System broken after upgrade

[Philippe]

Ubuntu 22.04 fresh install or not
After "sudo apt full-upgrade" of 5th august 2023, many essentials packages are flagged unnecessary and uninstalled. Including :
mate-session-manager
xorg
ubuntu-mate-core
After reboot, system broken, no way to start and need to repair.

Edit: add spec machines

Problem appears on 2 computers at home.

Computer #1:
Issue still here. Simulation of `full-upgrade` will remove many core packages.

```
hwe-support-status --verbose
You are not running a system with a Hardware Enablement Stack. Your system is supported until avril 2027.
```

```
sudo inxi -Famxz
System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-78-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.3.0
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.0-78-generic
  Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel, plank wm: marco 1.26.0
    dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: Acer product: Swift SF314-54 v: V1.17 serial: <filter>
  Mobo: KBL model: Strongbow_KL v: V1.17 serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde
    v: 1.17 date: 04/16/2021
Battery:
  ID-1: BAT0 charge: 21.2 Wh (46.3%) condition: 45.8/51.1 Wh (89.7%)
    volts: 14.9 min: 15.4 model: SANYO AC14B8K type: Li-ion serial: <filter>
    status: Discharging
Memory:
  RAM: total: 7.64 GiB used: 1.28 GiB (16.8%)
  Array-1: capacity: 32 GiB slots: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 16 GiB
    note: est.
  Device-1: ChannelA-DIMM0 size: 4 GiB speed: 2400 MT/s type: DDR4
    detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered) bus-width: 64 bits
    total: 64 bits manufacturer: Micron part-no: 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1
    serial: N/A
  Device-2: ChannelB-DIMM0 size: 4 GiB speed: 2400 MT/s type: DDR4
    detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered) bus-width: 64 bits
    total: 64 bits manufacturer: Crucial part-no: CT4G4SFS824A.M8FF
    serial: <filter>
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-8250U socket: BGA1356 (U3E1) note: check
    bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Coffee Lake family: 6 model-id: 0x8E (142)
    stepping: 0xA (10) microcode: 0xF0
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 4 tpc: 2 threads: 8 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 256 KiB desc: d-4x32 KiB; i-4x32 KiB L2: 1024 KiB desc: 4x256 KiB
    L3: 6 MiB desc: 1x6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1266 high: 2755 min/max: 400/3400 base/boost: 1600/8300
    scaling: driver: intel_pstate governor: powersave volts: 0.7 V
    ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 2579 2: 2755 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800
    7: 800 8: 800 bogomips: 28800
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
  Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel UHD Graphics 620 vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915
    v: kernel ports: active: eDP-1 empty: HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:5917 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Chicony HD WebCam type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-7:3
    chip-ID: 04f2:b5c5 class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 compositor: marco v: 1.26.0 driver: X:
    loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0
    screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.0x11.2")
    s-diag: 582mm (22.9")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: LG built: 2017 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 158
    gamma: 1.2 size: 309x174mm (12.2x6.9") diag: 355mm (14") ratio: 16:9
    modes: 1920x1080
  OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2)
    v: 4.6 Mesa 22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04.3 direct render: Yes
Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
    driver: snd_soc_skl v: kernel alternate: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
    chip-ID: 8086:9d71 class-ID: 0401
  Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.15.0-78-generic running: yes
  Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
  Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Wireless 7265 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
    speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:095a class-ID: 0280
  IF: wlp2s0 state: up mac: <filter>
  IF-ID-1: tun0 state: unknown speed: 10 Mbps duplex: full mac: N/A
Bluetooth:
  Device-1: Intel Bluetooth wireless interface type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8
    bus-ID: 1-5:2 chip-ID: 8087:0a2a class-ID: e001
  Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 2 state: down
    bt-service: enabled,running rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes
    address: <filter>
  Info: acl-mtu: 1021:5 sco-mtu: 96:6 link-policy: rswitch hold sniff
    link-mode: peripheral accept
RAID:
  Hardware-1: Intel 82801 Mobile SATA Controller [RAID mode] driver: ahci
    v: 3.0 port: 3060 bus-ID: 00:17.0 chip-ID: 8086:282a rev: N/A
    class-ID: 0104
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 231.03 GiB used: 63.66 GiB (27.6%)
  SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends
  ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Corsair model: Corsair Force LS SSD
    size: 111.79 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
    type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 00.8 scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/sdb maj-min: 8:16 vendor: SK Hynix model: HFS128G39TND-N210A
    size: 119.24 GiB block-size: physical: 4096 B logical: 512 B
    speed: 6.0 Gb/s type: SSD serial: <filter> rev: 1P10 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 118.74 GiB size: 116.32 GiB (97.96%)
    used: 63.65 GiB (54.7%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/sdb2
    maj-min: 8:18
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 6.1 MiB (1.2%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/sdb1
    maj-min: 8:17
Swap:
  Kernel: swappiness: 5 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default)
  ID-1: swap-1 type: file size: 3.92 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
    file: /swapfile
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 45.0 C pch: 36.5 C mobo: 30.0 C
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
  Processes: 296 Uptime: 0m wakeups: 117 Init: systemd v: 249 runlevel: 5
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12 Packages: 2189 apt: 2170
  lib: 1098 flatpak: 0 snap: 19 Shell: Sudo (sudo) v: 1.9.9 default: Bash
  v: 5.1.16 running-in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.3.13
```

Computer #2: the issue was here the 6th august. The running of `full-upgrade`has broken the system, then I repaired it. But today, the issue seems to have disappear. The simulation of full-upgrade will don’t remove core packages.

```
hwe-support-status --verbose
You are not running a system with a Hardware Enablement Stack. Your system is supported until avril 2027.
```

```
sudo inxi -Famxz
System:
  Kernel: 5.19.0-32-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.19.0-32-generic
    root=UUID=ee2f4425-cb03-4ffe-a80f-3cfb5ef81775 ro loglevel=3 quiet splash
    loglevel=3 amdgpu.ppfeaturemask=0xffffffff vt.handoff=7
  Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 info: mate-panel, plank wm: marco 1.26.0
    dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Machine:
    BIOS: American Megatrends v: 1.80 date: 11/16/2020
Memory:
  RAM: total: 15.56 GiB used: 2.56 GiB (16.5%)
  Array-1: capacity: 64 GiB slots: 4 EC: None max-module-size: 16 GiB
    note: est.
  Device-1: ChannelA-DIMM0 size: 8 GiB speed: 2133 MT/s type: DDR4
    detail: synchronous bus-width: 64 bits total: 64 bits manufacturer: Corsair
    part-no: CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 serial: N/A
  Device-2: ChannelA-DIMM1 size: No Module Installed
  Device-3: ChannelB-DIMM0 size: 8 GiB speed: 2133 MT/s type: DDR4
    detail: synchronous bus-width: 64 bits total: 64 bits manufacturer: Corsair
    part-no: CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 serial: N/A
  Device-4: ChannelB-DIMM1 size: No Module Installed
CPU:
  Info: model: Intel Core i5-10400F socket: U3E1 bits: 64 type: MT MCP
    arch: Comet Lake family: 6 model-id: 0xA5 (165) stepping: 5 microcode: 0xF4
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XT]
    vendor: Gigabyte driver: amdgpu v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
    lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2 off: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-3
    bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:731f class-ID: 0300
  Display: server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 compositor: marco v: 1.26.0 driver: X:
    loaded: amdgpu,ati unloaded: fbdev,intel,modesetting,radeon,vesa
    alternate: nvidia gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  OpenGL: renderer: AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT (navi10 LLVM 15.0.7 DRM 3.47
  5.19.0-32-generic)
    v: 4.6 Mesa 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 direct render: Yes
Info:
  Processes: 379 Uptime: 2m wakeups: 2 Init: systemd v: 249 runlevel: 5
  tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 11.4.0 alt: 11/12/9 Packages: 3052
  note: see --pkg apt: 3028 lib: 1630 flatpak: 0 snap: 24 Shell: Sudo (sudo)
  v: 1.9.9 default: Bash v: 5.1.16 running-in: mate-terminal inxi: 3.3.13
```

From cat /var/log/apt/history.log

Start-Date: 2023-08-05 07:30:56
Commandline: apt full-upgrade -y
Install: libqt5gui5-gles:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-1, automatic), libqt5quick5-gles:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-1, automatic)
Upgrade: language-pack-gnome-fr-base:amd64 (1:22.04+20230209, 1:22.04+20230801), libunwind8:amd64 (1.3.2-2build2, 1.3.2-2build2.1), ufw:amd64 (0.36.1-4build1, 0.36.1-4ubuntu0.1), xxd:amd64 (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10), vim-common:amd64 (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10), libgstreamer-gl1.0-0:amd64 (1.20.1-1, 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1), language-pack-fr:amd64 (1:22.04+20230209, 1:22.04+20230801), libpoppler-cpp0v5:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), libxatracker2:amd64 (22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04.3, 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1), gstreamer1.0-alsa:amd64 (1.20.1-1, 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1), python-apt-common:amd64 (2.4.0ubuntu1, 2.4.0ubuntu2), mesa-va-drivers:amd64 (22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04.3, 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1), poppler-utils:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0:amd64 (1.20.3-0ubuntu1, 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1), gstreamer1.0-x:amd64 (1.20.1-1, 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1), libpoppler-glib8:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), gstreamer1.0-plugins-good:amd64 (1.20.3-0ubuntu1, 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1), gstreamer1.0-plugins-base:amd64 (1.20.1-1, 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1), vim-tiny:amd64 (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10), libpoppler118:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), mesa-vulkan-drivers:amd64 (22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04.3, 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1), base-files:amd64 (12ubuntu4.3, 12ubuntu4.4), python3-apt:amd64 (2.4.0ubuntu1, 2.4.0ubuntu2), python3-distro-info:amd64 (1.1build1, 1.1ubuntu0.1), linux-firmware:amd64 (20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.16, 20220329.git681281e4-0ubuntu3.17), distro-info:amd64 (1.1build1, 1.1ubuntu0.1), language-pack-gnome-fr:amd64 (1:22.04+20230209, 1:22.04+20230801), gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio:amd64 (1.20.3-0ubuntu1, 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1), language-pack-fr-base:amd64 (1:22.04+20230209, 1:22.04+20230801), libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0:amd64 (1.20.1-1, 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1), mesa-vdpau-drivers:amd64 (22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04.3, 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1)
Remove: libcogl-path20:amd64 (1.22.8-3build1), xserver-xorg-video-nouveau:amd64 (1:1.0.17-2build1), evolution-data-server:amd64 (3.44.4-0ubuntu1.1), gir1.2-champlain-0.12:amd64 (0.12.20-1build1), celluloid:amd64 (0.20-2), mate-user-guide:amd64 (1.26.0-1), gir1.2-clutter-1.0:amd64 (1.26.4+dfsg-4build1), gambas3-ide:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gir1.2-cogl-1.0:amd64 (1.22.8-3build1), libfolks-eds26:amd64 (0.15.5-2), xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu:amd64 (22.0.0-1ubuntu0.1), mate-session-manager:amd64 (1.26.0-1ubuntu1), libatrilview3:amd64 (1.26.0-1ubuntu1), marco:amd64 (1.26.0-3ubuntu1), xserver-xorg-core:amd64 (2:21.1.4-2ubuntu1.7~22.04.1), gstreamer1.0-gl:amd64 (1.20.1-1), mpv:amd64 (0.34.1-1ubuntu3), gthumb:amd64 (3:3.12.0-2), mate-tweak:amd64 (22.04.8-0ubuntu3), mate-desktop-environment-core:amd64 (1.26.0+1ubuntu6), atril:amd64 (1.26.0-1ubuntu1), libcogl20:amd64 (1.22.8-3build1), xserver-xorg-input-all:amd64 (1:7.7+23ubuntu2), xserver-xorg-video-intel:amd64 (2:2.99.917+git20210115-1), rhythmbox-plugins:amd64 (3.4.4-5ubuntu1), libclutter-gtk-1.0-0:amd64 (1.8.4-4build2), gir1.2-rb-3.0:amd64 (3.4.4-5ubuntu1), xserver-xorg:amd64 (1:7.7+23ubuntu2), mate-screensaver:amd64 (1.26.1-1), xserver-xorg-video-vesa:amd64 (1:2.5.0-1build4), gir1.2-gtkchamplain-0.12:amd64 (0.12.20-1build1), libmpv1:amd64 (0.34.1-1ubuntu3), libqt5quick5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-1), gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0:amd64 (1.20.1-1), libqt5widgets5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2), libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0:amd64 (0.12.20-1build1), keepassxc:amd64 (2.7.5-1ppa1~jammy1), libqt5gui5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2), qml-module-qtquick-extras:amd64 (5.15.3-1), ubuntu-mate-core:amd64 (1.282), gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0:amd64 (1.8.4-4build2), ubuntu-mate-guide:amd64 (22.04.0-0ubuntu1), libedataserverui-1.2-3:amd64 (3.44.4-0ubuntu1.1), libqt5printsupport5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2), gstreamer1.0-gtk3:amd64 (1.20.3-0ubuntu1), libqt5opengl5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.2), xserver-xorg-video-radeon:amd64 (1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1), gnome-maps:amd64 (42.3-0ubuntu1), gufw:amd64 (22.04.0-0ubuntu1), xserver-xorg-video-vmware:amd64 (1:13.3.0-3build1), mesa-utils-bin:amd64 (8.4.0-1ubuntu1), gambas3-gb-report2:amd64 (3.16.3-3), webcamoid:amd64 (8.8.0+dfsg-1), xserver-xorg-input-libinput:amd64 (1.2.1-1), zenity:amd64 (3.42.1-0ubuntu1), xorg:amd64 (1:7.7+23ubuntu2), qml-module-qtgraphicaleffects:amd64 (5.15.3-1), libqt5svg5:amd64 (5.15.3-1), gambas3-gb-gtk3-webview:amd64 (3.16.3-3), simplescreenrecorder:amd64 (0.4.4-1), ubuntu-mate-desktop:amd64 (1.282), apturl:amd64 (0.5.2ubuntu22), qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets:amd64 (5.15.3-1), gambas3-gb-qt5-ext:amd64 (3.16.3-3), xserver-xorg-input-wacom:amd64 (1:1.0.0-3ubuntu1), gambas3-gb-qt5-opengl:amd64 (3.16.3-3), libyelp0:amd64 (42.1-1), qbittorrent:amd64 (4.4.1-2), yelp:amd64 (42.1-1), qml-module-qtquick-controls:amd64 (5.15.3-1), libchamplain-0.12-0:amd64 (0.12.20-1build1), virtualbox-qt:amd64 (6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1), libcogl-pango20:amd64 (1.22.8-3build1), mesa-utils:amd64 (8.4.0-1ubuntu1), gambas3-gb-qt5:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gir1.2-coglpango-1.0:amd64 (1.22.8-3build1), qml-module-qtquick2:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-1), xserver-xorg-video-all:amd64 (1:7.7+23ubuntu2), xserver-xorg-video-ati:amd64 (1:19.1.0-2ubuntu1), qml-module-qtquick-dialogs:amd64 (5.15.3-1), libclutter-1.0-0:amd64 (1.26.4+dfsg-4build1), shotwell:amd64 (0.30.14-1ubuntu6), webcamoid-plugins:amd64 (8.8.0+dfsg-1), gambas3:amd64 (3.16.3-3), xserver-xorg-video-fbdev:amd64 (1:0.5.0-2build1), flameshot:amd64 (11.0.0-2), xserver-xorg-video-qxl:amd64 (0.1.5+git20200331-3), qt5-gtk2-platformtheme:amd64 (5.0.0+git23.g335dbec-4build3)
End-Date: 2023-08-05 07:33:30

Start-Date: 2023-08-05 07:33:34
Commandline: apt autoremove --purge -y
Purge: libvulkan1:amd64 (1.3.204.1-2), fonts-cantarell:amd64 (0.303-2), python3-pyxattr:amd64 (0.7.2-2ubuntu2), libsynctex2:amd64 (2021.20210626.59705-1ubuntu0.1), libedata-book-1.2-26:amd64 (3.44.4-0ubuntu1.1), debhelper:amd64 (13.6ubuntu1), libebook-1.2-20:amd64 (3.44.4-0ubuntu1.1), gambas3-gb-gtk3-x11:amd64 (3.16.3-3), libdumb1:amd64 (1:0.9.3-6build1), liblirc-client0:amd64 (0.10.1-6.3ubuntu1), gambas3-gb-memcached:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gir1.2-geocodeglib-1.0:amd64 (3.26.2-2build2), brasero-common:amd64 (3.12.3-1), mate-screensaver-common:amd64 (1.26.1-1), virtualbox:amd64 (6.1.38-dfsg-3~ubuntu1.22.04.1), gambas3-gb-gtk3:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gir1.2-rest-0.7:amd64 (0.8.1-1.1build2), gambas3-gb-db-mysql:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gambas3-gb-poppler:amd64 (3.16.3-3), shotwell-common:amd64 (0.30.14-1ubuntu6), libgmime-3.0-0:amd64 (3.2.7-1), gambas3-gb-image-effect:amd64 (3.16.3-3), libunity-scopes-json-def-desktop:amd64 (7.1.4+19.04.20190319-6build1), gambas3-gb-xml-xslt:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gambas3-gb-image:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gambas3-gb-mime:amd64 (3.16.3-3), libclutter-1.0-common:amd64 (1.26.4+dfsg-4build1), gir1.2-json-1.0:amd64 (1.6.6-1build1), libisofs6:amd64 (1.5.4-1), dwz:amd64 (0.14-1build2), libqt5quickcontrols2-5:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-1), libfluidsynth3:amd64 (2.2.5-1), libexiv2-27:amd64 (0.27.5-3ubuntu1), gambas3-gb-xml-html:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gambas3-gb-sdl2:amd64 (3.16.3-3), libxcb-composite0:amd64 (1.14-3ubuntu3), libdmapsharing-3.0-2:amd64 (2.9.41-3build2), qml-module-qtquick-layouts:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-1), gambas3-examples:amd64 (3.16.3-3), sgml-base:amd64 (1.30), gambas3-gb-form-print:amd64 (3.16.3-3), gambas3-gb-compress:amd64 (3.16.3-3), libsdl2-ttf-2.0-0:amd64 (2.0.18+dfsg-2), dctrl-tools:amd64 (2.24-3build2), libtspi1:amd64 (0.3.15-0.2), qml-module-qtquick-window2:amd64 (5.15.3+dfsg-1), yelp-xsl:amd64 (42.0-1), rpm:amd64 (4.17.0+dfsg1-4build1), libavkys8:amd64 (8.8.0+dfsg-1), libperl4-corelibs-perl:amd64 (0.004-2), libodbc2:amd64 (2.3.9-5), libgpod4:amd64 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End-Date: 2023-08-05 07:34:58

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[David Martin (dmartina)]

I noticed xorg and the whole desktop (lubuntu first, kubuntu later at another laptop) had been removed, but luckily I managed to reinstall it before rebooting (sudo apt install lubuntu-desktop).

Here is the full-upgrade display:

$ LC_ALL=C sudo apt full-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  x11-apps x11-session-utils xinit
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
Get more security updates through Ubuntu Pro with 'esm-apps' enabled:
  vlc-plugin-qt libvlc5 libimage-magick-perl vlc-data libvlccore9 vlc
  imagemagick vlc-bin libjs-jquery-ui vlc-l10n libavdevice58 libopenexr25
  libmagick++-6.q16-8 libpostproc55 libmagickcore-6.q16-6-extra
  vlc-plugin-samba php-twig libavcodec58 libimage-magick-q16-perl
  libmagickwand-6.q16-6 vlc-plugin-notify libavutil56 imagemagick-6.q16
  libswscale5 libeditorconfig0 libmagickcore-6.q16-6 vlc-plugin-access-extra
  vlc-plugin-skins2 vlc-plugin-video-splitter libswresample3
  imagemagick-6-common vlc-plugin-video-output libavformat58 libvlc-bin
  vlc-plugin-base vlc-plugin-visualization libavfilter7
Learn more about Ubuntu Pro at https://ubuntu.com/pro
#
# You can verify the status of security fixes using the `pro fix` command.
# E.g., a recent Ruby vulnerability can be checked with: `pro fix USN-6219-1`
# For more detail see: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6219-1
#
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  kubuntu-desktop libosmesa6 xorg
The following packages have been kept back:
  libegl-mesa0 libgbm1 libgbm1:i386 libgl1-amber-dri libgl1-mesa-dri libglapi-mesa libglapi-mesa:i386 libglx-mesa0 libosmesa6:i386
  python3-distupgrade ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 3 to remove and 12 not upgraded.
After this operation, 11.7 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]

David

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[reisig (reisig)]

On Xubuntu-core 22.04:

$ sudo apt full-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  dctrl-tools dkms docbook-xml exiftran font-manager-common font-viewer fonts-font-awesome geeqie-common
  gnome-session-common libaribb24-0 libcddb2 libclutter-1.0-common libcogl-common libdca0 libdrm-nouveau2:i386
  libdrm-radeon1:i386 libdvbpsi10 libeb16 libebml5 libfaad2 libfreeaptx0 libglvnd0:i386 libgsoap-2.8.117
  libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 libixml10 libkate1 libldacbt-enc2 liblirc-client0 libltc11 liblua5.1-0 liblua5.2-0
  libluajit-5.1-2 libluajit-5.1-common liblzf1 libmarisa0 libmatroska7 libmbedcrypto7 libmbedtls14 libmbedx509-1
  libmjpegutils-2.1-0 libmodplug1 libmpcdec6 libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0 libmplex2-2.1-0 libopencc-data libopencc1.1
  libopenh264-6 libopenmpt-modplug1 libopenni2-0 libplacebo192 libprotobuf-lite23 libproxy-tools libqt5concurrent5
  libqt5multimedia5 libqt5positioning5 libqt5qml5 libqt5qmlmodels5 libqt5sensors5 libqt5webchannel5 libquazip5-1
  libresid-builder0c2a libsbc1 libsensors5:i386 libsidplay2 libspandsp2 libspatialaudio0 libsrtp2-1 libssh2-1
  libupnp13 libva-wayland2 libvlc-bin libvlc5 libvlccore9 libvncclient1 libvncserver1 libvo-aacenc0
  libvo-amrwbenc0 libwildmidi2 libxcb-composite0 libxcb-dri2-0:i386 libxcb-glx0:i386 libxcb-xv0 libxcvt0
  libykpers-1-1 libyubikey-udev libyubikey0 libzbar0 libzxcvbn0 libzxingcore1 python3-pyqt5.sip sgml-base
  sgml-data virtualbox virtualbox-dkms vlc-bin vlc-data vlc-l10n vlc-plugin-access-extra vlc-plugin-base
  vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-samba vlc-plugin-video-splitter vlc-plugin-visualization xcvt xml-core
  zenity-common
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED
  apt-offline-gui font-manager geeqie gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-1.0 gnome-session-bin gnome-startup-applications
  gnumeric-doc goldendict gstreamer1.0-gl gstreamer1.0-gtk3 gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad keepassxc libchamplain-0.12-0
  libchamplain-gtk-0.12-0 libclutter-1.0-0 libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 libcogl-pango20 libcogl-path20 libcogl20
  libegl1-mesa libgl1:i386 libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libglx-mesa0:i386 libglx0:i386 libobs0 libosmesa6 libqt5designer5
  libqt5gui5 libqt5help5 libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5multimediagsttools5 libqt5multimediawidgets5
  libqt5opengl5 libqt5printsupport5 libqt5quick5 libqt5svg5 libqt5webkit5 libqt5widgets5 libwayland-egl1-mesa
  libyelp0 mesa-utils mesa-utils-bin obs-plugins obs-studio python3-pyqt5 qt5-gtk-platformtheme
  qt5-gtk2-platformtheme qt5-style-plugin-cleanlooks qt5-style-plugin-motif qt5-style-plugin-plastique
  qt5-style-plugins virtualbox-qt vlc vlc-plugin-qt vlc-plugin-skins2 vlc-plugin-video-output xorg xserver-xorg
  xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-libinput xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
  xserver-xorg-input-wacom xserver-xorg-video-all xserver-xorg-video-amdgpu xserver-xorg-video-ati
  xserver-xorg-video-fbdev xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-nouveau xserver-xorg-video-qxl
  xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-vesa xserver-xorg-v...

[Rahav Dor (rahavd)]

For additional context, please see https://askubuntu.com/questions/1481093/ubuntu-22-04-2-lts-fails-after-an-update

I think that this is a general problem. I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, multiple times from the same Ubuntu `.iso` that culminated in flawlessly running Ubuntu in the past.

It is a vicious cycle, even on purely new Ubuntu with nothing else installed on it. Installing Ubuntu, since Friday 4 August, ends up with an OS that asserts immediately upon boot: 'Error: Marking the upgrade (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)', and if we run

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
```

You end up with no GUI.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

I haven't found a cause yet, but I believe I experienced this as can be seen with my apt logs

---
Start-Date: 2023-08-04 08:44:06
Commandline: apt full-upgrade
Requested-By: guiverc (1000)
Install: linux-modules-extra-6.2.0-26-generic:amd64 (6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1, automatic), linux-hwe-6.2-headers-6.2.0-26:amd64 (6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-6.2.0-26-generic:amd64 (6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1, automatic), linux-image-6.2.0-26-generic:amd64 (6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1, automatic), linux-headers-6.2.0-26-generic:amd64 (6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1, automatic)
Upgrade: libpoppler-qt5-1:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), libreoffice-calc:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libreoffice-gnome:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), uno-libs-private:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libreoffice-base-core:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libreoffice-core:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libunwind8:amd64 (1.3.2-2build2, 1.3.2-2build2.1), libreoffice-common:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), ure:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), vim:amd64 (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10), xxd:amd64 (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10), linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04:amd64 (5.19.0.50.22, 6.2.0.26.26~22.04.7), vim-common:amd64 (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10), libreoffice-draw:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libuno-purpenvhelpergcc3-3:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libuno-cppu3:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libpoppler-cpp0v5:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), libxatracker2:amd64 (22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04.3, 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1), libreoffice-impress:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), fonts-opensymbol:amd64 (2:102.12+LibO7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:102.12+LibO7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), mesa-va-drivers:amd64 (22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04.3, 23.0.4-0ubuntu1~22.04.1), poppler-utils:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), libreoffice-style-colibre:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libpoppler-glib8:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), libreoffice-writer:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libuno-salhelpergcc3-3:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), libreoffice-style-breeze:amd64 (1:7.4.7-0ubuntu0.22.10.1~bpo22.04.1, 4:7.5.5-0ubuntu0.23.04.1~bpo22.04.1), vim-tiny:amd64 (2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9, 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10), libpoppler118:amd64 (22.02.0-2ubuntu0.1, 22.02.0-2ubuntu0.2), mesa-vulkan-drivers:amd64 (22.2.5-0ubuntu0.1~22.04...

[Jeremy Norris (ishmaeljx)]

I suspect this is due to something being terribly wrong with apt's phased updates.
I'd suggest disabling it:

echo 'APT::Get::Always-Include-Phased-Updates "1";' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/999phased-updates >/dev/null

[Philippe (philippe734)]

As a precautionary measure and given the variety of cases, I suggest that the official Ubuntu teams issue an official statement to avoid making updates until further notice.

[ajgreeny (ajg-charlbury)]

I hadd the same potential problem in Xubuntu 22.04 on 5th August when running
sudo apt full-upgrade
but aborted when I saw much of the GUI was to be removed.

Running
sudo apt upgrade
was successful but following a reboot re-running
sudo apt full-upgrade
again just to test the system, wanted to remove much of the GUI.

Running the full-upgrade command once more on 6th August all was back to normal.

I saw this problem on a laptop running with the 5.19.0 hwe kernel series but not on my desktop still with the 5.15.0 kernel series.

[w-sky (w-sky)]

Maybe this is related: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS. From Aug 4, 2023 on the Software Updater tool offered to make a partial upgrade to install some software updates which also included the removal of 3 packets:
- gthumb
- ubuntu-unity-desktop
- steam-installer
The latter two are just metapackages to I thought they would not possible remove Unity and Steam itself, and I started the upgrade. Steam and gthumb were removed (but games and settings still intact). The Unity desktop was not removed.

Among the updates was a minor update the Nvidia-535 driver (new version 535.86.05). During the installation of this update, the screen became black with a blinking cursor on the top left while the laptop fans started speeding as a sign for high or full CPU/GPU load. After a while, I tried pressing Ctrl-Alt-F1 to F7 but this made the screen completely black and unresponsive. After another while, I rebooted with SysReq-SUB.
Afterwards the system would not boot to the GUI and I needed to complete the Nvidia installation:
sudo dpkg --configure -a

My system seems to be okay now, except for the uninstalled packages.

[reisig (reisig)]

"I suspect this is due to something being terribly wrong with apt's phased updates."

Yes, the issue seems to be caused by some kept back packages yesterday:
The following packages have been kept back:
  base-files language-pack-de language-pack-de-base language-pack-gnome-de language-pack-gnome-de-base
  language-pack-gnome-en language-pack-gnome-en-base libegl-mesa0 libgbm1 libgbm1:i386 libgl1-amber-dri
  libgl1-mesa-dri libglapi-mesa libglapi-mesa:i386 libglx-mesa0 libosmesa6:i386 python3-distupgrade
  ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk

Today it's working ok on my system:
$ sudo apt full-upgrade
The following NEW packages will be installed
  libdrm-intel1:i386 libpciaccess0:i386
The following packages will be upgraded:
  base-files language-pack-de language-pack-de-base language-pack-gnome-de language-pack-gnome-de-base
  language-pack-gnome-en language-pack-gnome-en-base libegl-mesa0 libgbm1 libgbm1:i386 libgl1-amber-dri
  libgl1-mesa-dri libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 libglapi-mesa libglapi-mesa:i386 libglx-mesa0 libglx-mesa0:i386 libosmesa6
  libosmesa6:i386 python3-distupgrade ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
22 to upgrade, 2 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.

[Rahav Dor (rahavd)]

The following is very odd.

Setup: I install Ubuntu from the same USB drive. I tried to install with updates during the installation and without.

Result: Installations period to Friday, worked with no issues. Installation afterwards, end up with a red stop sign icon on the top-right menu bar. And a message:

    An error occurred, please run Package Manager from the right-click menu or apt-get in a terminal to see
    what is wrong. The error message was: 'Error: Marking the upgrade (E:Unable to correct problems, you
    have held broken packages.)' This usually means that your installed packages have unmet dependencies

Because the above occurs even in installations without updates from the Internet, this suggests that the bug is not fetched during the installation, but is built into the OS. Probably the part that checks the package. However, because this was not a problem prior to Friday, the bug must be in something that it checkes with online.

[Ricardo Dias Marques (ricmarques)]

Regarding the (very well intentioned) suggestion by @ishmaeljx in comment #10 to disable Phased Updates, I may be wrong but I believe that suggestion will only increase the likelihood of installing the troublesome updates. I say that based on the following question and answers taken from https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/about-apt-upgrade-and-phased-updates :

"(...) Can I turn off phased updates?

That depends on how stable you need your system to be. If you just want to avoid any notices about packages being held back during apt updates, and you’re willing to be one of the first people to get updates whenever they’re released, you can turn off phased updates. Be warned, though – if an update is broken, you will almost always be in the first set of people to get it (i.e., you’re basically volunteering yourself as a guinea pig for the early update releases!). It will get rid of the “held back packages” in apt message, though.

If that doesn’t sound like something you want, leave phased updates on (this is the default). You will still temporarily get the “held back packages” message, but your machine will be more protected from updates that might otherwise break it – and once the packages are ready to be safely installed on your system, they will no longer be held back.(...)"

[Jeremy Norris (ishmaeljx)]

If holding back package updates because of phased updates actively damages systems (as it most certainly seems to be in this case), then it would seem the feature causes more harm than good.

[Rahav Dor (rahavd)]

Is there a best practice where I can avoid ANY and ALL updates once I have reached a stable OS?

I can then choose to upgrade the OS at points in time that will not break the day-to-day workload and certainly do a backup prior to that.

[Rik Mills (rikmills)]

This issue clearly is not caused by the kubuntu-meta package

[David Martin (dmartina)]

I agree that the problem seems to be gone and today my two kubuntu 22.04 LTS+HWE have completed the "dist-upgrade". I haven't yet tried the lubuntu laptop.

Just to complete some details. Yesterday, after the alert in the first laptop, I managed to do most updates with "apt upgrade". It seems that the risk was just involved with "apt full-upgrade", which is supposed to be used by "expert people" who know what they are doing and can assume certain risks...

Anyway, I agree that those phased updates should never ever ruin any single system.

David

[reisig (reisig)]

@rahavd
"sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
You end up with no GUI."

Package removals should only happen if you do apt full-upgrade or apt-get dist-upgrade. With apt upgrade you should be safe from this bug, as it does not remove any packages.

[Marcio dos Santos Amorim (mozgbrasil)]

Here in my environment the same thing happened when trying to install the Ubuntu updates, the screen just went black then the prompt kept flashing and when I restart the machine the terminal is displayed but the graphical environment is not displayed, searching on the Net I see that it is a problem that affected many people around the world, as the cause was generated by an update released by canonical, I believe that only they can solve it

[Coeur Noir (coeur-noir)]

Same here on a « regular » Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
full-upgrade removed ± 170 packages ( the whole DE + things related to xorg and graphic stack ).
Reinstalling ubuntu-desktop afterwards restored them all.

On 5th of august :

operateur@Optiplex9010:~$ sudo apt full-upgrade
Lecture des listes de paquets... Fait
Construction de l'arbre des dépendances... Fait
Lecture des informations d'état... Fait
Calcul de la mise à jour... Erreur !
Certains paquets ne peuvent être installés. Ceci peut signifier
que vous avez demandé l'impossible, ou bien, si vous utilisez
la distribution unstable, que certains paquets n'ont pas encore
été créés ou ne sont pas sortis d'Incoming.
L'information suivante devrait vous aider à résoudre la situation :

Les paquets suivants contiennent des dépendances non satisfaites :
 libglx0 : Dépend: libglx-mesa0 mais ne sera pas installé
E: Impossible de corriger les problèmes, des paquets défectueux sont en mode « garder en l'état ».
operateur@Optiplex9010:~$

Same command ended peacefully the day after,
So, were

libglx0 and libglx-mesa0

parts of a phased update ?

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 2025462, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

[J (jk3m41l)]

The bug 2025462 is about deleting ubuntu-desktop during dist-upgrade.

I have a problem where upgrader wants to remove manually installed packages.

In my case when I run "apt list --upgradable" it proposes to upgrade these:
python3-distupgrade
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk

If I select GUI System / Admin / Software updater it proposes "Partial update". From there I can see planned removals and they include several packages that I have manually installed, e.g. vlc and keepassxc.

I also remember that after an earlier upgrade from ubuntu 18 to 20 I always had to reinstall e.g. borg backup which was removed during upgrade although that was installed manually. I never reported this because it was so easy to fix afterwards.

See also the original question about this issue: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1481218/how-to-list-packages-to-be-removed-by-ubuntu-release-upgrader-and-how-to-prevent

I also find it problematic that it is not possible to copy paste information from the Ubuntu SW Updater GUI app as text. Of course you can take screenshots but not all bug reporting tools (e.g. this one) or your own inhouse maintenance doc tools allow storing screenshots.

[djchandler (djchandler)]

I took the sledge hammer approach and reinstalled the system as /home was/is on a separate partition. At least I was able to clean up a messy partition table, and it needed an efi partition besides anyway.