Public bug reported: Upgrading from precise to trusty is returning as not being supported. The following is the console output when being attempted
ubuntu@ubuntu-virtual-machine:/var/log/dist-upgrade$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d Checking for a new Ubuntu release Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [198 B] Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,119 kB] Fetched 1,119 kB in 0s (0 B/s) authenticate 'trusty.tar.gz' against 'trusty.tar.gz.gpg' extracting 'trusty.tar.gz' Reading cache Checking package manager Cannot upgrade An upgrade from 'precise' to 'trusty' is not supported with this tool. Steps: 1. Install a precise desktop 2. Update to have the latest precise packages (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade) 3. Reboot 4. Run do-release-upgrade -d and the above error message will appear ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48~precise1-generic 3.8.13.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 28 12:39:34 2013 GsettingsChanges: com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1382955723 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20131016) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: update-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-28 (0 days ago) VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz' --- ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: amd64 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 GsettingsChanges: InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20131016) MarkForUpload: True Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48~precise1-generic 3.8.13.11 Tags: precise dist-upgrade Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-28 (0 days ago) UserGroups: ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug apport-collected dist-upgrade precise ** Tags added: apport-collected ** Description changed: Upgrading from precise to trusty is returning as not being supported. The following is the console output when being attempted ubuntu@ubuntu-virtual-machine:/var/log/dist-upgrade$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d Checking for a new Ubuntu release Get:1 Upgrade tool signature [198 B] Get:2 Upgrade tool [1,119 kB] Fetched 1,119 kB in 0s (0 B/s) authenticate 'trusty.tar.gz' against 'trusty.tar.gz.gpg' extracting 'trusty.tar.gz' Reading cache Checking package manager Cannot upgrade An upgrade from 'precise' to 'trusty' is not supported with this tool. Steps: 1. Install a precise desktop 2. Update to have the latest precise packages (sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade) 3. Reboot 4. Run do-release-upgrade -d and the above error message will appear ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48~precise1-generic 3.8.13.11 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Oct 28 12:39:34 2013 GsettingsChanges: com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1382955723 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20131016) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en TERM=screen PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: update-manager UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-28 (0 days ago) VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz' + --- + ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 + Architecture: amd64 + DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 + GsettingsChanges: + + InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20131016) + MarkForUpload: True + Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11 + PackageArchitecture: all + ProcEnviron: + LANGUAGE=en_GB:en + TERM=screen + PATH=(custom, no user) + LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 + SHELL=/bin/bash + ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-33.48~precise1-generic 3.8.13.11 + Tags: precise dist-upgrade + Uname: Linux 3.8.0-33-generic x86_64 + UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-28 (0 days ago) + UserGroups: -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1245469 Title: lts->lts upgrade from precise to trusty is not supported yet To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1245469/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs