[Bug 2120513] [NEW] when I use apt to install a package, it looks like it does see many other packages already installed. I tried to do a release upgrade and it does not work either

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Public bug reported:

it looks like apt does not see many of the system packages installed and
I cannot install any new packge:

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-151.161-generic 5.15.184
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-151-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Aug 13 07:22:10 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-08-18 (2186 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2025-08-12 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeAptHistorylog:
 Start-Date: 2025-08-12  13:11:14
 Requested-By: lecabel (1000)
 End-Date: 2025-08-12  13:11:15
VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog:
 Log started: 2025-08-12  13:11:14
 Log ended: 2025-08-12  13:11:15
mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2022-05-10T15:23:35

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade jammy wayland-session

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Title:
  when I use apt to install a package, it looks like it does see many
  other packages already installed. I tried to do a release upgrade and
  it does not work either

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  it looks like apt does not see many of the system packages installed
  and I cannot install any new packge:

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-151.161-generic 5.15.184
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-151-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Wed Aug 13 07:22:10 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-08-18 (2186 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=it_IT.UTF-8
   SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2025-08-12 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeAptHistorylog:
   Start-Date: 2025-08-12  13:11:14
   Requested-By: lecabel (1000)
   End-Date: 2025-08-12  13:11:15
  VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog:
   Log started: 2025-08-12  13:11:14
   Log ended: 2025-08-12  13:11:15
  mtime.conffile..etc.init.d.apport: 2022-05-10T15:23:35

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