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libwacom-surface breaks Ubuntu 26.04 upgrade #2076
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Just to say, that I too am looking for an solution to this issue.
Just to add to this, on a fully fresh Ubuntu 26.04 install following the steps in the guide will actually uninstall the whole desktop environment.
pete@pete-Surface-Pro-9:~$ sudo apt install linux-image-surface linux-headers-surface libwacom-surface iptsd linux-image-surface is already the newest version (6.18.7-surface-1). linux-headers-surface is already the newest version (6.18.7-surface-1). iptsd is already the newest version (3.1.0-1). The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0 gir1.2-nma4-1.0 liboeffis1 gir1.2-gck-2 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 libxcb-res0 gir1.2-gcr-4 gir1.2-rsvg-2.0 libxcvt0 gir1.2-gdm-1.0 gir1.2-upowerglib-1.0 libxfont2 gir1.2-geoclue-2.0 gnome-session-bin mutter-common-bin gir1.2-gnomeautoar-0.1 gnome-session-common switcheroo-control gir1.2-gnomebg-4.0 gnome-shell-common x11-xkb-utils gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-3.0 grub-pc-bin xfonts-base gir1.2-gnomedesktop-3.0 libeis1 xserver-common gir1.2-gnomeqr-4.0 libgnome-desktop-3-20t64 xwayland gir1.2-gweather-4.0 libinput-bin gir1.2-nm-1.0 libmtdev1t64 Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. Installing: libwacom-surface Installing dependencies: libwacom-bin-surface libwacom9-surface REMOVING: gdm3 libinput10 ubuntu-desktop-minimal gir1.2-mutter-18 libmutter-18-0 ubuntu-session gnome-shell libwacom9 gnome-shell-ubuntu-extensions ubuntu-desktop Summary: Upgrading: 0, Installing: 3, Removing: 10, Not Upgrading: 0 Download size: 45.3 kB Freed space: 17.0 MBReacted by Lifth1309, qtp1300, Bird, Daniel Hüsken, warpedspiral, Fernando Sesma and gryknight9Check linux-surface/libwacom-surface#22 (comment) for a potential workaround for Debian-based systems.
Wanted to jump in on this. I apologize if this isn't the right format pretty new to github commenting.
Been running 26.04 LTS on a i5-7300U Book 2 for a few months now. Occasionally check if I can install libwacom-surface but still wants to nuke the desktop environment. I'm honesty fine without touch support as the other 26.04 upgrades are worth the loss particularly gaming performance, only used it occasionally when I undocked the system prior to installing 26.04 but would still rather have it than not.
fine without touch support
libwacom-surface has nothing to do with touch support
fine without touch support
libwacom-surface has nothing to do with touch support
I apologize for the misunderstanding on my part it quit working after I removed it to finish the upgrade so between that and the name I guess i made that assumption incorrectly. I guess my issue is a different one then seeing as iptsd is installed thank you for the reply.
Hi. Corresponding Ubuntu bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/2168905
@rikmills The main LP bug is https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/2150245 . Maybe I should've linked it earlier
Hi. Corresponding Ubuntu bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/2168905
The status of this bug is 'Invalid'.
@rikmills The main LP bug is https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/2150245 . Maybe I should've linked it earlier
This is Won't Fix.
The libwacom-surface caused do-release-upgrade to refuse to upgrade from Ubuntu 25.10 to 26.04. The release upgrade succeed after removing
libwacom*surface*. After rebooting, I could not reinstall it:Ask Ubuntu question: https://askubuntu.com/q/1565969/1004020