[Bug 1987132] Re: Oldish Mythbuntu distribution failing to update from 20.04 to 22.04

[Brian Murray]

I'm using lubuntu-desktop for my mythtv frontend which is running on
Ubuntu 20.04 and seems to have been upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04. So
perhaps that would work for you.

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Title:
  Oldish Mythbuntu distribution failing to update from 20.04 to 22.04

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

Bug description:
  I have a legacy server I use that was originally built from a
  Mythbuntu distribution.  Has worked fine for a decade now, serves
  everything I need it to.

  Tried to upgrade from 20.04LTS to 22.04LTS today, and it won't.  
  2022-08-19 12:46:40,879 DEBUG metapkg 'mythbuntu-desktop' installed but marked_delete
  2022-08-19 12:46:40,879 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-desktop', 'xubuntu-core', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio-desktop', 'mythbuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-netbook', 'lubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntu-gnome-desktop', 'ubuntu-mate-core', 'ubuntu-mate-desktop', 'ubuntukylin-desktop', 'ubuntu-budgie-desktop']' meta-pkgs installed
  2022-08-19 12:46:40,880 DEBUG metapkg 'mythbuntu-desktop' installed but marked_delete
  2022-08-19 12:46:40,915 DEBUG denylist expr 'mythbuntu-desktop' matches 'mythbuntu-desktop'
  2022-08-19 12:46:40,915 DEBUG The package 'mythbuntu-desktop' is marked for removal but it's in the removal deny list
  2022-08-19 12:46:40,922 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The package 'mythbuntu-desktop' is marked for removal but it is in the removal deny list.'

  
  I know Mythbuntu was built on top of XFCE desktop.  It would save me hours of Google-fu this weekend if you know of an easy upgrade path to another lightweight desktop option that has worked for others.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.38
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-124.140-generic 5.4.195
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-124-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.24
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CrashDB: ubuntu
  Date: Fri Aug 19 12:47:04 2022
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-04 (1749 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en
   TERM=xterm-256color
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2022-08-19 (0 days ago)

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