Brian is correct, I just tried to reproduce it on a different 21.04 system and it passes without a hitch as well.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- fwupdmgr refresh WARNING: UEFI firmware can not be updated in legacy BIOS mode See https://github.com/fwupd/fwupd/wiki/PluginFlag:legacy-bios for more information. Updating lvfs Downloading… [***************************************] Downloading… [***************************************] Successfully downloaded new metadata: 0 local devices supported ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- apt-cache policy fwupd libjcat1 fwupd: Installed: 1.5.11-0ubuntu1~21.04.1 Candidate: 1.5.11-0ubuntu1~21.04.1 Version table: *** 1.5.11-0ubuntu1~21.04.1 500 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.5.8-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages libjcat1: Installed: 0.1.3-2 Candidate: 0.1.3-2 Version table: *** 0.1.3-2 500 500 http://fr.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu hirsute/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ---------------------------------------------------------------------- As a result I tried the initial system again and it also passed. People in the upstream bug report to have seen similar behaviour as well, where it magically works in the weekend but not during the week. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1943833 Title: Failed to update metadata for lvfs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/+bug/1943833/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs