[Bug 1070035] Re: warn if universe is not enabled and upgrades require it

[Brian Murray]

A recent example of this is the python-is-python2 transition and systems
trying to upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 but not having universe enabled (where
python-is-python2 is located) and that preventing the upgrade from being
calculable.

** Summary changed:

- Can't install 'kubuntu-netbook'
+ warn if universe is not enabled and upgrades require it

** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Triaged

** Summary changed:

- warn if universe is not enabled and upgrades require it
+ warn if universe is not enabled and an upgrade requires it

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Title:
  warn if universe is not enabled and an upgrade requires it

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

Bug description:
  I'm trying to upgrade to Kubuntu 12.10 and I'm getting this error
  message:

  Can't install 'kubuntu-netbook'
  It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.

  Then I'm given the option to either close the window or report the
  bug. Closing the window results in the following error message:

  Could not calculate the upgrade
  An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade: The package 'kubuntu-desktop' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist. This can be caused by: * Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu * Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu * Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu If none of this applies, then please report this bug using the command 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.

  Running 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal
  results in the following error:

  Package ubuntu-release-upgrader-core does not exist

  The upgrade, thus, never goes beyond "Setting new software channels",
  and I'm stuck on 12.04.

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