[Bug 992041] Re: it is impossible to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04

[jevgtv]

it is not quite simple, possibly there is a bug, but when I try to forse 
a previous version of plymouth, a get that notification:
The following packages will be REMOVED:
   abiword abiword-common abiword-plugin-grammar abiword-plugin-mathview
   acpi-support acpid adblock-plus alsa-base alsa-utils anacron apache2
   apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils apache2.2-bin apache2.2-common apparmor
   apparmor-utils apport apport-gtk aptdaemon apturl at at-spi avahi-daemon
   avahi-utils bluez bluez-cups brasero brasero-common brltty brltty-x11 
byobu
   ca-certificates-java capplets-data checkbox checkbox-gtk compiz 
compiz-core
   compiz-fusion-plugins-main compiz-gnome compiz-plugins
   compizconfig-backend-gconf computer-janitor-gtk console-setup consolekit
   couchdb-bin cron cryptsetup cups cups-driver-gutenprint dbus dbus-x11
   default-jre default-jre-headless desktopcouch dmsetup dropbox e2fsprogs
   ecryptfs-utils eog erlang-base erlang-crypto erlang-inets erlang-mnesia
   erlang-public-key erlang-runtime-tools erlang-ssl erlang-syntax-tools
   erlang-xmerl esteidfirefoxplugin esteidpkcs11loader estonianidcard evince
   evolution-data-server evolution-webcal f-spot file-roller filezilla
   filezilla-common firefox firefox-branding firefox-gnome-support
   flashplugin-installer foo2zjs foomatic-db foomatic-db-engine
   foomatic-db-gutenprint friendly-recovery ftp gbrainy gcalctool
   gconf-defaults-service gconf-editor gconf2 gconf2-common gdebi gdm
   gdm-guest-session gedit ghostscript-cups ghostscript-x gksu gnome-about
   gnome-applets gnome-applets-data gnome-bluetooth gnome-codec-install
   gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-games-common gnome-keyring
   gnome-mag gnome-media gnome-media-common gnome-nettool gnome-orca
   gnome-panel gnome-panel-data gnome-pilot gnome-pilot-conduits
   gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-session gnome-session-bin
   gnome-session-canberra gnome-settings-daemon gnome-system-monitor
   gnome-system-tools gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-user-guide
   gnome-user-guide-en gnome-user-share gnome-utils gnumeric gnumeric-common
   gnumeric-doc gnumeric-plugins-extra gnupod-tools grub-common grub-pc
   gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio gtkpod gtkpod-data
   gucharmap gvfs gvfs-bin gvfs-fuse hal hipo hostname hpijs-ppds hplip ibus
   ibus-m17n ibus-qt4 ibus-table icedtea-6-jre-cacao icedtea6-plugin id3v2
   ifupdown ijsgutenprint imagemagick indicator-applet 
indicator-applet-session
   indicator-me indicator-session indicator-sound initramfs-tools 
initscripts
   ipod irqbalance java-common jockey-common jockey-gtk kbd 
language-selector
   legalcase lftp libabiword-2.8 libaccess-bridge-java
   libaccess-bridge-java-jni libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libaiksaurus-1.2-data
   libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libapache2-mod-encoding libapache2-mod-php5 
libapr1
   libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap libasound2-plugins
   libatspi1.0-0 libaudio-flac-header-perl libaudio2 libbonoboui2-0
   libbrasero-media0 libcamel1.2-14 libcanberra-pulse libccid libcddb2
   libcompizconfig0 libcouchdb-glib-1.0-2 libcryptui0 libdbd-mysql-perl
   libdbi-perl libdesktopcouch-glib-1.0-2 libdigest-sha1-perl libdigidoc
   libdigidocpp libdvbpsi5 libebackend1.2-0 libebml0 libebook1.2-9 
libecal1.2-7
   libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-11
   libedataserverui1.2-8 libegroupwise1.2-13 libexchange-storage1.2-3
   libgail-gnome-module libgconf2-4 libgconf2.0-cil libgdata6 libgdome2-0
   libgdome2-cpp-smart0c2a libgdu0 libgksu2-0 libgnome-desktop-2-17
   libgnome-media0 libgnome-pilot2 libgnome-vfs2.0-cil
   libgnome-window-settings1 libgnome2-0 libgnome2-common libgnome2-perl
   libgnome2-vfs-perl libgnome2.24-cil libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd4
   libgnomepanel2.24-cil libgnomeui-0 libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common
   libgnomevfs2-extra libgoffice-0.8-8 libgoffice-0.8-8-common
   libgstfarsight0.10-0 libgtkhtml-editor0 libgtkhtml3.14-19 
libgtkmathview0c2a
   libgweather-common libgweather1 libhtml-template-perl libibus-qt1 libice6
   libiconv-hook1 libid3-3.8.3c2a libipod-cil libipoddevice0 libipodui-cil
   libiso9660-7 libjazzy-java liblink-grammar4 liblpint-bonobo0 libm17n-0
   libmagickcore2 libmagickcore2-extra libmagickwand2 libmatroska0
   libmetacity-private0 libmp3-info-perl libmysqlclient16 libnet-daemon-perl
   libnet-dbus-perl libnss-mdns libogg-vorbis-header-pureperl-perl 
liboobs-1-4
   libots0 libpanel-applet2-0 libphonon4 libplrpc-perl libpolkit-gtk-1-0
   libpsiconv6 libpulse-browse0 libpulse-mainloop-glib0 libpulse0 libpurple0
   libqt4-dbus libqt4-designer libqt4-network libqt4-script libqt4-webkit
   libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtgui4 librpc-xml-perl libsdl-image1.2
   libsdl1.2debian libsdl1.2debian-pulseaudio libsm6 libsoup-gnome2.4-1
   libstartup-notification0 libt1-5 libtaglib2.0-cil libtar
   libtelepathy-farsight0 libubuntuone-1.0-1 libunicode-string-perl libupnp3
   libvcdinfo0 libvlc2 libvlccore2 libwebkit-1.0-2 libwnck22 libwv-1.2-3
   libwww-perl libwxbase2.8-0 libwxgtk2.8-0 libxaw7 libxcb-keysyms1
   libxklavier16 libxml-parser-perl libxml-sax-expat-perl libxml-simple-perl
   libxml-twig-perl libxml-xpath-perl libxmu6 libxres1 libxss1 libxt6 
libxtst6
   libxvmc1 libxxf86dga1 light-themes link-grammar-dictionaries-en
   linux-generic linux-image-2.6.32-38-generic linux-image-2.6.32-39-generic
   linux-image-2.6.32-40-generic linux-image-2.6.32-41-generic
   linux-image-generic linux-sound-base logrotate m17n-contrib m17n-db
   media-player-info menu metacity metacity-common module-init-tools 
mountall
   mousetweaks mysql-client-5.1 mysql-client-core-5.1 mysql-common 
mysql-server
   mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1 nautilus nautilus-data
   nautilus-dropbox nautilus-sendto nautilus-share netbase network-manager
   network-manager-gnome network-manager-pptp network-manager-pptp-gnome
   notify-osd ntfs-3g ntpdate obex-data-server onboard openjdk-6-jre
   openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib openoffice.org-base-core
   openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core
   openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-emailmerge openoffice.org-gnome
   openoffice.org-gtk openoffice.org-help-en-gb openoffice.org-help-en-us
   openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-java-common 
openoffice.org-l10n-common
   openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb openoffice.org-l10n-en-za openoffice.org-math
   openoffice.org-pdfimport openoffice.org-style-human
   openoffice.org-style-oxygen openoffice.org-writer openprinting-ppds 
opensc
   os-prober pcmciautils pcscd php5 php5-common php5-mysql pinentry-qt4 
pitivi
   plymouth pm-utils pm-utils-powersave-policy podsleuth policykit-1
   policykit-1-gnome powermgmt-base ppp pppconfig pppoeconf pptp-linux 
procps
   pulseaudio pulseaudio-esound-compat pulseaudio-module-bluetooth
   pulseaudio-module-gconf pulseaudio-module-x11 pulseaudio-utils pxlib1 
pxljr
   python-aptdaemon python-aptdaemon-gtk python-desktopcouch
   python-desktopcouch-records python-farsight python-gconf python-gnome2
   python-gnomeapplet python-papyon python-pyatspi python-speechd
   python-ubuntuone python-uno python-virtkey python-webkit python-wnck
   qdigidoc qesteidutil rhythmbox rhythmbox-plugin-cdrecorder rsyslog screen
   screen-resolution-extra screensaver-default-images seahorse simple-scan
   skype smartcardpp software-center software-properties-gtk 
speech-dispatcher
   splix startupmanager system-config-printer-gnome system-tools-backends
   telepathy-butterfly telepathy-haze telepathy-salut telnet thunderbird
   thunderbird-locale-en thunderbird-locale-en-gb thunderbird-locale-en-us
   totem totem-common totem-mozilla totem-plugins ttf-dejavu-extra ttf-lyx
   tzdata-java ubufox ubuntu-artwork ubuntu-desktop ubuntu-docs 
ubuntu-minimal
   ubuntu-standard ubuntu-system-service ubuntu-wallpapers
   ubuntuone-client-gnome udev udisks ufw update-manager update-notifier 
upower
   upstart ureadahead usb-creator-common usb-creator-gtk util-linux vlc
   vlc-data vlc-nox vlc-plugin-pulse vorbis-tools wireless-crda
   x-ttcidfont-conf x11-apps x11-common x11-session-utils x11-utils
   x11-xfs-utils x11-xkb-utils x11-xserver-utils xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi
   xfonts-base xfonts-encodings xfonts-mathml xfonts-scalable xfonts-utils
   xinit xorg xscreensaver-data xscreensaver-gl xserver-common xserver-xorg
   xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-input-evdev
   xserver-xorg-input-mouse xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
   xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse xserver-xorg-input-wacom 
xserver-xorg-video-all
   xserver-xorg-video-apm xserver-xorg-video-ark xserver-xorg-video-ati
   xserver-xorg-video-chips xserver-xorg-video-cirrus 
xserver-xorg-video-fbdev
   xserver-xorg-video-geode xserver-xorg-video-i128 xserver-xorg-video-i740
   xserver-xorg-video-intel xserver-xorg-video-mach64 xserver-xorg-video-mga
   xserver-xorg-video-neomagic xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 
xserver-xorg-video-nv
   xserver-xorg-video-openchrome xserver-xorg-video-r128
   xserver-xorg-video-radeon xserver-xorg-video-rendition 
xserver-xorg-video-s3
   xserver-xorg-video-s3virge xserver-xorg-video-savage
   xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion xserver-xorg-video-sis
   xserver-xorg-video-sisusb xserver-xorg-video-tdfx 
xserver-xorg-video-trident
   xserver-xorg-video-tseng xserver-xorg-video-v4l xserver-xorg-video-vesa
   xserver-xorg-video-vmware xserver-xorg-video-voodoo xterm
   xul-ext-adblock-plus xul-ext-ubufox xulrunner-1.9.2 yelp
WARNING: The following essential packages will be removed.
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what you are doing!
   e2fsprogs util-linux (due to e2fsprogs) hostname upstart (due to 
hostname)
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 571 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 2,285MB disk space will be freed.
You are about to do something potentially harmful.
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'

Could you please explain or provide a link to tutorial, how it mingt be 
possible to force a previous version of plymouth?

On 02/05/12 11:12, Jean-Baptiste Lallement wrote:
> You use a non-official version of plymouth (plymouth 0.8.2-2-1mint3) which is holding back the upgrade.
> Please revert to official packages and try the upgrade again. I'm closing this report because it is not a bug with Ubuntu.
>
> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
>         Status: New =>  Invalid
>

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Title:
  it is impossible to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  it is impossible to upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04
  an update manager reports about restoring previous settings

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.134.12.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-41.88-generic 2.6.32.59+drm33.24
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-41-generic i686
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Mon Apr 30 19:05:11 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  GConfNonDefault:
   /apps/update-manager/check_new_release_ignore=
   /apps/update-manager/first_run=false
   /apps/update-manager/show_versions=false
   /apps/update-manager/window_size=(600,600)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20120214.2)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en
   LANG=en_IE.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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