#5629 webmin cache problem

[M.T.R]

hi,
we always verify webmin version with:
'apt-cache policy webmin' command.
we compare then 'installed:' and 'candidate:' in the answer.
so we find out if webmin is uptodate.

but now we get info on webmin interface, that a new version is available: '2.100-2'.
but when we verify with our procedure above we get as answer:
'Installed: 2.100'
'Candidate: 2.100'
this means, webmin should be uptodate.

what has changed, what are we doing wrong?

thanks for advice
cheers mike

[Jamie Cameron]

Can you attach a screenshot of the new version message you're seeing in Webmin?

[M.T.R]

Hi Jamie,
here it is.
Cheers mike

[Ilia]

Do you think that version 2.100-2 is higher that 2.101?

Webmin 2.101 is the latest version and the one that should be installed on top of 2.100-2.

[M.T.R]

i don't know.

atleast i'm prompted to upgrade to 2.100-2 in webmin.

'apt-cache policy webmin' tells me:
'Installed: 2.100'
'Candidate: 2.100'
this means, webmin should be uptodate.

this is in fact my question.

cheers mike

[Ilia]

atleast i'm prompted to upgrade to 2.100-2 in webmin.

Based on your screenshot you are prompted to upgrade to Webmin 2.101 - what are you talking about?

'pt-cache policy webmin' tells me:

You can run apt-get update to update the package lists with the new cache policy.

[M.T.R]

Sorry it was a mistake.
I am prompted to upgrade to Webmin 2.101.

'apt-cache policy webmin'.
tells me:
'Installed: 2.100'
'Candidate: 2.100'

So the information I get from this is WRONG !
Is it too complicate to understand this?

Cheers mike

[M.T.R]

illia,
'apt-get update' tells me that I already have installed newest available version.

This is normal cause 'apt-cache policy webmin'' aleady told me this (see above)

Hope you understand now.
Cheers mike

[Ilia]

So the information I get from this is WRONG !
Is it too complicate to understand this?

Yes, it is hard to understand, without knowing what is going on.

What Webmin repos you have enabled? E.g.:

grep -Rsi webmin.com /etc/apt

[M.T.R]

illia,
i try always the best to make you understand.
The result you want is:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/webmin.list:deb https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable contrib

As far as I see the problem comes from
APT is not updated to the same information as on webmin interface.

Hope this helps.

cheers mike

[Ilia]

First of all make sure that the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/webmin.list actually contains:

deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/debian-webmin-developers.gpg] https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable contrib

Then run apt-get clean && apt-get update, and then show the full output of apt-cache policy webmin command.

FYI, I get the following:

root@debian12-pro:/usr/share/webmin# apt-cache policy webmin
webmin:
  Installed: 2.101
  Candidate: 2.101
  Version table:
 *** 2.101 500
        500 https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable/contrib amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     2.021 500
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main all Packages
     2.013 500
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main all Packages
     2.011 500
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main all Packages
     2.001 500
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main all Packages
     1.999-2 500
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main all Packages
     1.994 500
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main amd64 Packages
        500 https://software.virtualmin.com/vm/7/pro/apt virtualmin/main all Packages

[M.T.R]

illia,
i get error messages using apt-get clean && apt-get update

Ign:4 https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable InRelease
Get:5 https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable Release [16.0 kB]
Get:6 https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable Release.gpg [819 B]
Ign:6 https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable Release.gpg
Reading package lists... Done
W: GPG error: https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable Release: The following signatures couldn't be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 2D223B918916F2A2
E: The repository 'https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable Release' is not signed.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

[Ilia]

i get error messages using apt-get clean && apt-get update

Try running the following command to setup Webmin repos correctly:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/webmin/webmin/master/setup-repos.sh
sh setup-repos.sh

[M.T.R]

OK, done,
now it works:

apt-cache policy webmin
webmin:
Installed: 2.100
Candidate: 2.101
Version table:
2.101 500
500 https://download.webmin.com/download/newkey/repository stable/contrib amd64 Packages
*** 2.100 100

So it was just the wrong configured repository.

BTW
This was not configured by me,
after the last update before, i was prompted by webmin to update the repository.
I did this just by clicking on OK.

Anyway, thanks lot illia.
cheers mike

[Ilia]

This was not configured by me,
after the last update before, i was prompted by webmin to update the repository.
I did this just by clicking on OK.

Could you check backups and share how you webmin.list repo file looked like before upgrading to Webmin 2.100?

[M.T.R]

i think it was this one:
deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib

Cheers mike

[Ilia]

i think it was this one:
deb http://download.webmin.com/download/repository sarge contrib

Alright, we will always setup the new Debian format repo, i.e. containing the signing key.

[M.T.R]

OK Illia,
so this can be called resolved.
Cheers mike