package with apt-mark won't stop synaptic upgrading it.
>
> I'd like to close your bug report by marking it as a duplicate of bug
> 1766161 which although reported later has been worked on by the Bug
> Squad, the importance has been set and of course is already assigned to
> the correct package.
>
> Do you agree that the other bug adequately describes the problem that
> you came across with Firefox 56/57?
>
> Paul White
> [Ubuntu Bug Squad]
>
>
> ** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thanks for that confirmation Eric. Closing this by marking as a duplicate.