failed update process - unable to find desktop package
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
doing a normal update which failed and a suggestion to do partial upgrade offered and on running it fails due to been unable to find desktop package and directs me to make bug report. This occurred following removal of the old meltdown kernel 108
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ubuntu-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-112-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Feb 16 10:43:02 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-03 (408 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: ubuntu-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VarLogDistupgra
not a fresh install - next update following purge of kernel 108