broken upgrade to xubuntu 24.04 from xubuntu 23.10, can access initramfs as root in recovery mode:

there is a broken package I believe is the root of this whole issue: libfreerdp2-2

if I execute

sudo apt install libfreerdp2-2

I get:

you might want to run apt --fix broken install to correct these, libfreerdp2-2 has unmet dependencies, try apt --fix broken install with no packages or suggest a solution.

After trying apt --fix broken install I get error processing package install-info (–configure), installed install-info package post installation script

Does this happen because the system is only readable?

I also executed

mount -o remount,rw /

mount --all

what do I need to do to check if these commands have worked?

  • lemmyreaderEnglish
    3·
    7 months ago

    sudo apt install libfreerdp2-2

    Can you try purging the broken package ? : sudo dpkg -P libfreerdp2-2

    • ceciline02OP
      1·
      7 months ago

      I purged the broken package with sudo dpkg -P libfreerdp2-2 and immediately afterwards I executed sudo apt get upgrade. It unleashed a list of 96 packages to upgrade totaling 900 MB of data.

      However, if I press yes on ‘do you want to continue?’ wlan seems to be off:

      E: failed to fetch http… initramfs-tools-core… could not connect to 127.0.0.1, connection refused.

      (I can write the whole address if you need it)

      how do I enable wlan as root from initramfs?

      • lemmyreaderEnglish
        31·
        7 months ago

        I purged the broken package with sudo dpkg -P libfreerdp2-2 and immediately afterwards I executed sudo apt get upgrade.

        Cool.

        how do I enable wlan as root from initramfs?

        I’d run nmtui and then use the <TAB> key to navigate between the items and go for “Activate” to enable your WiFi connection. It will show no pop up or something when it successfully activates the connection. I think it will just show a * sign next to the connection item. When that is done use <TAB> to navigate out of nmtui and test your connection.

  • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
    1·
    7 months ago

    No. Likely just a broken package.

    I highly recommend doing a system snapshot before an upgrade to prevent stuff like that.

    Because of that I highly recommend atomic Fedora where this is fully automated. Or at least OpenSUSE tumbleweed. Also Ubuntu will be able to do this.