I enjoyed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS, 64-bit desktop, kernel release 5.19.0-50-generic. It worked for a good long while, with zero issues on Dell Vostro 3020 SFF.
Today, the OS suggested that I have a conflict in my packages (a red stop sign icon on the top-right menu bar). The message that appeared is:
An error occurred, please run Package Manager from the right-click menu or apt-get in a terminal to see what is wrong.
The error message was: 'Error: Marking the upgrade (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)' This usually means that your installed packages have unmet dependencies
When I clicked Show updates, a window saying: "Sorry, Ubuntu 22.04 has experienced an internal error." appears with the following details:
ExecutablePath : /usr/bin.update-notifier
Package : update-notifier 3.192.54.5
ProblemType : Crash
Title : update-notifier crachsed with SIGSEGV in g_hash_table_lookup()
ApportVersion : 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
Architecture : amd64
...
So I updated using Terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt autoremove
After the update, the computer only boots into text mode.
I reinstalled Ubuntu. I got the graphical interface, but the stop sign icon, with the message appeared within minutes. I presume because there is some update to the OS out there, that all new installations fetch. In other words, I am probably no longer getting the stable OS that I used to have.
In summary: If I don't update, the error persists, and if I update, the OS fails to boot properly.
What do I do?
