[Bug 1405494] [NEW] upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04.1 failed in setting new software channels

[Simon Tygesen]

Public bug reported:

when running the recommended upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04 through the update manager the upgrade failed at "setting new software channels".
Possible problems from pkgProblemResolver was that it may be caused by held packages.
Unofficial packages not provided by Ubuntu was removed and upgrade retried, but with same results.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72~precise1-generic 3.13.11.11
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 24 15:03:05 2014
GsettingsChanges:
 com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
 com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1419462116
 com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 1000
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 1215
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2014-12-24 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade precise running-unity

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Title:
  upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04.1 failed in setting new software channels

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  when running the recommended upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04 through the update manager the upgrade failed at "setting new software channels".
  Possible problems from pkgProblemResolver was that it may be caused by held packages.
  Unofficial packages not provided by Ubuntu was removed and upgrade retried, but with same results.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.17
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-43.72~precise1-generic 3.13.11.11
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Dec 24 15:03:05 2014
  GsettingsChanges:
   com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
   com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1419462116
   com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 1000
   com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 1215
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2014-12-24 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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