We're a bit baffled too! haha Certainly did not expect it to hang like this. I hope we can find a solution.
Thank you for your quick responses! It works fine if I downgrade manually, and I think it auto-starts the service: ``` $ wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/power-profiles-daemon/power-profiles-daemon_0.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb --2026-08-18 17:58:50-- http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/p/power-profiles-daemon/power-profiles-daemon_0.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb Resolving archive.ubuntu.com (archive.ubuntu.com)... 2606:4700:10::ac42:98b0, 2606:4700:10::6814:1cf6, 104.20.28.246, ... Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com (archive.ubuntu.com)|2606:4700:10::ac42:98b0|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 50358 (49K) [application/vnd.debian.binary-package] Saving to: ‘power-profiles-daemon_0.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb.1’ power-profiles-daemon_0.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb.1 100%[===============================================================================================================================================================>] 49.18K --.-KB/s in 0.002s 2026-08-18 17:58:50 (26.7 MB/s) - ‘power-profiles- daemon_0.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb.1’ saved [50358/50358] $ sudo dpkg -i power-profiles-daemon_0.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (Reading database ... 417020 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack power-profiles-daemon_0.21-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking power-profiles-daemon (0.21-1ubuntu1) over (0.21-1ubuntu1) ... Setting up power-profiles-daemon (0.21-1ubuntu1) ... Processing triggers for dbus (1.14.10-4ubuntu4.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.12.0-4build2) ... $ systemctl status power-profiles-daemon.service ● power-profiles-daemon.service - Power Profiles daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/power-profiles-daemon.service; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2026-08-18 18:44:26 EDT; 1min 0s ago Main PID: 65196 (power-profiles-) Tasks: 4 (limit: 34207) Memory: 1.4M (peak: 3.3M) CPU: 29ms CGroup: /system.slice/power-profiles-daemon.service └─65196 /usr/libexec/power-profiles-daemon ``` -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2164213 Title: SRU causes apt install power-profiles-daemon to hang on Ubuntu 24.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/power-profiles-daemon/+bug/2164213/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
