[Bug 1892599] [NEW] Attempt to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic)

[Arkadi Kagan]

Public bug reported:

This computer was turned off for about half year or more.
>From that time on I can't do a normal upgrade to next Ubuntu.

Since I could not install anything and I have had a work to do, I did a manual upgrade of
  /etc/apt/sources.list
to point on "eoan" instead of "cosmic".
That helped to install some programs.

However, do-release-upgrade is still failing.
Tried a workaround in
   https://nelsonslog.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/upgrading-from-an-unsupported-ubuntu/
It still crashes.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:19.10.15.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-64.58-generic 5.3.18
Uname: Linux 5.3.0-64-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.9
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
Date: Sun Aug 23 00:09:50 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-23 (638 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2020-08-22 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeAptlog:
 Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:17.036708
 Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:24.340283
 Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:42.873568
 Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:57.162623

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade eoan

** Summary changed:

- Attempt to upgrade from Ubuntu 19.10 (or cosmic?)
+ Attempt to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic)

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Title:
  Attempt to upgrade from Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic)

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

Bug description:
  This computer was turned off for about half year or more.
  From that time on I can't do a normal upgrade to next Ubuntu.

  Since I could not install anything and I have had a work to do, I did a manual upgrade of
    /etc/apt/sources.list
  to point on "eoan" instead of "cosmic".
  That helped to install some programs.

  However, do-release-upgrade is still failing.
  Tried a workaround in
     https://nelsonslog.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/upgrading-from-an-unsupported-ubuntu/
  It still crashes.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:19.10.15.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-64.58-generic 5.3.18
  Uname: Linux 5.3.0-64-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu8.9
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Sun Aug 23 00:09:50 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-23 (638 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to eoan on 2020-08-22 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeAptlog:
   Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:17.036708
   Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:24.340283
   Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:42.873568
   Log time: 2020-08-23 00:09:57.162623

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