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glib2.0 package

Additional Drivers fails with pk-client-error-quark: Cannot download packages whilst offline (257)

Bug #1946196 reported by Daniel van Vugt
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
glib2.0 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
High
Julian Andres Klode
Ubuntu ubuntu-21.10
Impish
Fix Released
High
Julian Andres Klode
Ubuntu ubuntu-21.10

Bug Description

Additional Drivers fails to install nvidia-driver-470:

  Error while applying changes

  pk-client-error-quark: Cannot download packages whilst offline (257)

But the machine is ONLINE with full Internet access.

WORKAROUND:

sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470

Tags: impish nvidia
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The packagekit error could have been bug #1943189 , could you try if that's still an issue?

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Andrew Enderson (ande-e) wrote :

While trouble shooting something else, I used the Driver Manager in kubuntu System Settings (which uses Additional Drivers) to uninstall the nvidia driver (nvidia-driver-390). After finishing the trouble shooting, I attempted to reinstall the nvidia driver via Additional Drivers, and I'm getting this error as well.

After seeing message #1, I also attempted to launched the Discover package manager, and Discover is reporting the error as well: Cannot refresh cache whilst offline.

I've recently run sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade, so the system appears to be up to date.

Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Impish Indri (development branch)
Release: 21.10
Codename: impish

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Leo (leillo1975) wrote :

I have the same problem when I try to install nvidia-driver-470 on Ubuntu 21.10. My system was not updated, in my case I installed the OS from 0.

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Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt) wrote :

I already had the fix for bug 1943189 nine days before opening this one.

Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: added: rls-ii-incoming
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Dag Bjerkeli (dag-e) wrote :

I ran into this today. My system has packagekit 1.2.2-2ubuntu3, so it does not look like it is related to bug 1943189.

Since this computer currently is used for testing, I'm in no hurry to install the NVIDIA drivers so I can do some further testing, if needed.

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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

Packagekit thinks it's offline according to pkmon. Trying to use pkcon install leads to similar error

affects: software-properties (Ubuntu) → packagekit (Ubuntu)
Changed in packagekit (Ubuntu):
importance: Medium → High
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Ajay Juneja (ajayjuneja-ubuntu-ftw) wrote :

I have the same issue. I got around it using a command line install:

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-21-04

I am using the 10-10-2021 daily build of ubuntu 21.10 on a 2021 Razer Blade 15 with an RTX 3080.

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Julian Andres Klode (juliank) wrote :

Fix proposed in https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/merge_requests/2291

Changed in packagekit (Ubuntu):
milestone: none → ubuntu-21.10
status: Triaged → In Progress
affects: packagekit (Ubuntu) → glib2.0 (Ubuntu)
Changed in glib2.0 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Julian Andres Klode (juliank)
Julian Andres Klode (juliank)
Changed in glib2.0 (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Brian Murray (brian-murray)
tags: removed: rls-ii-incoming
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package glib2.0 - 2.68.4-1ubuntu1

---------------
glib2.0 (2.68.4-1ubuntu1) impish; urgency=medium

  * Cherry-pick merge request 2291 to fix network monitoring with latest
    NetworkManager (LP: #1946196)

 -- Julian Andres Klode <email address hidden> Tue, 12 Oct 2021 14:39:07 +0200

Changed in glib2.0 (Ubuntu Impish):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote (last edit ):

I booted an Ubuntu desktop ISO with the new version of glib2.0 and pkmon now indicates that "network status=online".

 $ bsdtar -x -f impish-desktop-amd64.iso -O \./.disk/info
Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)%

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