[PROBLEM] Update to 9.3.0 cancelled at removing packages

[Sander]

20250323 155130 updater: ** Step 33-35: Apply package hold
20250323 155132 updater: ** Step 34-35: Post-install cleanup
20250323 155132 updater: ** - Restore theme color
20250323 155132 updater: ** - Remove unneeded APT archive files
20250323 155133 updater: ** - Remove unneeded packages
20250323 155214 updater: ** Step failed
20250323 155214 updater: ** Exiting update
20250323 155215 updater: Install failed, update cancelled

Possible related:


$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 200 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 3,083 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 160762 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8 (1:6.6.31-1+rpt1) ...
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8 (--remove):
 cannot remove '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8/include/config/USB_U_ETHER': Bad message
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Sander]

20250323 155130 updater: ** Step 33-35: Apply package hold
20250323 155132 updater: ** Step 34-35: Post-install cleanup
20250323 155132 updater: ** - Restore theme color
20250323 155132 updater: ** - Remove unneeded APT archive files
20250323 155133 updater: ** - Remove unneeded packages
20250323 155214 updater: ** Step failed
20250323 155214 updater: ** Exiting update
20250323 155215 updater: Install failed, update cancelled

Possible related:


$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 200 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 3,083 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 160762 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8 (1:6.6.31-1+rpt1) ...
dpkg: error processing package linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8 (--remove):
 cannot remove '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8/include/config/USB_U_ETHER': Bad message
dpkg: too many errors, stopping
Errors were encountered while processing:
 linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8
Processing was halted because there were too many errors.
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

After reboot:

Removing linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8 (1:6.6.31-1+rpt1) ...
dpkg: warning: while removing linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8, unable to remove directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8/include/config/USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB': Operation not permitted - directory may be a mount point?
dpkg: warning: while removing linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8, unable to remove directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-6.6.31+rpt-rpi-v8/include/config/USB_STORAGE_DATAFAB': Operation not permitted - directory may be a mount point?
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+rpt2+deb12u7) ...

[Tim Curtis]

Yes, thats good info.

I'll remove that step and post a new update zip.

[Tim Curtis]

The new update zip has been posted.

[suzywong]

Updated four 3B+ streamers from 9.2.6 to 9.3. All appear OK.

[Tim Curtis]

Updated four 3B+ streamers from 9.2.6 to 9.3. All appear OK.

Nice to hear that :-)