[Bug 1827635] Re: dist-upgrader tarball needs updating to support upgrades from bionic to disco

[Launchpad Bug Tracker]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-release-upgrader - 1:19.10.1

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ubuntu-release-upgrader (1:19.10.1) eoan; urgency=medium

  * DistUpgrade/{EOL,Devel}ReleaseAnnouncement,
    DistUpgrade/window_main.ui,
    data/gtkbuilder/DistUpgrade.ui,
    data/DistUpgrade.cfg,
    pre-build.sh:
    - updated for 19.04 -> 19.10
  * data/DistUpgrade.cfg.bionic,
    data/demoted.cfg.bionic,
    pre-build.sh:
    - support upgrades from bionic (LP: #1827635)
  * data/removal_blacklist.cfg: add blacklist entry for postgresql versions
    with two major digits e.g. postgresql-11. (LP: #1825563)
  * Fix broken symbolic link of DistUpgrade/DistUpgrade which caused code from
    the installed ubuntu-release-upgrader to be used instead of code in the
    dist-upgrader tarball. (LP: #1824430)

 -- Brian Murray <brian at ubuntu.com>  Fri, 03 May 2019 10:24:48 -0700

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
       Status: In Progress => Fix Released

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Title:
  dist-upgrader tarball needs updating to support upgrades from bionic
  to disco

Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader source package in Disco:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Users of Ubuntu 18.04 won't be able to upgrade to 19.04 when 18.10 reaches End of Life.

  [Test Case]
  1) modify ~/.cache/update-manager/meta-release so that Supported: 0 for Ubuntu 18.10
  2) run do-release-upgrade
  3) observe the following message

  "Can not upgrade

  An upgrade from 'bionic' to 'disco' is not supported with this tool."

  With the version of the dist-upgrader from -proposed you'll be able to
  upgrade from 18.04 to 19.04.

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