[Bug 2149853] Re: Clean Xubuntu 25.10 -> 26.04 upgrade warns about foreign ntfs-3g packages

Daniel Tang 2149853 at bugs.launchpad.net
Sat Apr 25 02:14:52 UTC 2026


There is the problem that 26.04's version number for ntfs-3g is lower
than that for 25.10:

$ LANG= apt-cache policy ntfs-3g
ntfs-3g:
  Installed: 1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1
  Candidate: 1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1
  Version table:
 *** 1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:2022.10.3-5build1 500
        500 https://gpl.savoirfairelinux.net/pub/mirrors/ubuntu resolute/main amd64 Packages
$ rmadison ntfs-3g
 ntfs-3g | 1:2013.1.13AR.1-2ubuntu2     | trusty            | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el
 ntfs-3g | 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1build1      | xenial            | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3   | xenial-security   | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2015.3.14AR.1-1ubuntu0.3   | xenial-updates    | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, powerpc, ppc64el, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2017.3.23-2                | bionic            | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, ppc64el, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.5 | bionic-security   | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, ppc64el, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2017.3.23-2ubuntu0.18.04.5 | bionic-updates    | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, i386, ppc64el, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1     | focal             | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.3   | focal-security    | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2017.3.23AR.3-3ubuntu1.3   | focal-updates     | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1         | jammy             | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3       | jammy-security    | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2021.8.22-3ubuntu1.3       | jammy-updates     | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3       | noble             | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1     | noble-security    | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2022.10.3-1.2ubuntu3.1     | noble-updates     | source, amd64, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2022.10.3-5                | questing          | source, amd64, amd64v3, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2022.10.3-5build1          | resolute          | source, amd64, amd64v3, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1 | questing-security | source, amd64, amd64v3, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
 ntfs-3g | 1:2022.10.3-5ubuntu0.25.10.1 | questing-updates  | source, amd64, amd64v3, arm64, armhf, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x


** Also affects: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Title:
  Clean Xubuntu 25.10 -> 26.04 upgrade warns about foreign ntfs-3g
  packages

Status in ntfs-3g package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Upgrading a fully-updated, clean Xubuntu 25.10 installation to 26.04
  flags two archive packages as foreign.

  libntfs-3g89t64
  ntfs-3g

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