can't install recommended updates

[Thomas A Kulenkamp]

I get the following message boxes;

Not all updates can be installed
Run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible.

Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop'

It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.

Could not calculate the upgrade
An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade.

 This can be caused by:
 * Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
 * Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
 * Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu

This is most likely a transient problem, please try again later.

I have ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Memory: 15.4 Gib
Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor × 8
Graphics: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS780 (DRM 2.43.0, LLVM 3.8.0)
OS type: 64-bit
Dixk: 7.9TB

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.14
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Aug 10 11:35:54 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-23 (78 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Please try installing the package ubuntu-desktop and then upgrading. Thanks!

[Thomas A Kulenkamp (tkulenkamp)]

I tried to install ubuntu-desktop by:

sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop

in a terminal window and it said I already had the latest desktop. See
attached dialog.

Is there another way to install the package ubuntu-desktop?

Afterwards I tried the update again and I still get the same errors.

Tom

On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 5:49 PM, Brian Murray <email address hidden> wrote:

> Please try installing the package ubuntu-desktop and then upgrading.
> Thanks!
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1611896
>
> Title:
> can't install recommended updates
>
> Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu:
> Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I get the following message boxes;
>
> Not all updates can be installed
> Run a partial upgrade, to install as many updates as possible.
>
>
> Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop'
>
> It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as
> a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal.
>
>
> Could not calculate the upgrade
> An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade.
>
> This can be caused by:
> * Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
> * Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
> * Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu
>
> This is most likely a transient problem, please try again later.
>
> I have ubuntu 16.04 LTS
> Memory: 15.4 Gib
> Processor: AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor × 8
> Graphics: Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS780 (DRM 2.43.0, LLVM 3.8.0)
> OS type: 64-bit
> Dixk: 7.9TB
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
> Architecture: amd64
> CrashDB: ubuntu
> CurrentDesktop: Unity
> Date: Wed Aug 10 11:35:54 2016
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-23 (78 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20160420.1)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
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> upgrader/+bug/1611896/+subscriptions
>

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Tom K

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