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Hello,

I am getting below error while upgrading Nagios XI.

"you might want to run apt -- fix-broken install in nagios
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
linux-image-azure : Depends: linux-image-6.17.0-1013-azure but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
"

Regards,

Sandip Khedekar

Hi @Sandip2705,

Thanks for reaching out. Would you please give us a bit more information so we can help you? What distro & version is XI installed on, what version of XI are you upgrading from and what version is giving you the upgrade issues? Also is this a source install (tarball) or offline installation? I am assuming you are not using RPM, since you are getting 'apt --fix-broken install' as a part of the error.

Hello,

This is strange when i checked it is showing Nagios version as 2026R1.5 which is the latest one. However when i checked the latest update it still shows the error in upgrade. Nagios is installed on Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS & i was trying for upgrade to 2026R1.5.

Regards,

Sandip Khedekar

Hi @Sandip2705,

Are you running an Ubuntu image from the Azure Marketplace? Otherwise, I would not expect linux-image-azure on an Ubuntu system.

If you are running an Ubuntu VM on Azure, below are suggestions from the robot (AI query). As always, please make a backup/snapshot before attempting any installs/updates/fixes.

Explanation

This error indicates a broken package state where the meta-package linux-image-azure is trying to install a specific kernel version (6.17.0-1013-azure) that apt cannot currently retrieve or install. This often happens due to interrupted updates, repository synchronization issues, or a full /boot partition.

Immediate Fix Steps

1. Attempt Automatic Repair Run the command suggested by the error message to let apt attempt to resolve dependencies automatically:

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sudo apt --fix-broken install

If this succeeds, follow up with sudo apt upgrade to ensure consistency.

2. Update Repository Lists If step 1 fails, your local package list might be out of sync with the repository (especially if the kernel version was recently updated or moved between updates and proposed pockets).

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sudo apt update
sudo apt --fix-broken install

3. Check for a Full /boot Partition Kernel installations frequently fail if the /boot partition is full, preventing the new image from being written.

Check space: df -h /boot
If 100% full, remove old unused kernels (never remove the one currently running, check with uname -r):

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sudo apt autoremove

If autoremove fails, you may need to manually purge old headers/images:

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sudo apt purge linux-image-5.15.0-XX-generic

4. Force Reinstallation of the Meta-Package If the specific version 6.17.0-1013-azure is temporarily unavailable or corrupted in the cache, reinstalling the meta-package can force apt to select the next available valid version.

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sudo apt install --reinstall linux-image-azure

If You Are NOT on Azure

If this Ubuntu 22.04 machine is not running on Microsoft Azure (e.g., it is a local desktop or on AWS), this package is likely installed by mistake and is causing conflicts. In this case, it is safer to remove the Azure-specific kernel entirely and stick to the generic one:

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sudo apt purge linux-image-azure linux-headers-azure
sudo apt install linux-image-generic linux-headers-generic
sudo apt --fix-broken install

Hello,

I did performed all the steps which you mentioned. df-h also shows 5% uses.

nagios@nagios:~$ sudo apt install --reinstall linux-image-azure
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-azure-6.5-cloud-tools-6.5.0-1024 linux-azure-6.5-cloud-tools-6.5.0-1025 linux-azure-6.5-headers-6.5.0-1024 linux-azure-6.5-headers-6.5.0-1025 linux-azure-6.5-tools-6.5.0-1024
linux-azure-6.5-tools-6.5.0-1025 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1015 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1018 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1020
linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1021 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1025 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1026 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1027
linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1028 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1029 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1030 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1031
linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1034 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1041 linux-azure-6.8-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1044 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1015
linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1018 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1020 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1021 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1025 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1026
linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1027 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1028 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1029 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1030 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1031
linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1034 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1041 linux-azure-6.8-headers-6.8.0-1044 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1015 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1018
linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1020 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1021 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1025 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1026 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1027
linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1028 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1029 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1030 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1031 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1034
linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1041 linux-azure-6.8-tools-6.8.0-1044 linux-cloud-tools-6.5.0-1024-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.5.0-1025-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1015-azure
linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1018-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1020-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1021-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1025-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1026-azure
linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1027-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1028-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1029-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1030-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1031-azure
linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1034-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1041-azure linux-cloud-tools-6.8.0-1044-azure linux-headers-6.5.0-1024-azure linux-headers-6.5.0-1025-azure
linux-headers-6.8.0-1015-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1018-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1020-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1021-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1025-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1026-azure
linux-headers-6.8.0-1027-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1028-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1029-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1030-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1031-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1034-azure
linux-headers-6.8.0-1041-azure linux-headers-6.8.0-1044-azure linux-image-6.5.0-1024-azure linux-image-6.5.0-1025-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1015-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1018-azure
linux-image-6.8.0-1020-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1021-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1025-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1026-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1027-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1028-azure
linux-image-6.8.0-1029-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1030-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1031-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1034-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1041-azure linux-image-6.8.0-1044-azure
linux-modules-6.5.0-1024-azure linux-modules-6.5.0-1025-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1015-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1018-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1020-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1021-azure
linux-modules-6.8.0-1025-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1026-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1027-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1028-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1029-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1030-azure
linux-modules-6.8.0-1031-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1034-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1041-azure linux-modules-6.8.0-1044-azure linux-tools-6.5.0-1024-azure linux-tools-6.5.0-1025-azure
linux-tools-6.8.0-1015-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1018-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1020-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1021-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1025-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1026-azure
linux-tools-6.8.0-1027-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1028-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1029-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1030-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1031-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1034-azure
linux-tools-6.8.0-1041-azure linux-tools-6.8.0-1044-azure
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 2530 B of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://azure.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu jammy-updates/main amd64 linux-image-azure amd64 6.8.0-1052.58~22.04.1 [2530 B]
Fetched 2530 B in 0s (66.2 kB/s)
(Reading database ... 541421 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../linux-image-azure_6.8.0-1052.58~22.04.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking linux-image-azure (6.8.0-1052.58~22.04.1) over (6.8.0-1052.58~22.04.1) ...
Setting up linux-image-azure (6.8.0-1052.58~22.04.1) ...
Scanning processes...
Scanning candidates...
Scanning linux images...

Running kernel seems to be up-to-date.

Restarting services...
/etc/needrestart/restart.d/dbus.service
systemctl restart networkd-dispatcher.service systemd-logind.service unattended-upgrades.service [email protected]
Job for [email protected] failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status [email protected]" and "journalctl -xeu [email protected]" for details.

No containers need to be restarted.

No user sessions are running outdated binaries.

No VM guests are running outdated hypervisor (qemu) binaries on this host.
nagios@nagios:~$

Still issue remains the same.

Regards,

Sandip Khedekar