Many redundant software updaters
I like to do my ubuntu weekly maintenance on Friday. I run "flatpak update -y" and "snap refresh" before waking up the old "Software Updater" and then go to "Software" tab "Updates".
Today flatpak updated Chrome and then, as usual, Software Updater downloaded and updated Chrome.
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For diagnostic purposes, what output do you receive for the following commands (to be executed in a terminal window):
uname -a
lsb_release -crid
snap list
flatpak list
dpkg -l | grep -i ' chrom'
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Do I need to wait for the next chrome update? Here is what it says now:
uname -aLinux dgp-p6803w 6.5.0-26-generic #26~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Mar 12 10:22:43 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linuxlsb_
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For diagnostic purposes, what output do you receive for the following
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uname -a
lsb_release -crid
snap list
flatpak list
dpkg -l | grep -i ' chrom'
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I am sorry to say that, but your answer is unreadable.
It seem that your mail system breaks all formatting.
Please paste all output directly into your question document https:/
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uname -a
lsb_release -crid
snap list
flatpak list
dpkg -l | grep -i ' chrom'
)
Linux dgp-p6803w 6.5.0-26-generic #26~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Mar 12 10:22:43 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
acrordrdc 2021.007.20091 62 latest/stable mmtrt -
bare 1.0 5 latest/stable canonical✓ base
canonical-livepatch 10.8.1 264 latest/stable canonical✓ -
chromium-ffmpeg 0.1 37 latest/stable canonical✓ -
core 16-2.61.2 16928 latest/stable canonical✓ core
core18 20231027 2812 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core20 20240111 2182 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core22 20240111 1122 latest/stable canonical✓ base
curl 8.1.2 1754 latest/stable woutervb -
firefox 124.0.1-1 4033 latest/stable/… mozilla✓ -
gnome-3-28-1804 3.28.0-
gnome-3-38-2004 0+git.efb213a 143 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
gnome-42-2204 0+git.510a601 172 latest/stable canonical✓ -
gtk-common-themes 0.1-81-g442e511 1535 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
hunspell-
opera 108.0.5067.40 298 latest/stable opera-software✓ -
skype 8.115.0.215 336 latest/stable skype✓ -
snap-store 41.3-77-g7dc86c8 1113 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
snapd 2.61.2 21184 latest/stable canonical✓ snapd
snapd-desktop-
valgrind 3.22.0 160 latest/stable ralight classic
whatsdesk 0.3.8 28 latest/stable zerkc -
wine-platform-
wine-platform-
zoom-client 5.17.10.3512 225 latest/stable ogra -
Name Application ID Version Branch Installation
Google com.google.Chrome 123.0.6312.58-1 stable system
BOINC Manager edu.berkeley.BOINC 7.22.1 stable system
Freedesktop … …reedesktop.
Freedesktop … …reedesktop.
Mesa …Platform.
Mesa (Extra) …Platform.
Mesa …Platform.
Mesa (Extra) …Platform.
openh264 …p.Platform.
openh264 …p.Platform.
openh264 …p.Platform.
The GIMP team org.gimp.GIMP 2.10.36 stable system
GNOME Applic… org.gnome.Platform 44 system
GnuCash org.gnucash.GnuCash 5.5+ (Flathub 5.5) stable system
Yaru Gtk The… ….gtk.Gtk3theme
The Document… …eoffice.
zoom.us us.zoom.Zoom 5.17.5.2543 stable system
ii chromium-
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#5 |
echo "uname -a
lsb_release -crid
snap list
flatpak list
dpkg -l | grep -i ' chrom'" | while read c; do echo "$c" =======
uname -a =======
Linux dgp-p6803w 6.5.0-26-generic #26~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Mar 12 10:22:43 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
lsb_release -crid =======
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
snap list =======
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
acrordrdc 2021.007.20091 62 latest/stable mmtrt -
bare 1.0 5 latest/stable canonical✓ base
canonical-livepatch 10.8.1 264 latest/stable canonical✓ -
chromium-ffmpeg 0.1 37 latest/stable canonical✓ -
core 16-2.61.2 16928 latest/stable canonical✓ core
core18 20231027 2812 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core20 20240111 2182 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core22 20240111 1122 latest/stable canonical✓ base
curl 8.1.2 1754 latest/stable woutervb -
firefox 124.0.1-1 4033 latest/stable/… mozilla✓ -
gnome-3-28-1804 3.28.0-
gnome-3-38-2004 0+git.efb213a 143 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
gnome-42-2204 0+git.510a601 172 latest/stable canonical✓ -
gtk-common-themes 0.1-81-g442e511 1535 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
hunspell-
opera 108.0.5067.40 298 latest/stable opera-software✓ -
skype 8.115.0.215 336 latest/stable skype✓ -
snap-store 41.3-77-g7dc86c8 1113 latest/stable/… canonical✓ -
snapd 2.61.2 21184 latest/stable canonical✓ snapd
snapd-desktop-
valgrind 3.22.0 160 latest/stable ralight classic
whatsdesk 0.3.8 28 latest/stable zerkc -
wine-platform-
wine-platform-
zoom-client 5.17.10.3512 225 latest/stable ogra -
flatpak list =======
Name Application ID Version Branch Installation
Google com.google.Chrome 123.0.6312.58-1 stable system
BOINC Manager edu.berkeley.BOINC 7.22.1 stable system
Freedesktop … …reedesktop.
Freedesktop … …reedesktop.
Mesa …Platform.
Mesa (Extra) …Platform.
Mesa …Platform.
Mesa (Extra) …Platform.
openh264 …p.Platform.
openh264 …p.Platform.
openh264 …p.Platform.
The GIMP team org.gimp.GIMP 2.10.36 stable system
GNOME Applic… org.gnome.Platform 44 system
GnuCash org.gnucash.GnuCash 5.5+ (Flathub 5.5) stable system
Yaru Gtk The… ….gtk.Gtk3theme
The Document… …eoffice.
zoom.us us.zoom.Zoom 5.17.5.2543 stable system
dpkg -l | grep -i ' chrom' =======
ii chromium-
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#6 |
Only 1 chrome on my system I can find (flatpak/chrome seems to like cp over ln):
$ find / -name chrome -type f -ls 2>/dev/null
918785 4 -rwxr-xr-x 2 root root 479 Jul 3 2023 /var/lib/
1311693 231940 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 237499736 Mar 18 16:15 /var/lib/
1572898 231940 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 237499736 Mar 18 16:15 /opt/google/
$
$ find / -name chrome -type f 2>/dev/null|while read f; do echo $f; cmp /opt/google/
/var/lib/
/opt/google/
/var/lib/
/opt/google/
$
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#7 |
That's by far better!
There is only the "chrome" flatpak that can only be upgraded by flatpak.
There is a snap named "chromium-ffmpeg"
See the descriptiom:
"This package provides a chromium-ffmpeg content interface that third-party browser snaps can connect to to get access to a host of proprietary codecs for web content that they might not be allowed to redistribute themselves."
This package was originally developed for the chromium snap, but can nowadays also be used by other snap packages. (Latest version is from Feb 2, 2024)
And there is the "dummy" deb package chromium-
I do not see anything that is "chrome"-related, that would be updated by snap or by the Ubuntu software updater.
Another possible step for diagnosing that case is digging into the package management logs on your system. They list all packages that were updated. (e.g. the parts of /var/log/
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/var/log/
Start-Date: 2024-03-01 12:50:34
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-
Upgrade: google-
End-Date: 2024-03-01 12:51:11
Start-Date: 2024-03-06 09:17:12
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-
Upgrade: google-
End-Date: 2024-03-06 09:17:37
Start-Date: 2024-03-15 12:08:31
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-
Install: ubuntu-
Upgrade: google-
End-Date: 2024-03-15 12:09:30
Start-Date: 2024-03-22 13:28:12
Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-
Upgrade: google-
End-Date: 2024-03-22 13:28:27
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#9 |
dgp@dgp-p6803w:~
$ fgrep chrom /var/log/dpkg.log
2024-03-01 12:50:35 upgrade google-
2024-03-01 12:50:35 status half-configured google-
2024-03-01 12:50:35 status unpacked google-
2024-03-01 12:50:35 status half-installed google-
2024-03-01 12:50:48 status unpacked google-
2024-03-01 12:51:10 configure google-
2024-03-01 12:51:10 status unpacked google-
2024-03-01 12:51:10 status half-configured google-
2024-03-01 12:51:10 status installed google-
2024-03-06 09:17:13 upgrade google-
2024-03-06 09:17:13 status half-configured google-
2024-03-06 09:17:13 status unpacked google-
2024-03-06 09:17:13 status half-installed google-
2024-03-06 09:17:35 status unpacked google-
2024-03-06 09:17:36 configure google-
2024-03-06 09:17:36 status unpacked google-
2024-03-06 09:17:36 status half-configured google-
2024-03-06 09:17:37 status installed google-
2024-03-15 12:08:34 upgrade google-
2024-03-15 12:08:34 status half-configured google-
2024-03-15 12:08:34 status unpacked google-
2024-03-15 12:08:34 status half-installed google-
2024-03-15 12:08:50 status unpacked google-
2024-03-15 12:09:15 configure google-
2024-03-15 12:09:15 status unpacked google-
2024-03-15 12:09:15 status half-configured google-
2024-03-15 12:09:16 status installed google-
2024-03-22 13:28:13 upgrade google-
2024-03-22 13:28:13 status half-configured google-
2024-03-22 13:28:13 status unpacked google-
2024-03-22 13:28:13 status half-installed google-
2024-03-22 13:28:25 status unpacked google-
2024-03-22 13:28:25 configure google-
2024-03-22 13:28:25 status unpacked google-
2024-03-22 13:28:25 status half-configured google-
2024-03-22 13:28:26 status installed google-
dgp@dgp-p6803w:~
$
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#10 |
flatpak updated Chrome first, and "Software Updater" second.
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What output do you receive for the command
apt policy google-
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dgp@dgp-p6803w:~$ apt policy google-
On Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 04:45:58 PM EDT, Manfred Hampl <email address hidden> wrote:
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Manfred Hampl requested more information:
What output do you receive for the command
apt policy google-
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dgp@dgp-p6803w:~
$ apt policy google-
google-
Installed: 123.0.6312.58-1
Candidate: 123.0.6312.58-1
Version table:
*** 123.0.6312.58-1 500
500 https:/
100 /var/lib/
dgp@dgp-p6803w:~
$
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#14 |
Here it is!
In addition to the flatpak version, you have also installed the deb version, directly from the google.com pages.
This is not Ubuntu-provided, and because of different naming ("google" in front), was not listed in most of my previous commands.
Can you help with this problem?
Provide an answer of your own, or ask David G. Pickett for more information if necessary.