[Bug 2110755] [NEW] 25.04 upgrade message Can't install""

[Bruce Smith]

Public bug reported:

Upgrading from 24.10 to 25.04 using Software Updater. Received the
message "It was impossible to install a required package".
/var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log ends with

2025-05-15 10:17:06,035 DEBUG Installing linux-sysctl-defaults
2025-05-15 10:17:06,075 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-desktop', 'xubuntu-core', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio-desktop', '', 'ubuntustudio-desktop-core', 'lubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntu-gnome-desktop', 'ubuntu-mate-core', 'ubuntu-mate-desktop', 'ubuntukylin-desktop', 'ubuntu-budgie-desktop', 'ubuntu-unity-desktop']' meta-pkgs installed
2025-05-15 10:17:06,075 DEBUG guessing '' as missing meta-pkg
2025-05-15 10:17:06,075 ERROR failed to mark '' for install ("The cache has no package named ''")

Extra info:
1) bruce at corunastylis:/var/log/dist-upgrade$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 24.10
Release:	24.10
bruce at corunastylis:/var/log/dist-upgrade$

2) Upgrade from 24.10 to 25.04
3) Expected the upgrade to proceed without error
4) I aborted the upgrade, I'm not about to risk a broken system

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:24.10.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-25.25-generic 6.11.11
Uname: Linux 6.11.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.30.0-0ubuntu4.2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CrashDB: ubuntu
CrashReports: 644:0:109:280:2025-05-12 17:03:03.965850601 +1000:2025-04-15 07:06:11.925456663 +1000:/var/crash/kexec_cmd
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu May 15 10:25:32 2025
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-10-31 (196 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" - Release amd64 (20241009.4)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2025-05-15 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade oracular third-party-packages wayland-session

** Attachment added: "Screenshot of the error message"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2110755/+attachment/5877504/+files/Screenshot%20From%202025-05-15%2010-17-44.png

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Title:
  25.04 upgrade message Can't install""

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

Bug description:
  Upgrading from 24.10 to 25.04 using Software Updater. Received the
  message "It was impossible to install a required package".
  /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log ends with

  2025-05-15 10:17:06,035 DEBUG Installing linux-sysctl-defaults
  2025-05-15 10:17:06,075 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-desktop', 'xubuntu-core', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio-desktop', '', 'ubuntustudio-desktop-core', 'lubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntu-gnome-desktop', 'ubuntu-mate-core', 'ubuntu-mate-desktop', 'ubuntukylin-desktop', 'ubuntu-budgie-desktop', 'ubuntu-unity-desktop']' meta-pkgs installed
  2025-05-15 10:17:06,075 DEBUG guessing '' as missing meta-pkg
  2025-05-15 10:17:06,075 ERROR failed to mark '' for install ("The cache has no package named ''")

  Extra info:
  1) bruce at corunastylis:/var/log/dist-upgrade$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 24.10
  Release:	24.10
  bruce at corunastylis:/var/log/dist-upgrade$

  2) Upgrade from 24.10 to 25.04
  3) Expected the upgrade to proceed without error
  4) I aborted the upgrade, I'm not about to risk a broken system

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:24.10.14
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.11.0-25.25-generic 6.11.11
  Uname: Linux 6.11.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.30.0-0ubuntu4.2
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CrashReports: 644:0:109:280:2025-05-12 17:03:03.965850601 +1000:2025-04-15 07:06:11.925456663 +1000:/var/crash/kexec_cmd
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Thu May 15 10:25:32 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-10-31 (196 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 24.10 "Oracular Oriole" - Release amd64 (20241009.4)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2025-05-15 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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