What is the correct way to upgrade?

[chall3ng3r]

I'm running v264-1~bpo20.04.1, Just hit by the following error:

This web browser is too old to run the Web Console (missing selector(:is():where()))

I noticed there's v277 and when I check for updates, I only get the message that my current version is the latest.

The install guide also does not mention the process to update, either via apt or manually. It'd be great if someone could share the simple step by step instructions for performing the update.

Thanks.

[jelly]

See https://cockpit-project.org/running.html#ubuntu for our installation instructions for Ubuntu 20.04, it should include installing from backports.

[chall3ng3r]

Thanks for the reply. I installed it following the same guide few months ago. Added some additional apps in it as well.

My question is regarding updating Cockpit to latest version. There is no guide for it, either through apt or manually.

[garrett]

The Debian section states:

"When updating Cockpit-related packages and any dependencies, make sure to use -t ...-backports as above, so backports are included."

The Ubuntu section should also say something similar... but doesn't.

I've opened an issue @ cockpit-project/cockpit-project.github.io#566

[garrett]

Fixed with PR cockpit-project/cockpit-project.github.io#567

The backports upgrade note is now on the website too @ https://cockpit-project.org/running.html#ubuntu

Thanks for pointing it out!

[chall3ng3r]

Thanks for the reply.

I've tried with the -t option, it still says I'm on the latest version. How do I actually get the latest v277? I'm on v264.

[chall3ng3r]

You shouldn't have to run a script; the packages should be updated.

The fix is in login.js @ ce351ca

It needs those two asterisks, as browser permitted the previous check but updated :is()/:where() support where it now fails in newer versions (hence the asterisks, to make them pass again).

Danger area below... not really recommended nor tested.

In Ubuntu 20.04, that file is in the cockpit-ws package.

# dpkg -L cockpit-ws | grep login.js
/usr/share/cockpit/static/login.js

However, it's minified.

You could theoretically do something like (as root):

sed -i 's/is():where()/is(*):where(*)/' /usr/share/cockpit/static/login.js

But it will be modifying a file that's controlled by a package. And that's generally not a good idea. It might cause problems when upgrading.

Anyway, I hope this is finally fixed everywhere soon. Sorry for the mess.

This worked.

However, the latest version is still stuck somewhere. I always get v264 when I try to update.

[garrett]

This worked.

Awesome!

However, the latest version is still stuck somewhere. I always get v264 when I try to update.

Unbelievably and unfortunately, it looks like Ubuntu still hasn't handled their SRU queue since August — https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/jammy/+queue?queue_state=1 — and this includes the Cockpit update with the fix.

[garrett]

It's moving along now!

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cockpit/+bug/1990623#yui_3_10_3_1_1666020678203_2318

Accepted cockpit into jammy-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cockpit/264-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.
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[chall3ng3r]

Thank you. Appreciate it.

I think there should be a self-installable package for Cockpit as well, which users can download and run to manually install without going through update repos.

[garrett]

As the packages are not yet officially in Ubuntu's main repo, for sideloading, you can download the proposed packages (which will be what's officially distributed by Ubuntu soon) and install those manually. Or you can download and install the packages from Martin's testing repo. (He's the maintainer of the Ubuntu and Debian packages and has been one of the main official developers of the Cockpit team for years, so the packages are definnitely trustworthy.)

It's also possible to enable these special repos too, but you asked about downloading and installing packages — and it is possible for sure.

As long as the major version is the same, the only package you should need is cockpit-ws (as long as the package dependencies are happy with it and don't require a bump too).

[garrett]

I was hoping this would be solved sooner. But it's taking a little longer to get updated in some distributions. Therefore, we now have a blog post about this issue, complete with an explanation and workarounds: https://cockpit-project.org/blog/login-issues.html

[chall3ng3r]

Thank you, this blog post explains everything quite well.

[garrett]

Update: The official Cockpit package with the fix for the :is():where() login bug just landed in Ubuntu, so a normal apt update && apt upgrade should now work.

[chall3ng3r]

Thank you for the update.

Yes, the workaround is working and I will update as well.

Please also put together a guide to manually install v277 or whichever is the latest.

[BenoitFiset]

Hi,

I tried everything and still stuck on version 264 on focal...

checked the login.js ... is has : is():where()

apt update && apt upgrade
[SNIP]

sudo apt install -t focal-backports cockpit
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
cockpit is already the newest version (264-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~bpo20.04.1).

What an I missing ????

Thanks

[BenoitFiset]

Hi @martinpitt,

Humm, there is something i'm not getting here... why would a (Ctrl+Shift+R) make: sudo apt install -t focal-backports cockpit make the latest version of cockpit be able to download ..... or your telling me that 264-1 IS the latest version available for Focal !!! ???

If that's the case that 264-1 is the last version for Focal, it would be nice to state this somewhere !!

Thanks.\

[martinpitt]

It wouldn't --- your packages are current, -1ubuntu0.22.04.1 contains the fix. But it could be that your browser still has the login page from the older 264-1 version.

[BenoitFiset]

So 264-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~bpo20.04.1 is the latest and most current version for Focal ?

Then to have the latest version 295, I have to upgrade the OS to Jammy..... ?

[martinpitt]

Correct, yes. However, that still doesn't explain why you still see that "missing selector(:is():where()))" error on the login page -- 264-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 has the fix for that.

[BenoitFiset]

Nope that is good now.... thanks.