[Bug 1165966] Re: do-release-upgrade crashed with SystemError in open(): E:The package linux-image-3.8.0-15-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.

[Daniel Hahler]

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Information type changed from Private to Public

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Title:
  do-release-upgrade crashed with SystemError in open(): E:The package
  linux-image-3.8.0-15-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find
  an archive for it.

Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  user at user-virtual-machine:~$ sudo gedit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
  [sudo] password for user: 

  (gedit:10548): IBUS-WARNING **: The owner of
  /home/user/.config/ibus/bus is not root!

  Using above command  "sudo gedit /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades"
  changed Prompt=normal.

  
  user at user-virtual-machine:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d
  Checking for a new Ubuntu release
  No new release found

  Received "crash report detected" on top right hand corner.

  user at user-virtual-machine:~$ uname -a
  Linux user-virtual-machine 3.8.0-16-generic #26-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 1 19:52:57 UTC 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.192.6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-16.26-generic 3.8.5
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu5
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Sun Apr  7 21:49:32 2013
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/do-release-upgrade
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-21 (17 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Alpha amd64 (20130311.1)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.3
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/do-release-upgrade -d
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   LANGUAGE=en_US:en
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade', '-d']
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  Title: do-release-upgrade crashed with SystemError in open(): E:The package linux-image-3.8.0-15-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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