I booted an Ubuntu desktop ISO with the new version of glib2.0 and pkmon now indicates that "network status=online".
$ bsdtar -x -f impish-desktop-amd64.iso -O \./.disk/info Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" - Release amd64 (20211012)% -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to glib2.0 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1946196 Title: Additional Drivers fails with pk-client-error-quark: Cannot download packages whilst offline (257) Status in glib2.0 package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in glib2.0 source package in Impish: Fix Released Bug description: Additional Drivers fails to install nvidia-driver-470: Error while applying changes pk-client-error-quark: Cannot download packages whilst offline (257) But the machine is ONLINE with full Internet access. WORKAROUND: sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/glib2.0/+bug/1946196/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp