[Bug 2084395] [NEW] do-release-upgrade exit because: ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The essential package 'base-files' is marked for removal.'

[Steve Yarmie]

Public bug reported:

Running 22.04 LTS, upgrading to 24.04 LTS

# do-release-upgrade
..log...

2024-10-13 11:59:41,995 DEBUG The package 'base-files' is marked for removal but it's an ESSENTIAL package              
2024-10-13 11:59:42,017 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The essential package 'base-files' is marked for removal.'          
2024-10-13 11:59:42,037 DEBUG abort called

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-122.132-generic 5.15.163
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-122-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CrashDB: ubuntu
Date: Sun Oct 13 12:08:09 2024
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-27 (3000 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" - Release amd64 20160628
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2024-10-13 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: 2024-10-13T11:40:20.985857

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade jammy

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Title:
  do-release-upgrade exit because: ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The
  essential package 'base-files' is marked for removal.'

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

Bug description:
  Running 22.04 LTS, upgrading to 24.04 LTS

  # do-release-upgrade
  ..log...

  2024-10-13 11:59:41,995 DEBUG The package 'base-files' is marked for removal but it's an ESSENTIAL package              
  2024-10-13 11:59:42,017 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The essential package 'base-files' is marked for removal.'          
  2024-10-13 11:59:42,037 DEBUG abort called

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-122.132-generic 5.15.163
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-122-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Sun Oct 13 12:08:09 2024
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-27 (3000 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Linux Mint 18 "Sarah" - Release amd64 20160628
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm-color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2024-10-13 (0 days ago)
  mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: 2024-10-13T11:40:20.985857

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