package ubuntu-desktop failed to install/upgrade: brltty-x11 depends on libatspi1.0-0

[Oier Mees]

Upgraded to oneiric with errors, the system is broken.
Whenever I try to install or reinstall packages I get debsums errors and can't perform the operation(see below). Moreover, since installing updates for banshee and firefox, they don't work anymore because they freeze on startup and eat %100 CPU!!! (See #830012 for banshee)

$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install binutils
....
...
binutils 2.21.53.20110810-0ubuntu1 ordezteko prestatzen (.../binutils_2.21.53.20110810-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb erabiliz) ...
binutils ordezpena deskonprimitzen...
man-db(r)en abiarazleak prozesatzen ...
binutils (2.21.53.20110810-0ubuntu1) konfiguratzen...
libc-bin(r)en abiarazleak prozesatzen ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libfprint.so.0 is not a symbolic link

debsums: invalid package name 'binutils'
debsums: invalid package name 'bogofilter'
debsums: invalid package name 'dhcp3-client'
debsums: invalid package name 'dhcp3-common'
debsums: invalid package name 'g++'
debsums: invalid package name 'git-core'
debsums: invalid package name 'icedtea6-plugin'
debsums: invalid package name 'libaudio-dev'
debsums: invalid package name 'libaudio2'
debsums: invalid package name 'netbase'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-all'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-all-dbg'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-all-dev'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-dbg'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-dev'
E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke 'if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi'
E: Sub-process returned an error code

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.240
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 18 14:06:44 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Alpha amd64 (20100919)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
Title: package ubuntu-desktop 1.240 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-18 (0 days ago)

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report

From term.log:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-desktop:

 ubuntu-desktop depends on at-spi2-core; however:

  Package at-spi2-core is not installed.

 ubuntu-desktop depends on libatk-adaptor; however:

  Package libatk-adaptor is not installed.

dpkg: error processing ubuntu-desktop (--configure):

 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

and apt.log
Investigating (2) at-spi2-core [ amd64 ] < none -> 2.1.5-0ubuntu1 > ( misc )
Broken at-spi2-core:amd64 Mendekotasuna: on libatspi2.0-0 [ amd64 ] < none -> 2.1.5-0ubuntu1 > ( misc ) (>= 2.1.1)
  Considering libatspi2.0-0:amd64 2 as a solution to at-spi2-core:amd64 0
  Holding Back at-spi2-core:amd64 rather than change libatspi2.0-0:amd64
Investigating (2) libatk-adaptor [ amd64 ] < none -> 2.1.5-0ubuntu1 > ( misc )
Broken libatk-adaptor:amd64 Mendekotasuna: on libatspi2.0-0 [ amd64 ] < none -> 2.1.5-0ubuntu1 > ( misc ) (>= 2.1.1)
  Considering libatspi2.0-0:amd64 2 as a solution to libatk-adaptor:amd64 0
  Holding Back libatk-adaptor:amd64 rather than change libatspi2.0-0:amd64
Investigating (3) ubuntu-desktop [ amd64 ] < 1.220 -> 1.240 > ( metapackages )
Broken ubuntu-desktop:amd64 Mendekotasuna: on at-spi2-core [ amd64 ] < none -> 2.1.5-0ubuntu1 > ( misc )
  Considering at-spi2-core:amd64 0 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop:amd64 10000
Broken ubuntu-desktop:amd64 Mendekotasuna: on libatk-adaptor [ amd64 ] < none -> 2.1.5-0ubuntu1 > ( misc )
  Considering libatk-adaptor:amd64 0 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop:amd64 10000
Done

[Oier Mees (oier)]

Whenever I try to install or reinstall packages I get debsums errors and can't perform the operation. By the way, I actually only have a functional system with unity 2D, the normal mode doesn't load unity( neither the dash or the indicators).

$ sudo apt-get --reinstall install binutils
....
...
binutils 2.21.53.20110810-0ubuntu1 ordezteko prestatzen (.../binutils_2.21.53.20110810-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb erabiliz) ...
binutils ordezpena deskonprimitzen...
man-db(r)en abiarazleak prozesatzen ...
binutils (2.21.53.20110810-0ubuntu1) konfiguratzen...
libc-bin(r)en abiarazleak prozesatzen ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
/sbin/ldconfig.real: /usr/lib32/libfprint.so.0 is not a symbolic link

debsums: invalid package name 'binutils'
debsums: invalid package name 'bogofilter'
debsums: invalid package name 'dhcp3-client'
debsums: invalid package name 'dhcp3-common'
debsums: invalid package name 'g++'
debsums: invalid package name 'git-core'
debsums: invalid package name 'icedtea6-plugin'
debsums: invalid package name 'libaudio-dev'
debsums: invalid package name 'libaudio2'
debsums: invalid package name 'netbase'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-all'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-all-dbg'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-all-dev'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-dbg'
debsums: invalid package name 'python-dev'
E: Problem executing scripts DPkg::Post-Invoke 'if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi'
E: Sub-process returned an error code

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Confirmed by daily autoupgrade test
http://people.canonical.com/~mvo/automatic-upgrade-testing/2011-08-19-02:28:01/ubuntu/

[Oier Mees (oier)]

I updated firefox and banshee as suggested by update manager(which exited with the same error as above) and since then, they are unusable because they freeze on startup by eating %100 CPU.

[Oier Mees (oier)]

any idea on what is going on? how can I fix the apt error?

[Veet Moha (veet-moha)]

After the Partial Upgrade I did on the 24th of August (few minutes ago) the upgrade finished without any errors and Unity 3D is working. I got messages of programs closing unexpectedly: metacity, 2x gnome-settings-daemon and the GSettings Data Conversion. I will report these bugs in the meantime.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

http://paste.ubuntu.com/674379/ is the verbose output from dist-upgrade. There is a lot of stuff, but this started happening when we moved the at-spi2-core recommends to a depends.

When doing "sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop" the upgrade actually removes all the obsolete at-spi/python-atspi packages, but a mere dist-upgrade rather removes ubuntu-desktop.

Is it really necessary for at-spi2-core to Conflicts: at-spi? Can the two be co-installed on upgrade, and be removed through the normal main -> universe demotion cleanup? If they are both installed, do bad things happen?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

I uploaded a version which drops the Conflicts/Replaces, to unbreak upgrades.

[Oier Mees (oier)]

Martin, is there a way to fix our broken systems? or do we have to wipe out everything and reinstall ubuntu?

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Oier Mees [2011-08-26 9:22 -0000]:
> Martin, is there a way to fix our broken systems? or do we have to wipe
> out everything and reinstall ubuntu?

"sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop" should do the trick.

[Oier Mees (oier)]

I still get the debsums error and the apt error
http://paste.ubuntu.com/675133/
any idea on what is going on?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package at-spi2-core - 2.1.5-0ubuntu2

---------------
at-spi2-core (2.1.5-0ubuntu2) oneiric; urgency=low

  * debian/control: Drop at-spi2-core conflicts to at-spi. This was meant for
    cleaning up the old package, but confuses apt on upgrade to rather hold
    back the old one than upgrading to the new one. (LP: #828759)
 -- Martin Pitt <email address hidden> Fri, 26 Aug 2011 09:45:49 +0200

[Han Pilmeyer (pilux)]

I managed to proceed by filtering on broken packages in synaptic and have those fixed through synaptic. After that the partial upgrade worked.

However I never attempted to reinstall packages and never noticed the debsums errors that you get. I only got the failure to upgrade ubuntu-desktop. So your mileage may vary.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

In today's upgrade from Natty to Oneiric the bug is present again.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Indeed, problem is not fixed and comes from here (linked to bug 790240)
Investigating (0) brltty-x11 [ i386 ] < 4.2-8ubuntu2 -> 4.2-8ubuntu4 > ( universe/admin )
Broken brltty-x11:i386 Depends on libatspi1.0-0 [ i386 ] < 1.32.0-0ubuntu2 -> 1.32.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs ) (>= 1.32.0)
  Considering libatspi1.0-0:i386 2 as a solution to brltty-x11:i386 -1
  Re-Instated libatspi1.0-0:i386
  Re-Instated brltty-x11:i386
Investigating (1) libatspi2.0-0 [ i386 ] < none -> 2.1.5-0ubuntu2 > ( misc )
Broken libatspi2.0-0:i386 Conflicts on libatspi1.0-0 [ i386 ] < 1.32.0-0ubuntu2 -> 1.32.0-0ubuntu3 > ( libs )
  Considering libatspi1.0-0:i386 2 as a solution to libatspi2.0-0:i386 2
  Holding Back libatspi2.0-0:i386 rather than change libatspi1.0-0:i386

brltty-x11 is installed on Natty as a recommend of ubuntu-desktop and depends on libatspi1.0-0 which holds back libatspi2.0-0 hence the resolver issue.

Reopening the report.

[Luke Yelavich (themuso)]

The brltty-x11 package shouldn't depend on legacy at-spi stuff, forgot that users would still have this installed on upgrade. Fixing now.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package brltty - 4.2-8ubuntu5

---------------
brltty (4.2-8ubuntu5) oneiric; urgency=low

  * debian/control: Don't build depend on libatspi-dev, to make sure that
    brltty-x11 doesn't depend on a part of the legacy at-spi stack
    (LP: #828759)
 -- Luke Yelavich <email address hidden> Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:08:58 +1000

[Oier Mees (oier)]

Am I the only one with the debsum errors and a unusable system? Should I open another bug? In that case against which package? Or is the only option to wipe everything out and reinstall Oneiric ?

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

This bug was fixed 14 hours ago, it might be the updated package has not gotten to the mirrors yet.
The system is not instantaneous, even though we all want it to be. I would say this should be working within 48 hours. It should not be necessary to reinstall Oneiric to get the fix, just patience.

---
Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

[Oier Mees (oier)]

In my case at least, any apt update or installation terminates with errors (see the bug description) so I don't know if an update would work for me. As I mentioned earlier, updating working programs like firefox makes them (afterwards) freeze on startup(beacuse the any update terminates with error). I would be very thankful for any help.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

@Oeir, sorry there was 2 issues on your original report and only the most critical has been worked on.

Could you please file another report for the debsums issue? That will avoid mixing problems.
Thanks in advance.

[Oier Mees (oier)]

@Jean, I also thought so, could you please tell me for which package I should fill a bug?

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

submit a report against update-manager, we'll reassign if that's the wrong package. And also write in the description that it is not a dup of this report :)

[Matthew Jaggard (ubuntu-jaggard)]

Fail?

http://people.canonical.com/~mvo/automatic-upgrade-testing/2011-08-30-02:28:01/

[David Horváth (chronos-hun)]

I just faced this issue. Wanted to report.

[Firedancer885 (firedancer)]

I think my problem also belongs here. I updated my Toshiba Satellite laptop from Natty to Oneiric yesterday (22.10.2011) around noon. I got the missing dependencies error too. The upgrade finished, and I restarted the system. Since then I can't boot into the desktop. The usual option gives me a bunch of "no such file or directory" errors, starts bluetooth, wicd network manager, starts pulse-audio, says something about saned being disabled, checks battery status, gives [ok]-s and then hangs.
When I start the system in recovery consol mode and then choose "resume boot" (the options are in hungarian, so I don't know the proper name), I get the same errors and checks, but then it asks for my username and password and opens the command prompt. Typing startx gets me into the ubuntu desktop.
Somebody please help me make the system boot without the workaround. I also switched a personalized grub file for the package maintainers version. I had a few crashes, but for those I found the proper reports.

I also upgraded my work laptop. That one had Maverick on it. I upgraded to Natty and then went directly to Oneiric. That laptop had absolutely no problems and no crashes. It's an Asus laptop.