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Cant't Login After Update

#1 Post by aiden21c »

Hi! I am currently running Debian 11 Kernal 5.18.0-1-amd64 with KDE and after a recent 'System Update' via the software manager I am no longer able to log into my DE via the login screen on boot (I believe I am using gdm but I'm not too sure how to check). I have never had this issue in the past. I ran the software manager system update which had 64 packages listed for update. The system them rebooted and now I am unable to log in.

I am still able to log in to the terminal via the keyboard commands and then my username and password seem to work with sudo privileges in this set up. Upon logging in I was told by the system that '61 packages failed to auto install' and to check the logs for the auto install. Due to not having screenshot access in the terminal I have had to take photos of the terminal outputs.

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I then ran an apt upgrade which pulled up a surprisingly long list of packages which were ready to be autoremoved. I have not removed these as this seemed a bit out of ordinary for this many packages to be no longer required, and I thought maybe this may be related to my current issue.

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Hope I can get some help as this is certainly not ideal and I don't particularly want to do an entire reinstall. Cheers!

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Re: Cant't Login After Update

#2 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

aiden21c wrote: 2022-06-14 11:44Hi! I am currently running Debian 11 Kernal 5.18.0-1-amd64
So... you've broken it then? That kernel version is not available for Debian 11.

I presume you've added testing/unstable to your sources: viewtopic.php?t=114130

Can't be bothered clicking on the thumbnail links so apologies if they show something different. EDIT: they're not thumbnail links.

FFS post actual text rather than pictures of text... :roll:

EDIT2: use the pastebinit package to upload the terminal output and post the returned URL here or see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o ... ted_client if pastebinit doesn't work.
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Re: Cant't Login After Update

#3 Post by aiden21c »

Hi! Thanks for your reply.

I believe there may be a good chance I have found myself somehow using part of the testing branch, as every day for the past little while I seem to have system upgrades ready to install (more frequent updates than I expected on the stable branch). If this has happened it must have been by complete mistake as I don't ever remember intentionally adding something along those lines to my sources.

I only posted images because I am aware of piping terminal output to a file, however I was unable to actually access these files from this computer at that stage. I was unable to enable any network interfaces (so I can scp the files over) using the 'ifup' command because when I run this command it says "unknown interface ..." even though the interface specified is displayed in 'ip a'. I have now managed to mount a USB and copy files across that way.

Output of 'apt upgrade'

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Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Calculating upgrade...
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  akonadi-backend-mysql akonadi-contacts-data akonadi-mime-data
  apt-config-icons-hidpi apt-config-icons-large apt-config-icons-large-hidpi
  bolt breeze-gtk-theme breeze-icon-theme drkonqi ffmpegthumbs fonts-hack
  fonts-noto-hinted frameworkintegration fwupd fwupd-amd64-signed geoclue-2.0
  gtk2-engines-pixbuf hwdata ibus-data iio-sensor-proxy kde-cli-tools-data
  kde-config-gtk-style kde-style-breeze kdegraphics-thumbnailers kdoctools5
  kgamma5 khotkeys-data kimageformat-plugins kinit kio-extras-data kio-ldap
  ksystemstats ktexteditor-data kuserfeedback-doc kwin-data kwin-style-breeze
  kwrited libabsl20210324 libappstreamqt2 libavif14 libboost-thread1.74.0
  libdmtx0b libdolphinvcs5 libeditorconfig0 libfakekey0 libflashrom1
  libflatpak0 libftdi1-2 libfwupd2 libfwupdplugin5 libgav1-0 libgcab-1.0-0
  libgit2-1.3 libgps28 libgrantlee-templates5 libgsettings-qt1
  libhttp-parser2.9 libibus-1.0-5 libjcat1 libkdecorations2-5v5
  libkdecorations2private9 libkdsoap1 libkf5activitiesstats1
  libkf5akonadi-data libkf5akonadicalendar-data libkf5akonadicore5abi2
  libkf5akonadinotes5 libkf5akonadiprivate5abi2 libkf5akonadisearch-data
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  libkf5dav-data libkf5dav5 libkf5dnssd-data libkf5dnssd5
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  libqt5multimedia5 libqt5multimedia5-plugins libqt5multimediagsttools5
  libqt5multimediaquick5 libqt5multimediawidgets5 libqt5networkauth5
  libqt5positioning5 libqt5printsupport5 libqt5quickparticles5
  libqt5quickshapes5 libqt5quickwidgets5 libqt5script5 libqt5sensors5
  libqt5test5 libqt5virtualkeyboard5 libqt5webchannel5 libqt5webengine-data
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  plasma-workspace-data polkit-kde-agent-1 powerdevil-data
  pulseaudio-module-gsettings python3-distro-info python3-packaging
  python3-pyqt5.sip python3-software-properties qdbus-qt5
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  signon-kwallet-extension signon-plugin-oauth2 signon-plugin-password
  signon-ui-service signon-ui-x11 signond software-properties-common sshfs
  sudo unar unattended-upgrades xsettingsd
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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2022-06-08 22:20:31,897 INFO Starting unattended upgrades script
2022-06-08 22:20:31,897 INFO Allowed origins are: origin=Debian,codename=sid,label=Debian, origin=Debian,codename=sid,label=Debian-Security, origin=Debian,codename=sid-security,label=Debian-Security
2022-06-08 22:20:31,897 INFO Initial blacklist: 
2022-06-08 22:20:31,897 INFO Initial whitelist (not strict): 
2022-06-08 22:22:51,003 INFO Removing unused kernel packages: linux-image-5.17.0-1-amd64
2022-06-08 22:23:08,026 INFO Packages that were successfully auto-removed: linux-image-5.17.0-1-amd64
2022-06-08 22:23:08,026 INFO Packages that are kept back: 
2022-06-08 22:23:08,437 INFO Packages that will be upgraded: ark avahi-autoipd avahi-daemon avahi-utils busybox caca-utils chafa debian-faq dolphin ffmpeg firefox-esr gdisk gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gmp-ecm gtk-update-icon-cache intel-media-va-driver isc-dhcp-client isc-dhcp-common iso-codes kde-style-oxygen-qt5 khelpcenter kimageformat-plugins konsole konsole-kpart kwalletmanager kwrite libaliased-perl libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3 libavahi-core7 libavahi-glib1 libavcodec58 libavdevice58 libavfilter7 libavformat58 libavutil56 libblockdev-crypto2 libblockdev-fs2 libblockdev-loop2 libblockdev-part-err2 libblockdev-part2 libblockdev-swap2 libblockdev-utils2 libblockdev2 libboost-thread1.74.0 libbpf0 libcaca0 libchafa0 libcpanel-json-xs-perl libdolphinvcs5 libecm1 libegl-mesa0 libepub0 libgbm1 libgl1-mesa-dri libglapi-mesa libglib2.0-0 libglib2.0-bin libglib2.0-data libglx-mesa0 libgtk-3-0 libgtk-3-bin libgtk-3-common libjson-perl libkf5guiaddons-bin libkf5guiaddons-data libkf5guiaddons5 libkf5newstuff-data libkf5newstuff5 libkf5newstuffcore5 libkf5su-bin libkf5su-data libkf5su5 libldb2 liblilv-0-0 liblist-moreutils-xs-perl libllvm13 libllvm14 liblouis-data liblouis20 libnftables1 libnftnl11 libnspr4 libnss-systemd libnss3 liboxygenstyle5-5 liboxygenstyleconfig5-5 libpam-systemd libpostproc55 libre2-9 libsdl2-2.0-0 libselinux1 libsemanage-common libsemanage2 libsepol2 libserd-0-0 libsmbclient libsord-0-0 libsratom-0-0 libssl3 libswresample3 libswscale5 libsystemd0 libtheora0 libtiff5 libudev1 libwbclient0 libxatracker2 libyelp0 linux-compiler-gcc-11-x86 linux-image-amd64 linux-libc-dev mesa-va-drivers mesa-vdpau-drivers mesa-vulkan-drivers mobile-broadband-provider-info nftables openssl oxygen-sounds pipewire-media-session python3-ldb python3-magic python3-pysimplesoap python3-samba qml-module-org-kde-newstuff samba-common samba-common-bin samba-dsdb-modules samba-libs smbclient systemd systemd-sysv systemd-timesyncd udev usb-modeswitch vlc-plugin-pipewire wireless-regdb yelp
2022-06-08 22:23:08,440 INFO Writing dpkg log to /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades-dpkg.log
2022-06-08 22:31:13,549 INFO All upgrades installed
2022-06-08 22:31:34,225 INFO Packages that were successfully auto-removed: libjim0.79 linux-image-5.17.0-2-amd64
2022-06-08 22:31:34,228 INFO Packages that are kept back: 
2022-06-14 19:58:08,197 INFO Starting unattended upgrades script
2022-06-14 19:58:08,198 INFO Allowed origins are: origin=Debian,codename=sid,label=Debian, origin=Debian,codename=sid,label=Debian-Security, origin=Debian,codename=sid-security,label=Debian-Security
2022-06-14 19:58:08,198 INFO Initial blacklist: 
2022-06-14 19:58:08,199 INFO Initial whitelist (not strict): 
2022-06-14 20:01:30,312 INFO Packages that will be upgraded: libalgorithm-merge-perl libdynaloader-functions-perl libencode-locale-perl libfile-fcntllock-perl libfile-find-rule-perl libldb2 libqt5concurrent5 libqt5help5 libsmbclient libsnmp-base libsnmp40 libssl3 libwbclient0 libwoff1 openssl python3-ldb python3-samba qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel qml-module-qt-labs-settings qml-module-qtqml-models2 qttranslations5-l10n samba-common samba-common-bin samba-dsdb-modules samba-libs smbclient
2022-06-14 20:01:30,312 INFO Writing dpkg log to /var/log/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades-dpkg.log
2022-06-14 20:02:32,670 INFO All upgrades installed
2022-06-14 20:02:33,161 INFO Package libqt5charts5 is kept back because a related package is kept back or due to local apt_preferences(5).
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2022-06-14 20:02:33,173 INFO Package libqt5gui5 is kept back because a related package is kept back or due to local apt_preferences(5).
2022-06-14 20:02:33,175 INFO Package libqt5multimedia5 is kept back because a related package is kept back or due to local apt_preferences(5).
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Re: Cant't Login After Update

#4 Post by sunrat »

Looks like you are using Unstable. Stable is not going to install a 5.18 kernel via updates, so if it's supposed to be Stable, you have messed up big time. If you can't remember how you got here, I doubt anyone can help get you back. Save your data and reinstall Stable.
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Re: Cant't Login After Update

#5 Post by aiden21c »

Right! This seems like what has happened I guess. I am extremely confused how I ended up here but I guess there's nothing I can do about it now. I shall reinstall something stable and sort my files out. Thanks for the help, I guess this will have to be a weekend job now :(.

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#6 Post by Head_on_a_Stick »

If you want a laugh you could try https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debi ... owngrading but re-installing is definitely the better option.

Read https://wiki.debian.org/DontBreakDebian to stop this happening again.
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Re: Cant't Login After Update

#7 Post by derrific »

Got bitten by this myself, as others have said if you're not willing to put up with a lot of pain and spend a lot of time in recovery mode, don't use the Testing/Unstable branch. In short, uninstalling and reinstalling all of my Plasma/KDE packages solved the issue in my case. Be sure to always do a backup before upgrading a kernel. It's best practice to do it before any upgrade period, especially in Testing, and absolutely essential when upgrading to a new kernel. Definitely have some machine that uses the stable version available to you and store your backups there, the machine you're using Testing on is probably going to need a complete reinstall at some point. In general if you haven't done some level of sysadmin work with linux, or you're using it for kicks and giggles to upskill your abilities in a crash-course kind of a way, don't use Testing.

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Re: Cant't Login After Update

#8 Post by arid »

Testing on is probably going to need a complete reinstall at some point. In general if you haven't done some level of sysadmin work with linux, or you're using it for kicks and giggles to upskill your abilities in a crash-course kind of a way, don't use Testing.
You know what's coming :mrgreen:

I have been a sid user, labeled under many guises, for 20 years. I have yet to kill its 'unstable' heart!

Of course I cheat by using synaptic and common sense.

Everyone wants the latest and greatest so they install stable, throw common sense out the window, start typing in that 'little black box' instead of using synaptic and then they compound their errors by adding 'other sources'.

I know I've said this before about developers spending their lives making Debian as user friendly and foolproof as possible and they are remarkable!

If... the software is used.

I update every day with synaptic and as long as you can read and understand what it has to say, all is good. Synaptic is just apt on steroids!

In closing, I installed a daily build of sid the other day that was so quick, when I was done with the install, no updates were required.

I am the quicker clicker thanks to Debian and I need them since I was born before WWII :mrgreen:
There's no drama in my sid......

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Re: Cant't Login After Update

#9 Post by CwF »

arid wrote: 2022-07-06 02:02 Of course I cheat by using synaptic and common sense.
Hate to say it, but is is actually that simple. !
Note; synaptic recently got temporarily bumped out of bookworm.

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