[Bug 242822] Re: distribution upgrade fail

Tue Nov 20 12:09:35 UTC 2012

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** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Triaged => Incomplete

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Title:
  distribution upgrade fail

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  While upgrading to Version 7.10 (from 7.04) I got the following
  message:

  "Could not install the upgrades

  The upgrade aborts now. Your system could be in an unusable state. A
  recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a).

  Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ in the bugreport.
  installArchives() failed
  "

  Update manager version:

  "update-manager:
    Installed: 1:0.81.3
    Candidate: 1:0.81.3
    Version table:
   *** 1:0.81.3 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1:0.81 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages
  "

  See attachment for the zipped log files (the ones stated in the error
  message).

  Notes:
  * Openoffice was installed by hand
  * nvidia driver was installed by hand using "envy"
  * The "X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 170" errors result from the wacom-entries in xorg.conf created by "envy" 
  * The problems seem to be starting here (snip from "main.log"):

  "2008-06-25 04:41:21,881 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'libpam0g': 'subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault)
  '
  2008-06-25 04:41:21,978 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'libpam0g': 'subprocess post-installation script killed by signal (Segmentation fault)
  '
  2008-06-25 04:56:07,725 WARNING no activity on terminal for 240 seconds (Configuring libpam0g)
  2008-06-25 04:56:08,101 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: 'libpam-modules': 'dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  '
  ...
  "
  After that, lots of similar messages for "login" (!), "passwd" (!) and "sudo" (!!)
  This does not look good...

  === EDIT ===
  While I filed the above report, the "...recovery ... (dpkg --configure -a)" was still in progress.
  I left the machine unattended for a while. When checking back again, the update -manager window was gone.

  Trying to restart update-manager now consistently yields a segmentation fault (!!)
  apt-get reports the update-manager to be the latest version, however.

  # aptitude dist-upgrade
  reports broken dependencies for open office (which is quite understandable regarding the fact that OOo is version 2.4.1-17, as opposed to 2.3.0-1ubuntu5.4) and wants to install libneon, libsvg1 and libwpg.
  Moreover, nvidia-glx-new wants to be upgraded - after the update-manager had downgraded it from the version I had installed some time ago with "envy"...

  And, last not least, knetworkmanager is "unused" and marked for
  removal, which I do find kind of surprising - is there a replacement?

  Here is the complete list:

  "The following packages are BROKEN:
    openoffice.org-onlineupdate
  The following packages are unused and will be REMOVED:
    kexi knetworkmanager libpqxx-2.6.9
  The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
    libneon26 libsvg1 libwpg-0.1-1 openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-java-common openoffice.org-style-andromeda
    openoffice.org-style-crystal openoffice.org-style-hicontrast openoffice.org-style-human openoffice.org-style-industrial openoffice.org-style-tango
  The following packages will be automatically REMOVED:
    openoffice.org-core01 openoffice.org-core02 openoffice.org-core03 openoffice.org-core03u openoffice.org-core04 openoffice.org-core04u
    openoffice.org-core05 openoffice.org-core05u openoffice.org-core06 openoffice.org-core07 openoffice.org-core08 openoffice.org-core09
    openoffice.org-core10 openoffice.org-debian-menus openoffice.org-emailmerge openoffice.org-gnome-integration openoffice.org-graphicfilter
    openoffice.org-javafilter openoffice.org-kde-integration openoffice.org-pyuno openoffice.org-testtool openoffice.org-writer
    openoffice.org-xsltfilter
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    libneon26 libsvg1 libwpg-0.1-1 openoffice.org-common openoffice.org-core openoffice.org-java-common openoffice.org-style-andromeda
    openoffice.org-style-crystal openoffice.org-style-hicontrast openoffice.org-style-human openoffice.org-style-industrial openoffice.org-style-tango
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    openoffice.org-core01 openoffice.org-core02 openoffice.org-core03 openoffice.org-core03u openoffice.org-core04 openoffice.org-core04u
    openoffice.org-core05 openoffice.org-core05u openoffice.org-core06 openoffice.org-core07 openoffice.org-core08 openoffice.org-core09
    openoffice.org-core10 openoffice.org-debian-menus openoffice.org-emailmerge openoffice.org-gnome-integration openoffice.org-graphicfilter
    openoffice.org-javafilter openoffice.org-kde-integration openoffice.org-pyuno openoffice.org-testtool openoffice.org-writer
    openoffice.org-xsltfilter
  ...
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    nvidia-glx-new openoffice.org-base openoffice.org-calc openoffice.org-draw openoffice.org-headless openoffice.org-impress openoffice.org-math
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
    openoffice.org-onlineupdate: Depends: openoffice.org-core01 but it is not installable
  Resolving dependencies...
  The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

  Remove the following packages:
  kubuntu-desktop
  openoffice.org-onlineupdate
  "

  I'm not sure if it is safe to reboot my system, regarding the
  aforementioned messages in main.log.

  === EDIT 2 ===
  Damn... many apps are broken after the "update", e.g.:

  $ firefox
  Failed to open device
  New crash observer
  App startup
  Illegal instruction

  $ eclipse
  Segmentation fault

  $ gimp
  replaced: ...
  ...
  Segmentation fault

  === EDIT 3 ===
  Fortunately, I did not have to make a new install (as I had initially feared).

  After some struggles (removing some broken packages by hand, re-
  enforcing package configuration, re-running dist-upgrade) I managed to
  get a running version of 7.10 without X and after installing the
  nvidia drivers by hand (again with envy) a completely running version
  7.10, which I then was able to upgrade to 8.04 without any problems,
  thus being able to keep all my configurations.

  So said problems seem to pertain only to the 7.04 --> 7.10 migration.

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