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Installing the lbzip (2.5-2.1build1) package on AMD64 for Ubuntu 21.10 (impish) appears to be missing the actual binaries.

See the file list here:

https://packages.ubuntu.com/impish/amd64/lbzip2/filelist

BITbyBIT
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As a workaround you can download and install lbzip2 package from 20.04 LTS by

cd ~/Downloads
wget -c http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/l/lbzip2/lbzip2_2.5-2_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get install ./lbzip2_2.5-2_amd64.deb

and pin its version by

cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-lbzip2
Package: lbzip2
Pin: version 2.5-2
Pin-Priority: 1337
EOF

to prevent its unnecessary upgrades.

N0rbert
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  • Thanks, that worked. – BITbyBIT Feb 03 '22 at 21:48
  • @BITbyBIT Good to hear that worked for you. I'd still encourage you to file a bug report on Launchpad so Canonical can be made aware of the issue. They don't pick up bug reports here on Ask Ubuntu. Thanks! – NotTheDr01ds Feb 07 '22 at 21:27
  • Done. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lbzip2/+bug/1960413

    Apparently I am the first to report this. Also, note that installing the older package as a work around gets overwritten by subsequent updates to that package and the program files removed again, since the newer lbzip2 package is still missing its binary files.

     – BITbyBIT Feb 09 '22 at 14:12
  • Thanks, I've added version pinning to the answer. – N0rbert Feb 09 '22 at 16:26