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My apt install id3v2 fails due to

dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 6.1.0-18-amd64.

with

dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-amd64 (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64
 linux-headers-6.1.0-18-amd64
 linux-image-amd64
 linux-headers-amd64

I've tried apt-mark hold linux-image-amd64 and have two holds

$ apt-mark showhold
linux-headers-amd64
linux-image-amd64

I am running 6.1.0-17-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.69-1 (2023-12-30) x86_64 GNU/Linux

terdon
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OrigamiEye
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A package hold doesn’t prevent packages which are already installed from being processed:

hold is used to mark a package as held back, which will prevent the package from being automatically installed, upgraded or removed

In your case, linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64 is already installed (at least partially), and it’s its configuration which tries to run dkms and fails.

Since you’re still running 6.1.0-17, the simplest solution for now is to remove 6.1.0-18:

sudo apt purge linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64

(which will also remove linux-image-amd64).

Once the failing dkms module is fixed, you’ll have to install linux-image-amd64 again to upgrade your kernel.

If the failure is caused by NVIDIA drivers, that problem has already been fixed; you should upgrade the drivers instead of removing the kernel.

Stephen Kitt
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  • I had to remove the apt hold, and then purge the image and headers. Runing apt update upgrade doesn't install 6.1.0-18. Has it been pulled back or do I need to do something? – OrigamiEye Mar 07 '24 at 06:54
  • Did you re-install linux-image-amd64? An upgrade won’t pull in a new kernel without that. – Stephen Kitt Mar 07 '24 at 07:18
  • I can install linux-image-amd64 but it doesn't update to 6.1.0-18, and linux-headers-amd64 fails. – OrigamiEye Mar 07 '24 at 07:25
  • linux-image-amd64 has a strong dependency on linux-image-6.1.0-18-amd64, you can’t install it without also installing the new kernel. Have you fixed the failing dkms module? There’s no point in trying to install the new kernel image and headers if you don’t have a fixed dkms module. – Stephen Kitt Mar 07 '24 at 07:34
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If you have problems like this again with dkms you can stop the failing building until a fix for that is released. Note this is only a workaround not a solution.

Check with

dkms status

which module is concerned.

Then show under

/usr/src/name-of-whatever-pachage-which-version/dkms.conf

for the string

AUTOINSTALL="yes"

and change to no. Do not forget to change it back after a bugfix; or you can long wait for building. :D

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