[Bug 1351051] [NEW] [dist-upgrader] 12.04 to 14.04 LTS upgrade failed

[MissionSix]

Public bug reported:

I ran a dist upgrade with the following command:

$ sudo update-manager -d


Several instances of the following showed up in the console:

Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
Error in function pulse
TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
authenticate 'trusty.tar.gz' against 'trusty.tar.gz.gpg' 
extracting 'trusty.tar.gz'

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-67.101-generic 3.2.60
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-67-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jul 31 13:38:47 2014
GsettingsChanges: com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1406838903
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
SourcePackage: update-manager
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2014-07-31 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeAptlog:
 Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:03.814765
 Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:23.156000
 Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:36.457770
 Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:52.801583
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade precise third-party-packages

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Title:
  [dist-upgrader] 12.04 to 14.04 LTS upgrade failed

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

Bug description:
  I ran a dist upgrade with the following command:

  $ sudo update-manager -d

  
  Several instances of the following showed up in the console:

  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  Error in function pulse
  TypeError: pulse() takes exactly 1 argument (2 given)
  authenticate 'trusty.tar.gz' against 'trusty.tar.gz.gpg' 
  extracting 'trusty.tar.gz'

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.16
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-67.101-generic 3.2.60
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-67-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jul 31 13:38:47 2014
  GsettingsChanges: com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1406838903
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2014-07-31 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeAptlog:
   Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:03.814765
   Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:23.156000
   Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:36.457770
   Log time: 2014-07-31 13:38:52.801583
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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