[Bug 2086581] [NEW] cant upgrade ubuntu 22.04

[erbano]

Public bug reported:

executed a distribution update, and it failed to update, mainly with the
following messages at main.log

"
2024-11-03 16:09:10,802 DEBUG Comparing 6.5.0-17 with 
2024-11-03 16:09:10,830 INFO installing linux metapackage: linux-generic
2024-11-03 16:09:10,830 DEBUG Installing 'linux-generic' (linux metapackage may have been accidentally uninstalled)
2024-11-03 16:09:10,843 DEBUG Marking 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade
2024-11-03 16:09:11,420 WARNING Can't mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
2024-11-03 16:09:11,443 DEBUG denylist expr 'update-manager$' matches 'update-manager'
2024-11-03 16:09:11,443 DEBUG The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it's in the removal deny list
2024-11-03 16:09:11,489 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it is in the removal deny list.'
2024-11-03 16:09:11,492 DEBUG abort called
2024-11-03 16:09:11,494 DEBUG openCache()
"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-17.17~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-17-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CrashDB: ubuntu
CrashReports: 640:1000:125:5098159:2024-10-31 07:56:13.085647821 -0400:2024-10-31 07:56:14.085647821 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_nvidia-settings.1000.crash
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sun Nov  3 16:19:27 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-01 (1370 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2024-11-03 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeAptHistorylog:
 Start-Date: 2024-11-03  16:07:54
 Requested-By: xxx (1000)
 End-Date: 2024-11-03  16:07:54
VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog:
 Log started: 2024-11-03  16:07:54
 Log ended: 2024-11-03  16:07:54

** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade jammy third-party-packages

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Title:
  cant upgrade ubuntu 22.04

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  executed a distribution update, and it failed to update, mainly with
  the following messages at main.log

  "
  2024-11-03 16:09:10,802 DEBUG Comparing 6.5.0-17 with 
  2024-11-03 16:09:10,830 INFO installing linux metapackage: linux-generic
  2024-11-03 16:09:10,830 DEBUG Installing 'linux-generic' (linux metapackage may have been accidentally uninstalled)
  2024-11-03 16:09:10,843 DEBUG Marking 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade
  2024-11-03 16:09:11,420 WARNING Can't mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
  2024-11-03 16:09:11,443 DEBUG denylist expr 'update-manager$' matches 'update-manager'
  2024-11-03 16:09:11,443 DEBUG The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it's in the removal deny list
  2024-11-03 16:09:11,489 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it is in the removal deny list.'
  2024-11-03 16:09:11,492 DEBUG abort called
  2024-11-03 16:09:11,494 DEBUG openCache()
  "

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-17.17~22.04.1-generic 6.5.8
  Uname: Linux 6.5.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CrashReports: 640:1000:125:5098159:2024-10-31 07:56:13.085647821 -0400:2024-10-31 07:56:14.085647821 -0400:/var/crash/_usr_bin_nvidia-settings.1000.crash
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sun Nov  3 16:19:27 2024
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-01 (1370 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2024-11-03 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeAptHistorylog:
   Start-Date: 2024-11-03  16:07:54
   Requested-By: xxx (1000)
   End-Date: 2024-11-03  16:07:54
  VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog:
   Log started: 2024-11-03  16:07:54
   Log ended: 2024-11-03  16:07:54

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