20.04 -> 22.04 release "unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade"

gandsnut

7/31/24, 6:02 PM

In /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log

(earlier)

2023-07-31 12:38:07,292 ERROR NoDistroTemplateException raised: Error: could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/focal
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-2ka77vmt/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py", line 508, in rewriteSourcesList
    distro.get_sources(self.sources)
  File "/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-2ka77vmt/DistUpgrade/distro.py", line 91, in get_sources
    raise NoDistroTemplateException(
DistUpgrade.distro.NoDistroTemplateException: Error: could not find a distribution template for Ubuntu/focal

(later)

2023-07-31 12:40:03,598 ERROR failed to mark 'kubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
2023-07-31 12:40:03,694 DEBUG denylist expr 'update-manager$' matches 'update-manager'
2023-07-31 12:40:03,694 DEBUG The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it's in the removal deny list
2023-07-31 12:40:03,722 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The package 'update-manager' is marked for removal but it is in the removal deny list.'
2023-07-31 12:40:03,735 DEBUG abort called

(full log files) https://gandsnut.net/temp/apt.log https://gandsnut.net/temp/main.log

Have tried apt-get update and upgrade, apt autoremove, the release upgrade process fails when running "sudo do-release-upgrade"

Not sure how to go forward. TY...

0 + 4

upgrade

release-management

20.04

22.04

Organic Marble

7/31/24, 8:02 PM

Which desktop are you running? I see budgie and kubuntu installed.

gandsnut

7/31/24, 11:10 PM

I mostly use KDE Plasma. I have Budgie, XFCE, and some Gnome desktops as well. For those, each has a particular user login.

Terrance

8/1/24, 1:58 AM

Have you tried `sudo apt -f install` to force install any of the broken packages?

gandsnut

8/2/24, 2:03 PM

@Terrance: Yes, I tried apt -f install. It did not force install. At this point, I've decided to do a fresh install of 22.04, getting rid of 20.04 and its broken packages. Thanks.

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