[Bug 1987188] [NEW] Updater tries to remove 'update-manager' and fails

[Justin Orner]

Public bug reported:

Running Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with Kernel 5.15.0-46
Release Updater v. 20.04.38

Attempted to upgrade from 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS

Upgrade failed with the main log reading "ERROR Dist-upgrade failed:
'The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it is in the
removal deny list.'"

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.38
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-46.49~20.04.1-generic 5.15.39
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-46-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Sat Aug 20 20:41:06 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-01 (263 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2022-08-21 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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


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

** Attachment added: "main.log"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1987188/+attachment/5610362/+files/main.log

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Title:
  Updater tries to remove 'update-manager' and fails

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

Bug description:
  Running Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS with Kernel 5.15.0-46
  Release Updater v. 20.04.38

  Attempted to upgrade from 20.04 LTS to 22.04 LTS

  Upgrade failed with the main log reading "ERROR Dist-upgrade failed:
  'The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it is in the
  removal deny list.'"

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.38
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-46.49~20.04.1-generic 5.15.39
  Uname: Linux 5.15.0-46-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Sat Aug 20 20:41:06 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-12-01 (263 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210819)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2022-08-21 (0 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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