[Bug 1756862] Re: apt-clone crashed with SystemError in commit(): installArchives() failed

Mon Mar 19 12:43:46 UTC 2018

Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/bin/apt-clone", line 148, in <module>
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:     args.source, args.destination, new_distro=args.new_distro_codename, protect_installed=protect_installed)
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 501, in restore_state
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:     self._restore_package_selection(statefile, targetdir, protect_installed, exclude_pkgs)
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt_clone.py", line 658, in _restore_package_selection
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:     cache.commit(self.fetch_progress, self.install_progress)
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:   File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 529, in commit
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity:     raise SystemError("installArchives() failed")
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu ubiquity: SystemError: installArchives() failed
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity chroot /target umount /sys
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity chroot /target umount /proc
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/run
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount /target/dev
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/proc
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/sys
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/dev
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: log-output -t ubiquity umount -f /target/run
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Could not restore packages from the previous install:
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: Traceback (most recent call last):
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 246, in run
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     self.apt_clone_restore()
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/share/ubiquity/plugininstall.py", line 1486, in apt_clone_restore
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     restore_cmd, preexec_fn=install_misc.debconf_disconnect)
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:   File "/usr/lib/python3.6/subprocess.py", line 291, in check_call
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py:     raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
Mar 19 11:59:14 ubuntu /plugininstall.py: subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['apt-clone', 'restore-new-distro', '/target/ubiquity-apt-clone/apt-clone-state-ubuntu.tar.gz', 'bionic', '--destination', '/target']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

** Information type changed from Private to Public

** Description changed:

  Test Case:
- 1. Install 17.01 and apply all updates
+ 1. Install 17.10 and apply all updates
  2. boot the ISO of Ubuntu Desktop 18.04
  3. Launch the install and in the partitioning step, select Upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04
  4. Proceed with the rest of the installation

  Expected result
  The system upgrades successfully to 18.04

  Actual result
  This crash

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: apt-clone 0.4.1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-12.13-generic 4.15.7
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.389
  Date: Mon Mar 19 12:59:14 2018
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/apt-clone
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.6
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180317)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/apt-clone restore-new-distro /target/ubiquity-apt-clone/apt-clone-state-hostname.tar.gz bionic --destination /target
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5rc1, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/apt-clone', 'restore-new-distro', '/target/ubiquity-apt-clone/apt-clone-state-hostname.tar.gz', 'bionic', '--destination', '/target']
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
  SourcePackage: apt-clone
  Title: apt-clone crashed with SystemError in commit(): installArchives() failed
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups:

** Tags added: rls-bb-incoming

** Summary changed:

- apt-clone crashed with SystemError in commit(): installArchives() failed
+ upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 - apt-clone crashed with SystemError in commit(): installArchives() failed

** Changed in: apt-clone (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => High

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Title:
  upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04 - apt-clone crashed with SystemError in
  commit(): installArchives() failed

Status in apt-clone package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Test Case:
  1. Install 17.10 and apply all updates
  2. boot the ISO of Ubuntu Desktop 18.04
  3. Launch the install and in the partitioning step, select Upgrade from 17.10 to 18.04
  4. Proceed with the rest of the installation

  Expected result
  The system upgrades successfully to 18.04

  Actual result
  This crash

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: apt-clone 0.4.1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-12.13-generic 4.15.7
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-12-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperVersion: 1.389
  Date: Mon Mar 19 12:59:14 2018
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/apt-clone
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.6
  LiveMediaBuild: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Alpha amd64 (20180317)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/apt-clone restore-new-distro /target/ubiquity-apt-clone/apt-clone-state-hostname.tar.gz bionic --destination /target
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5rc1, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/apt-clone', 'restore-new-distro', '/target/ubiquity-apt-clone/apt-clone-state-hostname.tar.gz', 'bionic', '--destination', '/target']
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
  SourcePackage: apt-clone
  Title: apt-clone crashed with SystemError in commit(): installArchives() failed
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  UserGroups:

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