[Bug 2110594] Re: Upgrade error window says: Can't install ''

[David Spoelstra]

The upgrader appeared to be able to move forward, but I chose to kill it
and report the bug and do a clean install.
-David

On Fri, May 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM Nick Rosbrook <2110594 at bugs.launchpad.net>
wrote:

> I need to understand if the impact can be larger than that in other
> cases.
>
> David - In your case, did the upgrader actually stop itself and return
> an error? Or did you see the message, kill the upgrade, and report the
> bug?
>
> ** Also affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Plucky)
>    Importance: Undecided
>        Status: New
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Plucky)
>        Status: New => Triaged
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Plucky)
>    Importance: Undecided => High
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Plucky)
>      Assignee: (unassigned) => Nick Rosbrook (enr0n)
>
> ** Tags added: regression-update
>
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> Title:
>   Upgrade error window says: Can't install ''
>
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
>   Triaged
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Plucky:
>   Triaged
>
> Bug description:
>   25.04 Upgrade error window says:
>   Can't install ''
>   It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a
> bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.
>
>   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
>   CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
>   Date: Tue May 13 18:09:46 2025
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-28 (1111 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64
> (20220419)
>   PackageArchitecture: all
>   ProcEnviron:
>    LANG=en_US.UTF-8
>    PATH=(custom, no user)
>    SHELL=/bin/bash
>    TERM=xterm-256color
>    XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
>   RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
>   SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
>   UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2025-05-13 (0 days ago)
>   VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
>
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Title:
  Upgrade error window says: Can't install ''

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Plucky:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  25.04 Upgrade error window says:
  Can't install ''
  It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.

  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
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue May 13 18:09:46 2025
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-04-28 (1111 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   SHELL=/bin/bash
   TERM=xterm-256color
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oracular on 2025-05-13 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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