Public bug reported: I am running Xubuntu 12.04 currently and unable to upgrade to version 12.10. The error being reported is:
Error: [Errno 13] permission denied: /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone system_state.tar.tx Below is the screenshot for the same: ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11 Uname: Linux 3.7.4-030704-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jan 30 21:27:08 2013 GsettingsChanges: com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1359602045 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 509 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600 InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: update-manager Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-01-31 (0 days ago) VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz' VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade precise ** Attachment added: "Bugproblem.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1111048/+attachment/3508388/+files/Bugproblem.png ** Attachment removed: "Bugproblem.png" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1111048/+attachment/3508388/+files/Bugproblem.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1111048 Title: Unable to upgrade to Xubuntu 12.10 from 12.04 version To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1111048/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs