[Bug 2137682] [NEW] dist upgrade crashes with postregsql 14 issue

[Sean Toczko]

Public bug reported:

Run apt update
Run apt upgrade
Run do-release-upgrade

downloads new files, checks system, then exits with error saying that:
"ubuntu 24.04 upgrade package 'postgresql-14' marked for removal but in
removal deny list"

I have removed postgresql with sudo purge postgresql* several times, but
the error still persists.

*Update*

After running sudo remove postgresql* two additional files were removed,
and the upgrade appears to move forward past this error point.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-164.174-generic 5.15.193
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-164-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CloudArchitecture: x86_64
CloudID: none
CloudName: none
CloudPlatform: none
CloudSubPlatform: config
CrashDB: ubuntu
Date: Thu Jan  8 12:44:44 2026
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-28 (1958 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=linux
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2026-01-08 (0 days ago)

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


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

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Title:
  dist upgrade crashes with postregsql 14 issue

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

Bug description:
  Run apt update
  Run apt upgrade
  Run do-release-upgrade

  downloads new files, checks system, then exits with error saying that:
  "ubuntu 24.04 upgrade package 'postgresql-14' marked for removal but
  in removal deny list"

  I have removed postgresql with sudo purge postgresql* several times,
  but the error still persists.

  *Update*

  After running sudo remove postgresql* two additional files were
  removed, and the upgrade appears to move forward past this error
  point.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:22.04.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-164.174-generic 5.15.193
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-164-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.10
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
  CloudArchitecture: x86_64
  CloudID: none
  CloudName: none
  CloudPlatform: none
  CloudSubPlatform: config
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Thu Jan  8 12:44:44 2026
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-08-28 (1958 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=linux
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2026-01-08 (0 days ago)

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