Update/Upgrade not working (because of phased updates)

Question

I've tried to sudo update and upgrade as usual but it displays

The following packages have been kept back:
  base-files python3-distupgrade python3-gi python3-gi-cairo
  ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

I've tried:

the normal procedure (sudo apt update and upgrade)
the apt-get procedure
sudo -i and performed the normal procedure -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il_Za-wlW5I (whats in this video)
changing software updater and software and updates settings

(also tried restarting my laptop)

Before I tried mounting an usb and a sd card. While I tried this I didn't have a net connection at the time. I tried updating and of course it didn't work. After noticing and reconnecting I did install some updates but then it got stuck on that display

Full display: sudo apt update

[sudo] password for dcg: 
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Hit:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease
Hit:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
6 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
W: Target Sources (restricted/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:2 and /etc/apt/sources.list:7
W: Target Sources (restricted/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:2 and /etc/apt/sources.list:7
dcg@dcg-IdeaPad-5-15ITL05:~$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  base-files python3-distupgrade python3-gi python3-gi-cairo
  ubuntu-release-upgrader-core ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

List of updates:

cg@dcg-IdeaPad-5-15ITL05:~$ apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
base-files/jammy-updates 12ubuntu4.2 amd64 [upgradable from: 12ubuntu4.1]
python3-distupgrade/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 1:22.04.12 all [upgradable from: 1:22.04.11]
python3-gi-cairo/jammy-updates 3.42.1-0ubuntu1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.42.0-3build1]
python3-gi/jammy-updates 3.42.1-0ubuntu1 amd64 [upgradable from: 3.42.0-3build1]
ubuntu-release-upgrader-core/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 1:22.04.12 all [upgradable from: 1:22.04.11]
ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk/jammy-updates,jammy-updates 1:22.04.12 all [upgradable from: 1:22.04.11]
dcg@dcg-IdeaPad-5-15ITL05:~$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease [99,8 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease [110 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main i386 Packages [260 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages [474 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 Packages [196 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe i386 Packages [102 kB]
Fetched 1356 kB in 4s (386 kB/s)

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
6 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
W: Target Sources (restricted/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:2 and /etc/apt/sources.list:7
W: Target Sources (restricted/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:2 and /etc/apt/sources.list:7
dcg@dcg-IdeaPad-5-15ITL05:~$ sudo apt full-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  base-files python3-distupgrade ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
  ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
The following packages will be upgraded:
  python3-gi python3-gi-cairo
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 237 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 python3-gi-cairo amd64 3.42.1-0ubuntu1 [8184 B]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 python3-gi amd64 3.42.1-0ubuntu1 [229 kB]
Fetched 237 kB in 1s (410 kB/s)

(Reading database ... 215354 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../python3-gi-cairo_3.42.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python3-gi-cairo (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) over (3.42.0-3build1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../python3-gi_3.42.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python3-gi (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) over (3.42.0-3build1) ...
Setting up python3-gi (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up python3-gi-cairo (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) ...

(From here on out only 4 packages were not upgraded...I don't know how the other 2 upgraded)

Using sudo apt full-update:

dcg@dcg-IdeaPad-5-15ITL05:~$ sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy InRelease
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-backports InRelease [99,8 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-security InRelease [110 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main i386 Packages [260 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages [474 kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe amd64 Packages [196 kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/universe i386 Packages [102 kB]
Fetched 1356 kB in 4s (386 kB/s)                        
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
6 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.
W: Target Sources (restricted/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:2 and /etc/apt/sources.list:7
W: Target Sources (restricted/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list:2 and /etc/apt/sources.list:7
dcg@dcg-IdeaPad-5-15ITL05:~$ sudo apt full-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  base-files python3-distupgrade ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
  ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
The following packages will be upgraded:
  python3-gi python3-gi-cairo
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 237 kB of archives.
After this operation, 1024 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 python3-gi-cairo amd64 3.42.1-0ubuntu1 [8184 B]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 python3-gi amd64 3.42.1-0ubuntu1 [229 kB]
Fetched 237 kB in 1s (410 kB/s)    
(Reading database ... 215354 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../python3-gi-cairo_3.42.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python3-gi-cairo (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) over (3.42.0-3build1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../python3-gi_3.42.1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking python3-gi (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) over (3.42.0-3build1) ...
Setting up python3-gi (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up python3-gi-cairo (3.42.1-0ubuntu1) ...

user535733 · Answer 1 · 2023-04-12T04:00:52.077

All four of the kept-back packages (base-files, python3-distupgrade, ubuntu-release-upgrader-core, ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk) were in Phased Updates at the time you asked the question.

Phased Updates is one precaution to prevent everybody from receiving a buggy package via upgrade: Some people get the upgraded a few days earlier, others a few days later. This provides an opportunity to pause distribution if early folks report problems.

There is nothing wrong. Your system is NOT broken.

Do not try to force the upgrades. Apt will properly install each upgraded package automatically when your turn comes. Phasing typically runs a week or so. Simply run apt update and apt upgrade again in a few days.

Security upgrades are usually NOT phased. Everybody gets those immediately. The four packages in your question are phased, and therefore NOT security upgrades.

How to see Phased Updates:

$ apt policy base-files 
base-files:
  Installed: 12ubuntu4.1
  Candidate: 12ubuntu4.2
  Version table:
     12ubuntu4.2 500 (phased 60%) <------------ There it is!
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 Packages
 *** 12ubuntu4.1 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     12ubuntu4 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy/main amd64 Packages

You can also see phased update status for some (not all) packages at https://people.canonical.com/%7Eubuntu-archive/phased-updates.html

How to skip phasing, jump to the head of the queue, and install the new package anyway:

Tell apt what you want using the -o (option) flag.

apt -o APT::Get::Always-Include-Phased-Updates=true upgrade

Jumping to the head of the queue is not recommended for most users. You're volunteering to be the tester; for any bugs to affect you first. Bugs in updates are rare, but they do occur.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 24 '22 at 11:39

If you want to permanently opt-in to all phased upgrades in the future, you can create a conf file so that you don't have to add a long command-option each time you issue apt upgrade.

/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/30phased-upgrades

APT::Get::Always-Include-Phased-Updates "true";

score -1 · Answer 3 · edited Aug 17 '22 at 07:27

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I had a similar problem and I solved it installing the aptitude package and running the following command.

$ sudo aptitude update
$ sudo aptitude upgrade

Seeing some of the answers I don't know now if did wrong and got that buggy package, but my computer works perfect at the moment, and I never had the same issue again.

edited Aug 17 '22 at 07:27

Artur Meinild

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answered Aug 17 '22 at 01:56

Dcodewin

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