Unable to calculate the upgrade to 20.04 due to nodejs from nodesource

[Trevor White]

Error Upgrading 18.04 system which was previously running 16.04, logs should be uploaded.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.37
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-112.113-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-112-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
Date: Tue Jul 28 15:53:37 2020
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-06 (1209 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.8)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2020-07-28 (0 days ago)

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

The release upgrade failed to calculate because you have installed nodejs from a location other than the official Ubuntu archive. This version of nodejs is greater than the one in the archive and is keeping some python packages installed which then prevents the upgrade from being calculated. Please remove nodejs and then try the upgrade again.

[GB (querty)]

Hi Brian,

I did remove nodejs and related packages and I tried again.

The result is the same. I'll open a new bug report.

Where did you check to say nodejs was responsible?

Thanks.

[Andreas Landhäußer (alandhae)]

I've removed nodejs,related packages and all source lists referring to
older ubuntu versions, after this, the upgrade succeeded .

Ciao

Andreas

On 13.10.20 12:36, GB wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> I did remove nodejs and related packages and I tried again.
>
> The result is the same. I'll open a new bug report.
>
> Where did you check to say nodejs was responsible?
>
> Thanks.
>
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[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

On Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 10:36:19AM -0000, GB wrote:
> Hi Brian,
>
> I did remove nodejs and related packages and I tried again.
>
> The result is the same. I'll open a new bug report.
>
> Where did you check to say nodejs was responsible?

It was in /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log. You'll notice that nodejs
appears in the log early and there are more messages about holding back
python because of nodejs.

--
Brian Murray

[Andrew (meatnordrink)]

Ditto the above; worked for me as well once I deleted Node (which I had upgraded to a newer version).

I'll note that I also disabled all my PPA's, if you haven't done that yet.

[GB (querty)]

I disabled all my PPA's...
I still cannot do-release-upgrade

grep Broken /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log |wc
   1405 17699 153251

Does it mean i have to remove all "Broken" 1405 packages ?!

Thank you for your help!

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

@GB(querty): When you say you disabled the PPA's, did you just remove them from the source list or did you actually run ppa-purge on them? And counting "Broken" packages is not really useful, as just a small number of broken packages can cause a chain reaction.

[GB (querty)]

Hello Daniel,

I ran ppa-purge on them.

Do you have an idea how to detect the packages causing the trouble?

Thank you!

Guillaume

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

@GB: If you attach the relevant /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log, I will take a look at it. Unfortunately, the log still leaves some guesswork. It's not an exact science.

[GB (querty)]

@Daniel, Here it is. Thank you!

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Oh, I admit I'm in over my head when looking at these things, but I'd start with the Investigating (0) stuff.

Investigating (0) libjack-jackd2-0:amd64 < 1.9.12~dfsg-2 -> 1.9.12~dfsg-2ubuntu2 @ii umU Ib >
Investigating (0) mate-menus:amd64 < 1.20.0-2 -> 1.24.0-1 @ii umU Ib >

[GB (querty)]

@Daniel, after cleanning a LOT (removing everything from /etc/apt/source.list.d/ and expurging /etc/apt/source.list this is what i get...
Any idea? (I'm afraid I must remove python-minimal... and so remove mate*!)

[Eyal Lior (eyallior)]

Attaching my apt and main log files.
I have similar problem.
purging nodejs didn't help.

[GB (querty)]

@eyallior not exactly the same, I don't get;
...
INFO failed to remove python-minimal
...
INFO failed to remove libpython-stdlib

my case seems worst that your!

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