problems with 10.04 upgrade to 12.04

[Dave Howorth]

NoOp wrote:
> I will install 10.04 on a test system & see if I
> can get it to fail in the same manner. Copy & paste the output of the
> following to http://pastebin.ubuntu.com/:
> 
> $ cat /etc/apt/sources.list
> $ ls /etc/apt/sources.list.d

Thanks for trying this. I've attached the info to the bug report, so as
to try to keep everything together.

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1045285/comments/34>

> Sorry, forgot a few more:
> $ ls /var/lib/apt/lists/
> $ dpkg -s python
> $ apt-cache policy python

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1045285/comments/35>

> there are differences between how the commands that we ask you for
> react when in root (#) mode. So please only use user mode unless asked
> to use root. Thanks.

Agreed and done.

> Regarding apt-cache & dpkg (dpkg-query), these may help:
> <http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/dpkg.1.html>
> <http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man1/dpkg-query.1.html>
> <http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/lucid/man8/apt-cache.8.html>
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto>
>
> I forgot about this one:
> <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PackageManagerTroubleshootingProcedure>
> I'll need to spend some time reviewing & comparing to your problem.

I've seen the man pages, but not yet studied them. I haven't seen the
other two, so it'll take me a while to read them now. I think that's my
next task.

Thanks again for your help,
Dave