[Bug 1738291] [NEW] Distribution upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10, "Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop'"

[Kenny Stephens]

Public bug reported:

During upgrade to 17.10, while 'setting new software channels,' received the error:
Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop'
It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.04.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.9
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
Date: Thu Dec 14 16:13:59 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-01 (561 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-12-14 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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


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

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Title:
  Distribution upgrade from 17.04 to 17.10, "Can't install 'ubuntu-
  desktop'"

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

Bug description:
  During upgrade to 17.10, while 'setting new software channels,' received the error:
  Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop'
  It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:17.04.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-42.46-generic 4.10.17
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-42-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7
  Date: Thu Dec 14 16:13:59 2017
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-01 (561 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-12-14 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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