In my case the problem was with /tmp tmpfs on /tmp type tmpfs (rw,noexec,nosuid)
The bug disappear after I removed the noexec flag: sudo mount -o remount,exec /tmp -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241660 Title: update-manager fails when upgrading from 13.04 to 13.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1241660/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs