[Bug 1166568] [NEW] [update-manager-core] do-release-upgrade removing locked version packages

[B Bobo]

Public bug reported:

I want to upgrade Ubuntu, but do-release-upgrade removes even locked-
version packages. The problem is certain packages, e.g. harpia and
shogun-octave, no longer exist in recent Ubuntu versions. I need those
packages. This makes upgrading impossible.

$ lsb_release -d
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS

$ do-release-upgrade -d
raring.tar.gz

Packages to be removed: [...] harpia shogun-octave

Packages to be installed: [... harpia and shogun-octave not listed ...]

Packages to be upgraded: [... harpia and shogun-octave not listed ...]

I think packages with locked versions and their dependencies should be
left alone during an upgrade.

** Affects: update-manager-core (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

- do-release-upgrade removes even locked-version packages. Certain
- packages, e.g. harpia and shogun-octave, no longer exist in recent
- Ubuntu versions. This prevents me upgrading.
+ I want to upgrade Ubuntu, but do-release-upgrade removes even locked-
+ version packages. The problem is certain packages, e.g. harpia and
+ shogun-octave, no longer exist in recent Ubuntu versions. I need those
+ packages. This makes upgrading impossible.
  
  $ lsb_release -d
  Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
  
  $ do-release-upgrade -d
  raring.tar.gz
  
  Packages to be removed: [...] harpia shogun-octave
  
  Packages to be installed: [... harpia and shogun-octave not listed ...]
  
  Packages to be upgraded: [... harpia and shogun-octave not listed ...]
  
- 
- I think packages with locked versions and their dependencies should be left alone during an upgrade.
+ I think packages with locked versions and their dependencies should be
+ left alone during an upgrade.

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Title:
  [update-manager-core] do-release-upgrade removing locked version
  packages

Status in “update-manager-core” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I want to upgrade Ubuntu, but do-release-upgrade removes even locked-
  version packages. The problem is certain packages, e.g. harpia and
  shogun-octave, no longer exist in recent Ubuntu versions. I need those
  packages. This makes upgrading impossible.

  $ lsb_release -d
  Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS

  $ do-release-upgrade -d
  raring.tar.gz

  Packages to be removed: [...] harpia shogun-octave

  Packages to be installed: [... harpia and shogun-octave not listed
  ...]

  Packages to be upgraded: [... harpia and shogun-octave not listed ...]

  I think packages with locked versions and their dependencies should be
  left alone during an upgrade.

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