Linux version 6.8.0-88-generic (buildd@lcy02-amd64-004) (x86_64-linux-gnu-gcc-13 (Ubuntu 13.3.0-6ubuntu2~24.04) 13.3.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.42) #89-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat Oct 11 01:02:46 UTC 2025 (Ubuntu 6.8.0-88.89-generic 6.8.12)
about xfce desktop
- OS Name - Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- OS Type - 64 bit
- Distributor - Ubuntu
- Xfce version - 4.20
- GTK version - 3.24.52
- Kernel version - 6.17.0-40-generic
- Windowing system - X11
- CPU - AMD A8-7600 radeonr7, 10 compute cores 4c+6gx4
- Memory 6.2 GiB
- GPU (radeonsi, kaveri, ACO, DRM 2.51, 6.17.0-40-generic)(1.0 GiB)
grep audio /etc/group output
- audio:x:29:pulse:graham (my username is graham)
sudo grpck -r output
- invalid group file entry
- delete line 'audio:x:29:pulse:graham'? No
- graham' is a member of the 'admin' group in /etc/group but not in /etc/gshadow
- no matching group file entry in /etc/group
- delete line 'audio:*::pulse,graham'? No
- grpck: no changes
dpkg.log contents
2026-07-14 19:27:21 status half-configured libqt6printsupport6:amd64 6.10.2+dfsg-7
2026-07-14 19:27:21 status installed libqt6printsupport6:amd64 6.10.2+dfsg-7
2026-07-14 19:27:21 trigproc libc-bin:amd64 2.43-2ubuntu2
2026-07-14 19:27:21 status half-configured libc-bin:amd64 2.43-2ubuntu2
2026-07-14 19:27:21 status installed libc-bin:amd64 2.43-2ubuntu2
2026-07-14 19:35:21 startup packages configure
2026-07-14 19:35:21 configure udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:35:21 status half-configured udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:41:42 startup packages configure
2026-07-14 19:41:42 configure udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:41:42 status half-configured udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:44:31 startup packages configure
2026-07-14 19:44:31 configure udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:44:31 status half-configured udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:49:32 startup packages configure
2026-07-14 19:49:32 configure udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:49:32 status half-configured udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:52:00 startup packages configure
2026-07-14 19:52:00 configure udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-14 19:52:00 status half-configured udev:amd64 259.5-0ubuntu3
2026-07-15 13:15:06 startup archives install
2026-07-15 13:15:48 startup archives install
2026-07-15 13:16:20 startup archives install
uname -a gives Linux mglinux 6.17.0-40-generic #40-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri Jun 19 16:42:13 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux
I changed from LTS to normal for upgrades. This has not been smooth with a number of attempts, alternating through these commands:
- sudo apt do-release-upgrade
- sudo apt --fix-broken install
- sudo dpkg --configure -a
The upgrade stalls because of a dependency on php8.4-common(= 8.4.11-1ubuntu1.2) which cannot be installed.
Is there a way to proceed?
Here is the command line response for sudo apt --fix-broken install
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Correcting dependencies... Done
Solving dependencies...
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
apg
catch2
chrome-gnome-shell
cpdb-backend-cups
dmsetup
dracut-core
eog
gcc-14-base
gcc-14-base:i386
gcc-15-base:i386
gir1.2-freedesktop-dev
gir1.2-girepository-2.0
gir1.2-glib-2.0-dev
gir1.2-gtop-2.0
gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-6.0
gir1.2-webkit-6.0
girepository-tools
gkbd-capplet
gnome-shell-extension-auto-move-windows
gnome-shell-extension-drive-menu
gnome-shell-extension-light-style
gnome-shell-extension-native-window-placement
gnome-shell-extension-screenshot-window-sizer
gnome-shell-extension-system-monitor
gnome-shell-extension-user-theme
gnome-shell-extension-windows-navigator
gnome-shell-extension-workspace-indicator
gnome-shell-extensions
gnupg-l10n
grilo-plugins-0.3-base
icu-devtools
kded5
kerneloops
kglobalacceld
kio
kwayland-integration
kwayland5-data
libabsl20220623t64
libabsl20240722
libapt-pkg6.0t64
libassuan0
libatkmm-1.6-1v5
libatm1t64
libavcodec60
libavcodec60:i386
libavfilter9
libavformat60
libavutil58
libavutil58:i386
libblkid-dev
libboost-atomic1.83.0
libboost-chrono1.83.0t64
libboost-date-time1.83.0
libboost-date-time1.88.0
libboost-filesystem1.83.0
libboost-iostreams1.83.0
libboost-iostreams1.88.0
libboost-locale1.83.0
libboost-locale1.88.0
libboost-program-options1.83.0
libboost-regex1.83.0
libboost-regex1.88.0
libboost-serialization1.83.0
libboost-system1.83.0
libboost-system1.88.0
libboost-test1.83.0
libboost-test1.88.0
libboost-thread1.83.0
libcairomm-1.0-1v5
libcamera0.2
libcanberra-gtk3-0t64
libcap-dev
libcapnp-1.0.1
libcatch2-dev
libclang-cpp17t64
libclang-cpp18
libclang-cpp19
libclang1-18
libconfig++9v5
libcppunit-1.15-0
libcppunit-dev
libcrypt-dev
libdatrie-dev
libdbusmenu-qt5-2
libdisplay-info2
libdmrconf0.10
libdw1t64:i386
libeigen3-dev
libffi-dev
libflac12t64
libflac12t64:i386
libfmt-dev
libfmt9
libfribidi-dev
libfuse3-3
libfwupd2
libgdata-common
libgdata22
libgio-2.0-dev-bin
libglfw3
libglib2.0-dev-bin
libglibmm-2.4-1t64
libgmp-dev
libgmpxx4ldbl
libgnome-rr-4-2t64
libgnomekbd-common
libgnomekbd8
libgnuradio-analog3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-audio3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-blocks3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-channels3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-digital3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-fft3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-filter3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-fosphor3.9.0
libgnuradio-iio3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-network3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-pdu3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-pmt3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-qtgui3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-runtime3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-soapy3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-trellis3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-uhd3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-video-sdl3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-vocoder3.10.9t64
libgnuradio-zeromq3.10.9t64
libgpgmepp6t64
libgphoto2-l10n
libgraphite2-dev
libgsm1-dev
libgspell-1-2
libgtkmm-3.0-1t64
libharfbuzz-cairo0
libhfstospell11
libhidapi-hidraw0
libicu-dev
libicu74
libicu74:i386
libindi-data
libindiclient1
libjs-jquery-ui
libjs-underscore
libjsoncpp25
libjxl0.7
libkf5archive-data
libkf5archive5
libkf5auth-data
libkf5authcore5
libkf5codecs-data
libkf5codecs5
libkf5completion-data
libkf5completion5
libkf5config-bin
libkf5config-data
libkf5configcore5
libkf5configgui5
libkf5configwidgets-data
libkf5configwidgets5
libkf5coreaddons-data
libkf5coreaddons5
libkf5crash5
libkf5dbusaddons-bin
libkf5dbusaddons-data
libkf5dbusaddons5
libkf5doctools5
libkf5globalaccel-bin
libkf5globalaccel-data
libkf5globalaccel5
libkf5globalaccelprivate5
libkf5guiaddons-bin
libkf5guiaddons-data
libkf5guiaddons5
libkf5i18n-data
libkf5i18n5
libkf5iconthemes-bin
libkf5iconthemes-data
libkf5iconthemes5
libkf5itemviews-data
libkf5itemviews5
libkf5jobwidgets-data
libkf5jobwidgets5
libkf5kiocore5
libkf5kiogui5
libkf5kiontlm5
libkf5kiowidgets5
libkf5notifications-data
libkf5notifications5
libkf5service-bin
libkf5service-data
libkf5service5
libkf5solid5
libkf5solid5-data
libkf5sonnet5-data
libkf5sonnetcore5
libkf5sonnetui5
libkf5textwidgets-data
libkf5textwidgets5
libkf5wallet-bin
libkf5wallet-data
libkf5wallet5
libkf5waylandclient5
libkf5widgetsaddons-data
libkf5widgetsaddons5
libkf5windowsystem-data
libkf5windowsystem5
libkf5xmlgui-bin
libkf5xmlgui-data
libkf5xmlgui5
libkf6config-bin
libkf6dbusaddons-bin
libkf6guiaddons-bin
libkf6iconthemes-bin
libkglobalacceld0
libkwalletbackend5-5
liblastlog2-2
liblbfgsb0
libllvm17t64
libllvm18
libllvm19
libmanette-0.2-0
libmbedcrypto7t64
libmbedtls14t64
libmbedx509-1t64
libmikmod3
libminiupnpc17
libmjpegutils-2.1-0t64
libmozjs-115-0t64
libmpeg2encpp-2.1-0t64
libmplex2-2.1-0t64
libmsgraph-0-1
libnova-0.16-0t64
liborcus-0.18-0
liborcus-0.20-0
liborcus-parser-0.18-0
liborcus-parser-0.20-0
libpangomm-1.4-1v5
libpaper1
libpcre2-dev
libpcre2-posix3
libperl5.38t64
libpipewire-0.3-modules-xrdp
libpixman-1-dev
libpkgconf3
libplacebo338
libpolkit-qt5-1-1
libpoppler-cpp0t64
libpoppler-cpp2
libpoppler134
libpoppler147
libpostproc57
libproxy1-plugin-webkit
libpthread-stubs0-dev
libpython3.12-dev
libpython3.13-dev
libqca-qt5-2
libqca-qt5-2-plugins
libqpdf29t64
libqt5texttospeech5
libqt5x11extras5
librav1e0
librhash0
libroc0.3
librtaudio6
libruby3.2
libsasl2-modules:i386
libsepol-dev
libsframe1
libsgutils2-1.46-2
libsigc++-2.0-0v5
libsigsegv2
libsoup-2.4-1
libsoup2.4-common
libspdlog-dev
libspdlog1.12
libssh-gcrypt-4
libsvtav1enc1d1
libsvtav1enc1d1:i386
libswresample4
libswresample4:i386
libswscale7
libsysmetrics1
libsysprof-capture-4-dev
libtag1v5
libtag1v5:i386
libtag1v5-vanilla
libtag1v5-vanilla:i386
libtagc0
libthai-dev
libtheora0
libtheora0:i386
libthrift-0.19.0t64
libthrift-dev
libu2f-udev
libuhd4.6.0t64
libunibreak5
libunwind8:i386
libusbmuxd6
libvoikko1
libvolk3.1t64
libwebrtc-audio-processing1
libwireplumber-0.4-0
libx265-199
libx265-199:i386
libxatracker2
libxcb-record0
libxml++2.6-2v5
libxml2
libxml2:i386
linux-headers-6.8.0-88
linux-headers-6.8.0-88-generic
linux-image-6.8.0-88-generic
linux-modules-6.8.0-88-generic
linux-modules-extra-6.8.0-88-generic
linux-tools-6.8.0-88
linux-tools-6.8.0-88-generic
lp-solve
native-architecture
network-manager-applet
network-manager-gnome
networkd-dispatcher
pango1.0-tools
perl-modules-5.38
pipewire-module-xrdp
pybind11-dev
python-biopython-doc
python3-appdirs
python3-click-plugins
python3-contextlib2
python3-gpg
python3-importlib-metadata
python3-markdown
python3-py
python3-pyrsistent
python3-pytz
python3-six
python3-tz
python3.12
python3.12-dev
python3.12-minimal
python3.12-venv
python3.13
python3.13-dev
python3.13-gdbm
python3.13-minimal
python3.13-tk
python3.13-venv
qtspeech5-speechd-plugin
ruby3.2
samba-dsdb-modules
sonnet-plugins
systemd-dev
tracker
tracker-extract
tracker-miner-fs
ubuntu-mono
ubuntu-wallpapers-questing
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
Upgrading:
php-intl php-sqlite3
Installing dependencies:
php8.5-intl php8.5-sqlite3
REMOVING:
php8.4-intl php8.4-opcache php8.4-readline php8.4-sqlite3
Summary:
Upgrading: 2, Installing: 2, Removing: 4, Not Upgrading: 1030
562 not fully installed or removed.
Download size: 0 B / 218 kB
Freed space: 1,292 kB
Continue? [Y/n] Setting up udev (259.5-0ubuntu3)…
Creating group 'clock' with GID 993.
Failed to add existing group "audio" to temporary group file: Invalid argument
dpkg: error processing package udev (--configure):
old udev package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with exit status 1
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of snapd:
snapd depends on udev; however:
Package udev is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing package snapd (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
udev
snapd