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?

  • lemmyreader@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    6 months ago

    sudo apt install libfreerdp2-2

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

    • ceciline02@lemmy.mlOP
      1·
      6 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?

      • lemmyreader@lemmy.mlEnglish
        31·
        6 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 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 to navigate out of nmtui and test your connection.

  • boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net
    1·
    6 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.