"The following packages have been kept back:" bionic requesting focal downloads

[Michael F Winthrop]

I am happily running Bionic 18.04 Kubuntu (all previous bugs resolved). I decided to upgrade to Focal 20.04 and got a failure for an unsolvable conflict. I discovered a ppa for xenial was the cause. I removed that and then retried. (All my ppa were now for Bionic so it seemed safe)

sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new Ubuntu release
Please install all available updates for your release before upgrading.

On "sudo apt update" I discovered that numerous pulseaudio applications and dependencies were a problem:"The following packages have been kept back:"

dad@dad314159:~$ sudo apt list -a --upgradable
Listing... Done
libpulse-dev/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulse-dev/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulse-dev/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

libpulse-mainloop-glib0/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulse-mainloop-glib0/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulse-mainloop-glib0/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

libpulse0/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulse0/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulse0/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

libpulsedsp/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulsedsp/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulsedsp/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

pulseaudio/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
pulseaudio/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
pulseaudio/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

pulseaudio-module-jack/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
pulseaudio-module-jack/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
pulseaudio-module-jack/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

pulseaudio-utils/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
pulseaudio-utils/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
pulseaudio-utils/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

As is visible, I am not able to upgrade to Focal elements because I am running Bionic and I cannot upgrade Focal elements because the current upgrade tree uses Bionic ppa. If I were to put Focal ppa in my /etc/apt/sources.list there would likely be havoc!

pulseaudio currently does not work so I am using alsa. I do not know haw many other Focal elements will emerge even if I can resolve these, Additionally, I do not know how to fix these anyhow.
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.23
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: dad 4960 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: KDE
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=540c3467-7148-463e-858a-cb1435e4503f
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 1545
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Package: linux (not installed)
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-136-lowlatency root=UUID=27aec088-dbbf-44f9-9c61-ab3c933e054e ro quiet splash pciehp.pciehp_force=1 vt.handoff=1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-136.140-lowlatency 4.15.18
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-4.15.0-136-lowlatency N/A
 linux-backports-modules-4.15.0-136-lowlatency N/A
 linux-firmware 1.173.19
Tags: bionic
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-136-lowlatency x86_64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2021-02-26 (3 days ago)
UserGroups: adm audio cdrom dip lpadmin lxd netdev plugdev pulse sambashare sudo vboxusers video
_MarkForUpload: True
dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A14
dmi.board.name: 0G848F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA14:bd12/07/2009:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron1545:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G848F:rvr:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 1545
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Bug reporting is mostly about finding & fixing problems thus preventing future users from hitting the same bug.

I suspect a Support site would be more appropriate, eg. https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu. You can also find help with your problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu community http://loco.ubuntu.com/ or asking at https://askubuntu.com or https://ubuntuforums.org, or for more support options please look at https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/community-support/709

(Note: you've filed this is as a kernel bug (against the linux kernel) but mention release-upgrade so I wonder if your intended package should be ubuntu-release-upgrader, but a quick scan of your mentioned packages shows numerous 3rd party packages that I don't see matching any supported release of Ubuntu; so I'd suggest seeking support & possibly using ppa-purge, but your description doesn't appear to be about a kernel issue so I'm confused).

[Michael F Winthrop (mwinthrop-1)]

Chris,

I did not know the multiple support places that might be involved. I
followed the "advice" to report this problem from the updater, which led
me to the Kernel group. I use apt, apt-get, and aptitude (depending on
the difficulty) for updating. I did spend a long time (from the latest
bionic kernel update to now) trying to find a solution for this. I
searched all the forums via duckduckgo and none were about a mislaid
update element (focal dependencies in bionic distro). I thought that the
problem might have been caused by the kernel dependencies list when the
kernel was updated. An incidental "solution" may well relate to the
other resources you suggest, however, this problem only occurred on
update of the kernel to 136 from 135. In that update, the packages did
not (from my pea brained memory) include the ones in the bug report. I
did note that libc6 was listed as a dependency from 27 to 29 for some of
the focal components when I did a build-dep request in apt-get. Since I
am not adept at the specific kernel ancillary dependencies that are met
to perform the update, and since the problem started with the update, I
thought the bug was properly made. I have kubuntu (kde) version of
ubuntu which is oriented towards audio elements. Some kernel items (I am
guessing) include MIDI devices, audio steam control and linking
[pulseaudio], etc. Are distro kernel dependencies verified for release
compatibility? That is, are the elements that use the kernel in a given
distribution verified anywhere as specific to that kernel long term
release, and by whom? The applications looking for focal dependencies
may/may-not be focal release. I do not know. Right now this is a bag of
worms for me.

*Yours in Lionism,

Michael F Winthrop
Member: Sterling Lions Club, VA
Member: EAA Chapter 186, Manassas Apt. KHEF *
On 3/1/21 2:24 AM, Chris Guiver wrote:
> Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
> Ubuntu better.
>
> Bug reporting is mostly about finding & fixing problems thus preventing
> future users from hitting the same bug.
>
> I suspect a Support site would be more appropriate, eg.
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu. You can also find help with your
> problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu community
> http://loco.ubuntu.com/ or asking at https://askubuntu.com or
> https://ubuntuforums.org, or for more support options please look at
> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/community-support/709
>
> (Note: you've filed this is as a kernel bug (against the linux kernel)
> but mention release-upgrade so I wonder if your intended package should
> be ubuntu-release-upgrader, but a quick scan of your mentioned packages
> shows numerous 3rd party packages that I don't see matching any
> supported release of Ubuntu; so I'd suggest seeking support & possibly
> using ppa-purge, but your description doesn't appear to be about a
> kernel issue so I'm confused).
>

[Michael F Winthrop (mwinthrop-1)]

I posted this bug report with features I have note here to the pulseaudio group two days ago. No response. The pulseaudio group is implicated as the source of the issue.

sent to: <email address hidden>

I posted this as a kernel bug, but perhaps this is a pulseaudio problem.

On latest update of kde kubuntu kernel I saw that libpulsedsp was "kept back" from updating. This remains so. The dependencies are listed as items in focal (kubuntu 20.04) however I am running bionic kubuntu 18.04. The situation cannot be resolved. I also note that the list of items (there are 8) are difficult.

$ sudo apt upgrade
[sudo] password for dad:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  libpulsedsp

please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1917283
$ sudo apt list -a --upgradable
[sudo] password for dad:
Listing... Done
libpulse-dev/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulse-dev/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulse-dev/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

libpulse-mainloop-glib0/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulse-mainloop-glib0/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulse-mainloop-glib0/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

libpulse0/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulse0/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulse0/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

libpulsedsp/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
libpulsedsp/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
libpulsedsp/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

pulseaudio/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
pulseaudio/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
pulseaudio/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

pulseaudio-module-jack/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
pulseaudio-module-jack/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
pulseaudio-module-jack/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

pulseaudio-utils/focal 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1 amd64 [upgradable from: 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11]
pulseaudio-utils/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.11 amd64 [installed,upgradable to: 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.7+kxstudio1]
pulseaudio-utils/bionic 1:11.1-1ubuntu7 amd64

As is visible, I am not able to upgrade to Focal elements because I am running Bionic and I cannot upgrade Focal elements because the current upgrade tree uses Bionic ppa. If I were to put Focal ppa in my /etc/apt/sources.list there would likely be havoc! pulseaudio currently does not wo...