error using apt in chaste/base

[martinjrobins]

Hi, I'm trying to use the chaste/base image and running into the following error when I try to use apt:

 $ chaste docker run chaste/base sudo apt update 

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

Get:1 https://cli.github.com/packages stable InRelease [3917 B]
Ign:2 https://chaste.github.io/ubuntu oracular/ InRelease
Get:3 https://chaste.github.io/ubuntu oracular/ Release [1363 B]
Get:4 https://chaste.github.io/ubuntu oracular/ Release.gpg [488 B]
Get:5 https://cli.github.com/packages stable/main amd64 Packages [346 B]
Ign:6 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-security InRelease
Ign:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular InRelease
Get:8 https://chaste.github.io/ubuntu oracular/ Packages [727 B]
Err:9 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-security Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.82 80]
Ign:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-updates InRelease
Ign:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-backports InRelease
Err:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.83 80]
Err:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-updates Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.83 80]
Err:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-backports Release
  404  Not Found [IP: 91.189.91.83 80]
Reading package lists...
Warning: Conflicting distribution: https://chaste.github.io/ubuntu oracular/ Release (expected oracular/ but got noble)
Error: The repository 'http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-security Release' does not have a Release file.
Error: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular Release' does not have a Release file.
Error: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-updates Release' does not have a Release file.
Error: The repository 'http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oracular-backports Release' does not have a Release file.

[mirams]

Not 'assigned' so much as just thought you should definitely see it @bdevans @fcooper8472 !

[fcooper8472]

Hmm...... we upgraded docker to 24.10 because of the issues on 24.04 LTS with libexpat, and 24.10 has now lost Ubuntu support because it's an interim release.

We will need to update the base image to 25.10 ASAP to fix this (and then to 26.04 as soon as that's released, which will then be stable for 5 years).

[fcooper8472]

@jmpf how are we on supporting the latest Ubuntu?

[jmpf]

@jmpf how are we on supporting the latest Ubuntu?

PR #437 was merged without breaking anything meaning the 25.10 should work if you install the right libraries. It's untested but I will update #421.

[bdevans]

I have created a new branch for Questing Quokka ready to merge in once #421 is resolved.

[mirams]

@jmpf how are we on supporting the latest Ubuntu?

The ticket that has lots of work (Chaste/Chaste#421) was for 25.04, I've opened a new ticket for 25.10 (Chaste/Chaste#449) which I guess we should do as a stepping stone to prep for 26.04 LTS anyway.

[kwabenantim]

Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka is now supported (Chaste/Chaste#449).

[bdevans]

The updated docker base image based on 25.10 is now live and a new chaste/develop image is currently being built (and should be live in a few minutes).