Public bug reported: 1.) I installed a fresh copy of ubuntu-mate-14.04-2-LTS-desktop-amd64.iso in a virtual machine. 2.) sudo apt-get update && sudo aptget dist-upgrade 3.) disabled /etc/apt/sources.list.d/extra-ppas.list by just commenting out all the deb lines. 4.) sudo do-release-upgrade -d 5.) Output -- shortened: authenticate 'xenial.tar.gz' against 'xenial.tar.gz.gpg' ^M extracting 'xenial.tar.gz'^M ^M Reading cache^M ^M Checking package manager^M ... 99% [http://ie.archive.ubuntu.com trusty/universe i386 Packages 31.7 MB] ... Calculating the changes Error authenticating some packages ^M It was not possible to authenticate some packages. This may be a transient network problem. You may want to try again later. See below for a list of unauthenticated packages.
module-init-tools Restoring original system state Aborting 6.) module-init-tools is supposed to be a transitional packages, and should be removed after installlation. While attempting to do this, module-init-tools whould remove have of ubuntu mate. So I did not do it, but decided to file a bug instead. 7.) lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS Release: 14.04 8.) package in question: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core: /usr/bin/do-release-upgrade, version 1:0.220.8 9.) More information when needed; I don't know what you want from me :( ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: dist-upgrade ** Tags added: dist-upgrade -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1550922 Title: dist-upgrade from Ubuntu Mate 14.04.4 LTS to 16.04 LTS (Beta1) fails To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1550922/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs