Dell firmware updates cause other updates to not install correctly on Kubuntu 22.04

[Diana Shehu]

I recently installed Kubuntu 22.04 in a dual-boot system with Windows - my computer did not ship with Linux. I ran an update through the KDE app Discover that updated the Dell BIOS. This update appeared to be successful. I then booted into Kubuntu and saw that Discover was telling me to restart to install other updates I had downloaded. I rebooted, but the message was still there. It appears that the updates are not actually installing when I restart. I am running a Dell XPS 17 9700. I have UEFI Secure Boot enabled. I have shut down the computer and booted into Kubuntu again, but this did not solve the issue. I ran fwupdmgr update and got

Devices with no available firmware updates:
 • DELL098F:00 04F3:311C
 • Integrated Webcam HD
Devices with the latest available firmware version:
 • UEFI dbx

...which suggests that a bad EFI binary is not at fault, as a person suggested to me.
I'm not sure what package, if any, is the problem here.
I expected the updates to install normally upon restarting, as they usually do. I instead experienced the above.
Thanks for any help in advance.

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[Diana Shehu (roadrunner56)]

I'm not sure if this is the right package causing it, but the issue relates to Dell hardware so under https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/FindRightPackage#Hardware_Malfunctions I would presume it is related to the kernel.

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

If the command line tool fwupdmgr is reporting no more updates I don't believe this is a fwupd bug. It's probably KDE discover that needs to be investigated.

[Diana Shehu (roadrunner56)]

Should I report this bug to KDE as well then?

[Mario Limonciello (superm1)]

Yes, upstream KDE is a great place to report it if they don't have anyone looking at bugs for plasma-discover here.

[Scarlett Gately Moore (scarlettmoore)]

This was filed here: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=463894 and was closed due to incomplete. Closing here as well. If you still would like to help get it fixed please respond on the upstream bug. Thanks.