Bug#1078455: apt: Solver 3.0 tries to install extra packages for no apparent reason

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: Bug#1078455: apt: Solver 3.0 tries to install extra packages for no apparent reason
From: Vladimir K <pzs-fs@yandex.ru>
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2024 22:05:32 +0300
Message-id: <[🔎] 172331673217.1433120.12326978674146947903.reportbug@thinker1>
Reply-to: Vladimir K <pzs-fs@yandex.ru>, 1078455@bugs.debian.org
Package: apt
Version: 2.9.7
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer, the new solver tries to install packages that were not requested
and are not considered by the old solver.

A while ago it tried to install sq, gpgv-from-sq, gpgv-sq which break apt.
I blacklisted them via pinning. Today a set of packages was suggested for installation
during routine upgrade:

     $ sudo apt full-upgrade --purge -V --fix-broken --auto-remove --solver 3.0
     Installing dependencies:        
        gir1.2-evince-3.0 (46.3.1-1)
        gir1.2-gtksource-4 (4.8.4-5+b2)
        gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-4.1 (2.44.2-1+b2)
        gir1.2-soup-3.0 (3.5.2-1)
        gir1.2-webkit2-4.1 (2.44.2-1+b2)
        gjs (1.80.2-1)
        gnome-sushi (46.0-1)
        gstreamer1.0-gtk3 (1.24.6-1)
        libcue2 (2.2.1-4.1+b1)
        libexempi8 (2.6.5-1)
        libgjs0g (1.80.2-1)
        libgnome-autoar-0-0 (0.4.4-2+b2)
        libgnome-desktop-4-2t64 (44.0-5)
        libgtksourceview-4-0 (4.8.4-5+b2)
        libgtksourceview-4-common (4.8.4-5)
        libiptcdata0 (1.0.5-2.3)
        libmozjs-115-0t64 (115.14.0-1)
        libosinfo-1.0-0 (1.11.0-2+b1)
        libosinfo-l10n (1.11.0-2)
        libportal-gtk4-1 (0.7.1-5+b1)
        libportal1 (0.7.1-5+b1)
        libtotem-plparser-common (3.26.6-1)
        libtotem-plparser18 (3.26.6-1+b2)
        nautilus (46.2-3)
        nautilus-data (46.2-3)
        network-manager-strongswan (1.6.0-3+b1)
        osinfo-db (0.20240701-1)
        qt6-qpa-plugins (6.6.2+dfsg-11)
        tracker (3.7.3-2)
        tracker-extract (3.7.3-1)
        tracker-miner-fs (3.7.3-1)

     Suggested packages:
        eog (47~beta-1)
        nautilus-extension-brasero

I do not have gnome or any complete DE installed, none of those packages make sense.
Blacklisting nautilus via pinning reduces the list down to network-manager-strongswan
and qt6-qpa-plugins, which is a useful suggestion, but why does it happen?

-- Package-specific info:

-- apt-config dump --

APT "";
APT::Architecture "amd64";
APT::Build-Essential "";
APT::Build-Essential:: "build-essential";
APT::Install-Recommends "1";
APT::Install-Suggests "0";
APT::Key "";
APT::Key::Assert-Pubkey-Algo ">=rsa2048,ed25519,ed448,nistp256,nistp384,nistp512,brainpoolP256r1,brainpoolP320r1,brainpoolP384r1,brainpoolP512r1,secp256k1";
APT::Key::Assert-Pubkey-Algo::Next ">=rsa2048,ed25519,ed448,nistp256,nistp384,nistp512";
APT::Key::Assert-Pubkey-Algo::Future ">=rsa3072,ed25519,ed448";
APT::Sandbox "";
APT::Sandbox::User "_apt";
APT::Authentication "";
APT::Authentication::TrustCDROM "true";
APT::NeverAutoRemove "";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^firmware-linux.*";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-firmware$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*$";
APT::NeverAutoRemove:: "^linux-image-[a-z0-9]*-[a-z0-9]*$";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages "";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "linux-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "kfreebsd-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: "gnumach-.*";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-modules";
APT::VersionedKernelPackages:: ".*-kernel";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections "";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "metapackages";
APT::Never-MarkAuto-Sections:: "tasks";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections "";
APT::Move-Autobit-Sections:: "oldlibs";
APT::Update "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success "";
APT::Update::Post-Invoke-Success:: "test -x /usr/bin/apt-show-versions || exit 0 ; apt-show-versions -i";
APT::Architectures "";
APT::Architectures:: "amd64";
APT::Architectures:: "i386";
APT::Compressor "";
APT::Compressor::. "";
APT::Compressor::.::Name ".";
APT::Compressor::.::Extension "";
APT::Compressor::.::Binary "";
APT::Compressor::.::Cost "0";
APT::Compressor::zstd "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Name "zstd";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Extension ".zst";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Binary "zstd";
APT::Compressor::zstd::Cost "60";
APT::Compressor::zstd::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::CompressArg:: "-19";
APT::Compressor::zstd::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::zstd::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lz4 "";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Name "lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Extension ".lz4";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Binary "false";
APT::Compressor::lz4::Cost "50";
APT::Compressor::gzip "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Name "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Extension ".gz";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Binary "gzip";
APT::Compressor::gzip::Cost "100";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::CompressArg:: "-6n";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::gzip::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::xz "";
APT::Compressor::xz::Name "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Extension ".xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::xz::Cost "200";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::xz::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::bzip2 "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Name "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Extension ".bz2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Binary "bzip2";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::Cost "300";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::bzip2::UncompressArg:: "-d";
APT::Compressor::lzma "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Name "lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Extension ".lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Binary "xz";
APT::Compressor::lzma::Cost "400";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::CompressArg:: "-6";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg "";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "--format=lzma";
APT::Compressor::lzma::UncompressArg:: "-d";
Dir "/";
Dir::State "var/lib/apt";
Dir::State::lists "lists/";
Dir::State::cdroms "cdroms.list";
Dir::State::extended_states "extended_states";
Dir::State::status "/var/lib/dpkg/status";
Dir::Cache "var/cache/apt";
Dir::Cache::archives "archives/";
Dir::Cache::srcpkgcache "srcpkgcache.bin";
Dir::Cache::pkgcache "pkgcache.bin";
Dir::Etc "etc/apt";
Dir::Etc::sourcelist "sources.list";
Dir::Etc::sourceparts "sources.list.d";
Dir::Etc::main "apt.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrc "auth.conf";
Dir::Etc::netrcparts "auth.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::parts "apt.conf.d";
Dir::Etc::preferences "preferences";
Dir::Etc::preferencesparts "preferences.d";
Dir::Etc::trusted "trusted.gpg";
Dir::Etc::trustedparts "trusted.gpg.d";
Dir::Etc::apt-listchanges-main "listchanges.conf";
Dir::Etc::apt-listchanges-parts "listchanges.conf.d";
Dir::Boot "boot";
Dir::Usr "usr";
Dir::Bin "";
Dir::Bin::methods "/usr/lib/apt/methods";
Dir::Bin::solvers "";
Dir::Bin::solvers:: "/usr/lib/apt/solvers";
Dir::Bin::planners "";
Dir::Bin::planners:: "/usr/lib/apt/planners";
Dir::Bin::dpkg "/usr/bin/dpkg";
Dir::Bin::gzip "/bin/gzip";
Dir::Bin::bzip2 "/bin/bzip2";
Dir::Bin::xz "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Bin::lz4 "/usr/bin/lz4";
Dir::Bin::zstd "/usr/bin/zstd";
Dir::Bin::lzma "/usr/bin/xz";
Dir::Media "";
Dir::Media::MountPath "/media/cdrom";
Dir::Log "var/log/apt";
Dir::Log::Terminal "term.log";
Dir::Log::History "history.log";
Dir::Log::Planner "eipp.log.xz";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently "";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "~$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.disabled$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.bak$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.dpkg-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.ucf-[a-z]+$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.save$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.orig$";
Dir::Ignore-Files-Silently:: "\.distUpgrade$";
Acquire "";
Acquire::AllowInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowWeakRepositories "0";
Acquire::AllowDowngradeToInsecureRepositories "0";
Acquire::cdrom "";
Acquire::cdrom::mount "/media/cdrom";
Acquire::IndexTargets "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/binary-$(ARCHITECTURE)/Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatMetaKey "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::ShortDescription "Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) $(ARCHITECTURE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Packages";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Packages::Optional "0";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/i18n/Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::flatMetaKey "$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::ShortDescription "Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb::Translations::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Translation-$(LANGUAGE)";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources "";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::MetaKey "$(COMPONENT)/source/Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::flatMetaKey "Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::ShortDescription "Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::Description "$(RELEASE)/$(COMPONENT) Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::flatDescription "$(RELEASE) Sources";
Acquire::IndexTargets::deb-src::Sources::Optional "0";
Acquire::Changelogs "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin "";
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Debian "https://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/@CHANGEPATH@_changelog";;
Acquire::Changelogs::URI::Origin::Ubuntu "https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/@CHANGEPATH@/changelog";;
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline "";
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline::Origin "";
Acquire::Changelogs::AlwaysOnline::Origin::Ubuntu "1";
Acquire::Snapshots "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Origin "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Origin::Debian "https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Origin::Ubuntu "https://snapshot.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Override "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Override::Label "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Override::Label::Debian-Security "https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/debian-security/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host "";
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::archive.ubuntu.com "https://snapshot.ubuntu.com/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::deb.debian.org "https://snapshot.debian.org/archive/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::.archive.ubuntu.com "https://snapshot.ubuntu.com/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::security.ubuntu.com "https://snapshot.ubuntu.com/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::ppa.launchpadcontent.net "https://snapshot.ppa.launchpadcontent.net/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::Snapshots::URI::Host::ppa.launchpad.net "https://snapshot.ppa.launchpadcontent.net/@PATH@/@SNAPSHOTID@/";;
Acquire::PDiffs "";
Acquire::PDiffs::FileLimit "7";
Acquire::Languages "";
Acquire::Languages:: "en";
Acquire::Languages:: "none";
Acquire::Languages:: "ru";
Acquire::CompressionTypes "";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::xz "xz";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::bz2 "bzip2";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lzma "lzma";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::gz "gzip";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::lz4 "lz4";
Acquire::CompressionTypes::zst "zstd";
DPkg "";
DPkg::Path "/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs "";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -lt 10";
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true";
DPkg::Tools "";
DPkg::Tools::Options "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges "";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::Version "2";
DPkg::Tools::Options::/usr/bin/apt-listchanges::InfoFD "20";
DPkg::Post-Invoke "";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "[ -x /usr/lib/libdvd-pkg/b-i_libdvdcss.sh ] && /usr/lib/libdvd-pkg/b-i_libdvdcss.sh || true";
DPkg::Post-Invoke:: "test -x /usr/lib/needrestart/apt-pinvoke && /usr/lib/needrestart/apt-pinvoke || true";
Aptitude "";
Aptitude::Get-Root-Command "sudo:/usr/bin/sudo";
Binary "apt-config";
Binary::apt "";
Binary::apt::APT "";
Binary::apt::APT::Keep-Downloaded-Packages "true";
Binary::apt::APT::Color "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Output-Version "30";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Show "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Show::Version "2";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::AllVersions "0";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowVirtuals "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Search "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::Search::Version "2";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowDependencyType "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cache::ShowVersion "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Get "";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Upgrade-Allow-New "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Update "";
Binary::apt::APT::Get::Update::InteractiveReleaseInfoChanges "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd "";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd::Show-Update-Stats "1";
Binary::apt::APT::Cmd::Pattern-Only "1";
Binary::apt::DPkg "";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Progress-Fancy "1";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Lock "";
Binary::apt::DPkg::Lock::Timeout "-1";
Binary::apt-cdrom "";
Binary::apt-cdrom::APT "";
Binary::apt-cdrom::APT::Internal "";
Binary::apt-cdrom::APT::Internal::OpProgress "";
Binary::apt-cdrom::APT::Internal::OpProgress::EraseLines "0";
CommandLine "";
CommandLine::AsString "apt-config dump";

-- (no /etc/apt/preferences present) --


-- /etc/apt/preferences.d/pinning --

## Localrepo priority
Explanation: Local Repo
Package: *
Pin: release n=localrepo
Pin-Priority: 1100

Explanation: Exclude
Package: gpgv-*sq gpg-from-sq
Pin: version *
Pin-Priority: -1

##########

Explanation: Debian unstable
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian,a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 500

Explanation: Debian experimental
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian,a=experimental
Pin-Priority: 200

Explanation: Debian other
Package: *
Pin: release o=Debian
Pin-Priority: -10

-- /etc/apt/sources.list --

# debian testing
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing main contrib
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing non-free non-free-firmware
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing contrib main
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing non-free non-free-firmware

# debian testing updates
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main contrib
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates non-free non-free-firmware
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates main contrib
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-updates non-free non-free-firmware

# debian testing proposed updates
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-proposed-updates main contrib
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-proposed-updates non-free non-free-firmware
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-proposed-updates main contrib
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ testing-proposed-updates non-free non-free-firmware

# debian security updates
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security testing-security main contrib
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-security testing-security non-free non-free-firmware
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security testing-security main contrib
#deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian-security testing-security non-free non-free-firmware

# debian testing debug
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-debug/ testing-debug main contrib
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-debug/ testing-debug non-free non-free-firmware

# debian unstable
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable non-free non-free-firmware
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ unstable non-free non-free-firmware

# debian unstable debug
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-debug/ unstable-debug main contrib
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-debug/ unstable-debug non-free non-free-firmware

# debian experimental
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ experimental non-free non-free-firmware
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ experimental non-free non-free-firmware

# debian experimental debug
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-debug/ experimental-debug main contrib
#deb http://deb.debian.org/debian-debug/ experimental-debug non-free non-free-firmware

-- (no /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* present) --


-- System Information:
Debian Release: trixie/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (900, 'unstable'), (200, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.10.3-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_WARN
Locale: LANG=ru_RU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ru_RU.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii  adduser                 3.137
ii  base-passwd             3.6.4
ii  debian-archive-keyring  2023.4
ii  gpgv                    2.2.43-8
ii  libapt-pkg6.0t64        2.9.7
ii  libc6                   2.39-6
ii  libgcc-s1               14.2.0-1
ii  libgnutls30t64          3.8.6-2
ii  libseccomp2             2.5.5-1+b1
ii  libstdc++6              14.2.0-1
ii  libsystemd0             256.4-2

Versions of packages apt recommends:
ii  ca-certificates  20240203

Versions of packages apt suggests:
pn  apt-doc         <none>
ii  aptitude        0.8.13-6
ii  dpkg-dev        1.22.11
ii  gnupg           2.2.43-8
ii  powermgmt-base  1.37+nmu1

-- no debconf information
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