0009027: APT error on clean install: apt_pkg undefined symbol

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0009027	Kali Linux	General Bug	public	2024-12-05 20:02	2025-12-23 07:32

Reporter	badsectorlabs	Assigned To
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	closed	Resolution	open

Summary	0009027: APT error on clean install: apt_pkg undefined symbol
Description	An "undefined symbol" error occurs on a fresh install of Kali 2024.3 during any apt command. All apt actions include an error which prevents automation (ansible) from working. This is an upstream bug in the python-apt package: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg699265.html It has been fixed, and 2.9.2 has been released: https://tracker.debian.org/news/1591007/accepted-python-apt-292-source-into-unstable/ python-apt 2.9.2 needs to be imported into kali-rolling to fix this issue.
Attached Files	Screenshot 2024-12-05 at 14.53.57.png (433,281 bytes)

g0tmi1k 2025-12-23 07:32 administrator ~0021075	This report has been filed against an old version of Kali. We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity. Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux (https://www.kali.org/get-kali/)? If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing, and also give information about your setup? For more information, please read: https://www.kali.org/docs/community/submitting-issues-kali-bug-tracker/

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2024-12-05 20:02	badsectorlabs	New Issue
2024-12-05 20:02	badsectorlabs	File Added: Screenshot 2024-12-05 at 14.53.57.png
2025-12-23 07:32	g0tmi1k	Note Added: 0021075
2025-12-23 07:32	g0tmi1k	Status	new => closed