deb-get does not upgrade itself to v0.4.4 on Ubuntu 24.10

[KlfJoat]

#1212

Fixed via https://github.com/wimpysworld/deb-get/releases/tag/0.4.4

The problem is and has been that deb-get, installed on Ubuntu 24.04, does not work on Ubuntu 24.10.

$ deb-get update
  [!] ERROR! Ubuntu Oracular is not supported because it is not derived from a supported Debian or Ubuntu release.
1 $ deb-get upgrade
  [!] ERROR! Ubuntu Oracular is not supported because it is not derived from a supported Debian or Ubuntu release.
1 $ deb-get --help
  [!] ERROR! Ubuntu Oracular is not supported because it is not derived from a supported Debian or Ubuntu release.
1 $

You may have finally released the update in a .deb hosted on GitHub. But my local deb-get does not update.

I don't recall having to manually re-install deb-get for prior Ubuntu upgrades, and there is no note for me to do that in the README or Release Notes. And even if there was, apt-get updates itself automatically, deb-get has updated itself automatically in the past IIRC, and deb-get has itself in 01-main. So I'm still here hoping that this tool will work the way it has been presented as working.

[philclifford]

Sorry the necessary support didn't get released before you upgraded to 24.10.

I think this Catch-22 (resulting from the failure to get the support for Oracular into a release before the release of Oracular) can be solved by

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wimpysworld/deb-get/0.4.4/deb-get |  bash -s install deb-get

Essentially you just need a 0.4.4 (or later) copy of deb-get ( or with the relevant patch applied, or copy and edit the deb-get you have or clone the repo then

cd deb-get/docs ; sudo make install

)

Better than a reinstall. deb-get is not it 01-main btw, it is internal.

Hope that helps.

[KlfJoat]

Do I need to point out the irony of having to download and install a standalone .deb to upgrade a tool that lets you install and upgrade standalone .debs automatically? Especially when it's supposed to be able to upgrade itself?

Is there some way you can make this state self-recoverable before 25.04?