fix(installer): gate util-linux-extra to Ubuntu 24.04+ (#635)

* fix(installer): gate util-linux-extra to Ubuntu 24.04+

util-linux-extra does not exist on Ubuntu 22.04 (package split landed in
24.04). Listing it unconditionally in APT_PACKAGES_UBUNTU breaks
install.sh on 22.04-based distros such as Linux Mint.

Fixes #526

* fix(installer): probe util-linux-extra via apt-cache

Replace Ubuntu VERSION_ID gate with apt-cache show probe (per review
feedback). Handles Ubuntu derivatives (Mint, Zorin) whose VERSION_ID
does not match the noble base where util-linux-extra exists.

Fixes #526

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Co-authored-by: Jatin K Malik <jatinkrmalik@gmail.com>
This commit is contained in:
Ariel Flesler
2026-08-12 23:49:12 -07:00
committed by GitHub
co-authored by Jatin K Malik
parent ecd5839a13
commit 00680c35c5
2 changed files with 25 additions and 2 deletions
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@@ -1621,10 +1621,10 @@ install_system_dependencies() {
# Debian install they are absent and cause CMake's bootstrap to fail (Hurdle 2 from
# https://medium.com/@cslev/talking-to-my-linux-box-without-talking-to-the-cloud-vocalinux-on-debian-without-the-tears-10bf053ea21b).
local PYWHISPERCPP_BUILD_DEPS="libssl-dev autoconf automake libtool patchelf"
local APT_PACKAGES_UBUNTU="python3-pip python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-ibus-1.0 $GI_DEV_PKG libcairo2-dev cmake python3-dev build-essential portaudio19-dev python3-venv pkg-config wget curl unzip vulkan-tools libvulkan-dev $VULKAN_SHADER_PKG xclip xsel wl-clipboard util-linux-extra $PYWHISPERCPP_BUILD_DEPS"
local APT_PACKAGES_UBUNTU="python3-pip python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-ibus-1.0 $GI_DEV_PKG libcairo2-dev cmake python3-dev build-essential portaudio19-dev python3-venv pkg-config wget curl unzip vulkan-tools libvulkan-dev $VULKAN_SHADER_PKG xclip xsel wl-clipboard $PYWHISPERCPP_BUILD_DEPS"
local APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_BASE="python3-pip python3-gi python3-gi-cairo gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-ibus-1.0 libcairo2-dev cmake python3-dev build-essential portaudio19-dev python3-venv pkg-config wget curl unzip vulkan-tools libvulkan-dev $VULKAN_SHADER_PKG xclip xsel wl-clipboard $PYWHISPERCPP_BUILD_DEPS"
local APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_11_12="$APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_BASE libgirepository1.0-dev gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1"
local APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_13_PLUS="$APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_BASE libgirepository-2.0-dev gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1 util-linux-extra"
local APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_13_PLUS="$APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_BASE libgirepository-2.0-dev gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1"
local DNF_PACKAGES="python3-pip python3-gobject gtk3 ibus-devel gobject-introspection-devel python3-devel portaudio-devel python3-virtualenv pkg-config cmake wget curl unzip vulkan-tools vulkan-loader-devel glslang xclip xsel wl-clipboard"
local PACMAN_PACKAGES="python-pip python-gobject gtk3 ibus gobject-introspection python-cairo portaudio python-virtualenv pkg-config cmake wget curl unzip base-devel vulkan-tools vulkan-headers glslang xclip xsel wl-clipboard"
local ZYPPER_PACKAGES="gtk3 ibus-devel gobject-introspection-devel portaudio-devel pkg-config cmake wget curl unzip xclip xsel wl-clipboard typelib-1_0-Notify-0_7 libnotify4"
@@ -1653,6 +1653,14 @@ install_system_dependencies() {
fi
fi
# util-linux-extra only exists on newer Ubuntu/Debian (24.04+, Debian 13+).
# On 22.04 those tools ship in the main util-linux package (always installed).
# apt-cache probe handles Ubuntu derivatives (Mint, Zorin) whose VERSION_ID
# does not track the Ubuntu base release.
if apt-cache show util-linux-extra &>/dev/null 2>&1; then
APT_PACKAGES="$APT_PACKAGES util-linux-extra"
fi
# Check for missing packages
for pkg in $APT_PACKAGES; do
if ! apt_package_installed "$pkg"; then
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@@ -90,6 +90,21 @@ class InstallerCudaDiagnosticsTests(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertIn("xsel", line)
self.assertIn("wl-clipboard", line)
def test_ubuntu_22_package_list_omits_util_linux_extra(self) -> None:
"""util-linux-extra is probed via apt-cache, not hardcoded in base package lists."""
source = _installer_source()
ubuntu_line = next(
line for line in source.splitlines() if "local APT_PACKAGES_UBUNTU=" in line
)
debian_13_line = next(
line for line in source.splitlines() if "local APT_PACKAGES_DEBIAN_13_PLUS=" in line
)
self.assertNotIn("util-linux-extra", ubuntu_line)
self.assertNotIn("util-linux-extra", debian_13_line)
self.assertIn("apt-cache show util-linux-extra", source)
self.assertIn('APT_PACKAGES="$APT_PACKAGES util-linux-extra"', source)
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()