[SOLVED] Is mokutil preinstalled in mint 19?

[overkill22]

I'd like to know if the package 'mokutil' is installed by default in linux mint 19 or it is an additional package.
I was not able to find it in the list of packages installed by defaul in mint 19 here >>> http://packages.linuxmint.com/index.php

Thanks

[ajgringo619]

Looks like it's preinstalled:

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apt search mokutil
i   mokutil                                            - tools for manipulating machine owner keys                   
p   mokutil:i386                                       - tools for manipulating machine owner keys

[overkill22]

Looks like it's preinstalled:

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apt search mokutil
i   mokutil                                            - tools for manipulating machine owner keys                   
p   mokutil:i386                                       - tools for manipulating machine owner keys

Thanks. How can I check this if I don't have a fresh installed machine?

[ajgringo619]

Looks like it's preinstalled:

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apt search mokutil
i   mokutil                                            - tools for manipulating machine owner keys                   
p   mokutil:i386                                       - tools for manipulating machine owner keys

Thanks. How can I check this if I don't have a fresh installed machine?

Good question. I've never had a need to check Mint's software repos. I guess you could check Ubuntu's - https://packages.ubuntu.com/ (choose bionic for the system name).

[thx-1138]

...an easy way is by checking the filesystem.manifest file for the version of your choice...

[smurphos]

It's not a default package in 19. To check what was present at initial install you can review the contents of /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz

This command will extract the contents to your home, parse the file to produce a package list and display that list in your text-editor.

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cp /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz ~/ && gunzip ~/initial-status.gz && cat initial-status | grep "Package:" > default-packages.txt && xed default-packages.txt

[ajgringo619]

Thanks for that, smurphos. I checked its dependencies and none of them looked like something I might have added after the fact.

[smurphos]

Interestingly it is in the manifest and is used by the installer - looking back at apt logs it gets purged from the installed OS as part of installation.

[overkill22]

Interestingly it is in the manifest and is used by the installer - looking back at apt logs it gets purged from the installed OS as part of installation.

It took my attention today because I had an update pending for this package and I found it weird.

[overkill22]

It's not a default package in 19. To check what was present at initial install you can review the contents of /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz

This command will extract the contents to your home, parse the file to produce a package list and display that list in your text-editor.

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cp /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz ~/ && gunzip ~/initial-status.gz && cat initial-status | grep "Package:" > default-packages.txt && xed default-packages.txt

I don't have that file

[smurphos]

I don't have that file

Ever run bleachbit?

[smurphos]

I think mokutil might be retained and needed on systems with UEFI secure boot.... not sure. It's a dependency of shim mentioned in the linked article. My machine is legacy.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot

[thx-1138]

...that's very interesting actually:
i was under the impression that only packages listed in filesystem.manifest-remove get purged after installation?
Or do i have the wrong impression on that? mokutil is not listed in any 19.x filesystem.manifest-remove version...
Why that discrepancy? The plot thickens...

[ajgringo619]

I think mokutil might be retained and needed on systems with UEFI secure boot.... not sure. It's a dependency of shim mentioned in the linked article. My machine is legacy.

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UEFI/SecureBoot

Main host (Mint 19 XFCE) w/UEFI (no SecureBoot): mokutil installed
Xubuntu 18.10 VM: no mokutil installed
LMDE3 VM: mokutil installed

Weird, huh?

[gm10]

...that's very interesting actually:
i was under the impression that only packages listed in filesystem.manifest-remove get purged after installation?
Or do i have the wrong impression on that? mokutil is not listed in any 19.x filesystem.manifest-remove version...
Why that discrepancy? The plot thickens...

No, the installer handles a few packages directly no matter the manifests. mokutil gets removed for non-EFI systems. Relevant code references:
https://github.com/linuxmint/ubiquity/b ... ll.py#L272
https://github.com/linuxmint/ubiquity/b ... l.py#L1407

This command will extract the contents to your home, parse the file to produce a package list and display that list in your text-editor.

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cp /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz ~/ && gunzip ~/initial-status.gz && cat initial-status | grep "Package:" > default-packages.txt && xed default-packages.txt

You know I love long scripts but may I suggest:

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zgrep mokutil /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz

Or zmore/zless if you just want to browse through it. Makes handling .gz files much easier.

[thx-1138]

No, the installer handles a few packages directly no matter the manifests. mokutil gets removed for non-EFI systems. Relevant code references:
https://github.com/linuxmint/ubiquity/b ... ll.py#L272
https://github.com/linuxmint/ubiquity/b ... l.py#L1407

Thank you gm10

[smurphos]

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zgrep mokutil /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz

Or zmore/zless if you just want to browse through it. Makes handling .gz files much easier.

I was waiting for you to come up with a nice extraction script-let to remove the Package: from the grep output and sort the packages in alphabetical order That was way beyond my overtired brain this morning.

[gm10]

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zgrep mokutil /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz

Or zmore/zless if you just want to browse through it. Makes handling .gz files much easier.

I was waiting for you to come up with a nice extraction script-let to remove the Package: from the grep output and sort the packages in alphabetical order That was way beyond my overtired brain this morning.

In that case how could I resist (you must be very tired, I know you could do this in your sleep - pun intended):

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zgrep '^Package:' /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz|sed 's/.* //'|sort

[smurphos]

Nice....

[aes2011]

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zgrep '^Package:' /var/log/installer/initial-status.gz|sed 's/.* //'|sort

Very nice!