Fwupd: Cannot update Logitech Unifying Receiver (version of org.freedesktop.fwupd incorrect: failed predicate [0.9.2 ge 0.8.1])

[Prinzhorn]

No sure if there is something wrong with my system or if that's a bug in fwupd. I hope somebody can help me install the update. Ubuntu 17.04.

$ sudo fwupdmgr update
Downloading RQR12.07_B0029 for Unifying [runtime]...
Updating RQR12.07_B0029 on Unifying [runtime]...
Decompressing…         
version of org.freedesktop.fwupd incorrect: failed predicate [0.9.2 ge 0.8.1]

[hughsie]

You need fwupd at least version 0.9.2 to apply the update.

[Prinzhorn]

Thank you very much for the quick answer. That means I either need to find a ppa or compile it myself, right?

[Piskvor]

@Prinzhorn: Found no PPAs, compiling is a yak-shaving chain of dependencies. What worked for me was this:

• get a bootable USB disk with a distro containing a current version (I went with Xubuntu 17.10 b1, which currently has fwupd 0.9.7). Note that you probably want a 64-bit version of the OS - 32-bit fwupd segfaults if device is plugged in.
• boot the live distro
• plug in the receiver
• apt update
• apt install fwupd
• edit /etc/fwupd/remotes.d/lvfs-testing.conf - change Enabled=false to Enabled=true
• fwupdmgr refresh && fwupdmgr update

[superm1]

@Piskvor 32 bit fwupd is segfaulting when a device is plugged in for you? I think we should fix that. Would you mind to file a separate issue with the details for this?

[Prinzhorn]

@Piskvor thank you very much. I just did the upgrade as you've described, even though I already updated it on AskUbuntu some time ago https://askubuntu.com/questions/955177/cannot-update-logitech-unifying-receiver-version-of-org-freedesktop-fwupd-incor