This is because you do not have any of the meta packages installed and the release-upgrader tried to use ubuntu-desktop which failed.
2014-08-08 16:50:15,412 DEBUG plugins for condition 'from_trustyPostDistUpgradeCache' are '[]' 2014-08-08 16:50:15,474 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-desktop', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio-desktop', 'mythbuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-netbook', 'lubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntu-gnome-desktop']' meta-pkgs installed 2014-08-08 16:50:15,475 DEBUG guessing 'ubuntu-desktop' as missing meta-pkg 2014-08-08 16:50:15,738 ERROR failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1354489 Title: Upgrade fail from 14.04 to 14.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1354489/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
