[Bug 2029238] [NEW] Software Updates has different packages from apt/synaptic, wants to install different kernel

[Ben Romer]

Public bug reported:

I am running Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar. This morning I booted up my laptop and
received notification in Software Updates that I needed to install the
Oracle 6.2-1008 kernel and related modules from the NVidia driver. I
closed it and ran 'apt dist-upgrade' instead and received a different
list of upgrades:

$ sudo apt dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages have been kept back:
  libnvidia-cfg1-530 libnvidia-cfg1-535 libnvidia-common-530
  libnvidia-common-535 libnvidia-compute-530 libnvidia-compute-530:i386
  libnvidia-compute-535 libnvidia-compute-535:i386 libnvidia-decode-530
  libnvidia-decode-530:i386 libnvidia-decode-535 libnvidia-decode-535:i386
  libnvidia-encode-530 libnvidia-encode-530:i386 libnvidia-encode-535
  libnvidia-encode-535:i386 libnvidia-extra-530 libnvidia-extra-535
  libnvidia-fbc1-530 libnvidia-fbc1-530:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-535
  libnvidia-fbc1-535:i386 libnvidia-gl-530 libnvidia-gl-530:i386
  libnvidia-gl-535 libnvidia-gl-535:i386
  linux-modules-nvidia-535-6.2.0-26-generic linux-modules-nvidia-535-generic
  linux-objects-nvidia-535-6.2.0-26-generic
  linux-signatures-nvidia-6.2.0-26-generic nvidia-compute-utils-535
  nvidia-driver-535 nvidia-kernel-common-535 nvidia-kernel-source-535
  nvidia-utils-535 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-535
The following packages will be upgraded:
  linux-firmware signal-desktop
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 36 not upgraded.

I double-checked the situation with Synaptic and found that the GUI
there agreed with the APT output and did not want to install the Oracle
kernel. Screenshots attached.

Expected behavior: the three programs should have the same list of
upgrades available.

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Attachment added: "Screenshot from Software Updater"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2029238/+attachment/5689722/+files/Screenshot%20from%202023-08-01%2007-46-29.png

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Title:
  Software Updates has different packages from apt/synaptic, wants to
  install different kernel

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I am running Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar. This morning I booted up my laptop
  and received notification in Software Updates that I needed to install
  the Oracle 6.2-1008 kernel and related modules from the NVidia driver.
  I closed it and ran 'apt dist-upgrade' instead and received a
  different list of upgrades:

  $ sudo apt dist-upgrade
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree... Done
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  The following packages have been kept back:
    libnvidia-cfg1-530 libnvidia-cfg1-535 libnvidia-common-530
    libnvidia-common-535 libnvidia-compute-530 libnvidia-compute-530:i386
    libnvidia-compute-535 libnvidia-compute-535:i386 libnvidia-decode-530
    libnvidia-decode-530:i386 libnvidia-decode-535 libnvidia-decode-535:i386
    libnvidia-encode-530 libnvidia-encode-530:i386 libnvidia-encode-535
    libnvidia-encode-535:i386 libnvidia-extra-530 libnvidia-extra-535
    libnvidia-fbc1-530 libnvidia-fbc1-530:i386 libnvidia-fbc1-535
    libnvidia-fbc1-535:i386 libnvidia-gl-530 libnvidia-gl-530:i386
    libnvidia-gl-535 libnvidia-gl-535:i386
    linux-modules-nvidia-535-6.2.0-26-generic linux-modules-nvidia-535-generic
    linux-objects-nvidia-535-6.2.0-26-generic
    linux-signatures-nvidia-6.2.0-26-generic nvidia-compute-utils-535
    nvidia-driver-535 nvidia-kernel-common-535 nvidia-kernel-source-535
    nvidia-utils-535 xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-535
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    linux-firmware signal-desktop
  2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 36 not upgraded.

  I double-checked the situation with Synaptic and found that the GUI
  there agreed with the APT output and did not want to install the
  Oracle kernel. Screenshots attached.

  Expected behavior: the three programs should have the same list of
  upgrades available.

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