[Bug 1245380] [NEW] trying to update from ubuntu 13.04 to ubuntu 13.10 updater crashes

[daniel]

Public bug reported:

updater crashes with the following message: "the essential package
'ubuntu-minimal' could not be located"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.192.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47-generic 3.8.13.10
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
Date: Mon Oct 28 10:41:30 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-25 (367 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-10-28 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeAptlog:
 Log time: 2013-10-28 10:40:55.839187
 Log time: 2013-10-28 10:40:58.542402
 Log time: 2013-10-28 10:41:04.739477
 Log time: 2013-10-28 10:41:34.177012
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade raring

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Title:
  trying to update from ubuntu 13.04 to ubuntu 13.10 updater crashes

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

Bug description:
  updater crashes with the following message: "the essential package
  'ubuntu-minimal' could not be located"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.192.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-32.47-generic 3.8.13.10
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Mon Oct 28 10:41:30 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-25 (367 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-10-28 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeAptlog:
   Log time: 2013-10-28 10:40:55.839187
   Log time: 2013-10-28 10:40:58.542402
   Log time: 2013-10-28 10:41:04.739477
   Log time: 2013-10-28 10:41:34.177012
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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