[Bug 1640789] [NEW] upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 broke

[Dennis Yusupoff]

Public bug reported:

After I started upgrade from 14.04.5 LTS to 16.04 LTS, error has
happend:

installArchives() failed

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 23, in <module>
    from apport import unicode_gettext as _
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
    from apport.report import Report
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 30, in <module>
    import apport.fileutils
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 23, in <module>
    from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 20, in <module>
    import apt
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    import apt_pkg
ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory


===
root at svetogorsk:~# do-release-upgrade -m server
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 10, in <module>
    from UpdateManager.Core.MetaRelease import MetaReleaseCore
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/Core/MetaRelease.py", line 25, in <module>
    import apt
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    import apt_pkg
ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
Error in sys.excepthook:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 63, in apport_excepthook
    from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
    from apport.report import Report
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 30, in <module>
    import apport.fileutils
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 23, in <module>
    from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 20, in <module>
    import apt
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    import apt_pkg
ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Original exception was:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 10, in <module>
    from UpdateManager.Core.MetaRelease import MetaReleaseCore
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/Core/MetaRelease.py", line 25, in <module>
    import apt
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
    import apt_pkg
ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
root at svetogorsk:~#
===

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

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Title:
  upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 broke

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

Bug description:
  After I started upgrade from 14.04.5 LTS to 16.04 LTS, error has
  happend:

  installArchives() failed

  Original exception was:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/apport-cli", line 23, in <module>
      from apport import unicode_gettext as _
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
      from apport.report import Report
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 30, in <module>
      import apport.fileutils
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 23, in <module>
      from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 20, in <module>
      import apt
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
      import apt_pkg
  ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

  
  ===
  root at svetogorsk:~# do-release-upgrade -m server
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 10, in <module>
      from UpdateManager.Core.MetaRelease import MetaReleaseCore
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/Core/MetaRelease.py", line 25, in <module>
      import apt
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
      import apt_pkg
  ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
  Error in sys.excepthook:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport_python_hook.py", line 63, in apport_excepthook
      from apport.fileutils import likely_packaged, get_recent_crashes
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/__init__.py", line 5, in <module>
      from apport.report import Report
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/report.py", line 30, in <module>
      import apport.fileutils
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/fileutils.py", line 23, in <module>
      from apport.packaging_impl import impl as packaging
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apport/packaging_impl.py", line 20, in <module>
      import apt
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
      import apt_pkg
  ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

  Original exception was:
  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "/usr/bin/do-release-upgrade", line 10, in <module>
      from UpdateManager.Core.MetaRelease import MetaReleaseCore
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/UpdateManager/Core/MetaRelease.py", line 25, in <module>
      import apt
    File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
      import apt_pkg
  ImportError: libapt-pkg.so.5.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
  root at svetogorsk:~#
  ===

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