ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core aborts due to many broken packages

[michael s]

I tried to dist-upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 but got stuck on the first step which probably goes to 21.04 first.

$ sudo do-release-upgrade #<-- aborts due to many broken packages.

$ grep Broken /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt.log

Broken libnode72:amd64 Breaks on libnode64:amd64 < 10.19.0~dfsg-3ubuntu1 @ii mK >
Broken libgbm1:amd64 Breaks on libgbm1:i386 < none -> 21.2.6-0ubuntu0.1 @un uN Ib > (!= 22.2~git2205090600.d2ab0e~oibaf~f)
Broken php-common:amd64 Breaks on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mK >
Broken gnome-shell:amd64 Breaks on gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons:amd64 < 20.04.0-3~ubuntu20.04.6 @ii mK > (< 21.04)
Broken gnome-settings-daemon:amd64 Breaks on libmutter-6-0:amd64 < 3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 @ii mK > (< 3.37)
Broken python3-chardet:amd64 Breaks on python-chardet:amd64 < 3.0.4-4build1 @ii mK > (< 3.0.4-6)
Broken usrmerge:amd64 Conflicts on libpng12-0:amd64 < 1.2.54-1ubuntu1 @ii mK > (< 1.2.54-4~)
Broken libgc1:amd64 Conflicts on libgc1c2:amd64 < 1:7.6.4-0.4ubuntu1 @ii mK Ib >
Broken libtss2-mu0:amd64 Breaks on libtss2-esys0:amd64 < 2.3.2-1 @ii mK > (< 3.0.1-2)
Broken libgcc1:amd64 Depends on gcc-10-base:amd64 < 10.3.0-1ubuntu1~20.04 -> 10.3.0-11ubuntu1 @ii umU > (= 10.3.0-1ubuntu1~20.04)
Broken php7.4-json:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken libopencv4.5-java:amd64 Breaks on libopencv4.2-java:amd64 < 4.2.0+dfsg-5 @ii mK >
Broken php7.4-opcache:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken libosdcpu3.4.3:amd64 Breaks on libosdcpu3.4.0:amd64 < 3.4.0-6build1 @ii mK > (< 3.4.3-2)
Broken libhfstospell11:amd64 Conflicts on libhfstospell:amd64 < none @un H >
Broken libhfstospell11:amd64 Conflicts on libhfstospell10:amd64 < 0.5.0-2build2 @ii mK Ib >
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken dh-python:amd64 Breaks on python:amd64 < none @rc H >
Broken php7.4-mbstring:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken libsdl2-2.0-0:i386 Depends on libgbm1:i386 < none | 21.2.6-0ubuntu0.1 @un uH > (>= 17.1.0~rc2)
Broken php7.4-cli:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken xfce4-helpers:amd64 Breaks on libexo-helpers:amd64 < 0.12.11-1ubuntu1.20.04.1 @ii mK >
Broken libapache2-mod-php7.4:amd64 Depends on php7.4-cli:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR >
Broken php7.4-fpm:amd64 Depends on php7.4-cli:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR >
Broken php7.4-readline:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken libavresample4:amd64 Depends on libavutil56:amd64 < 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 -> 7:4.4-6ubuntu5 @ii umU > (= 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1)
Broken gvfs-bin:amd64 Depends on gvfs-common:amd64 < 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 -> 1.47.91-1ubuntu1 @ii umU > (= 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1)
Broken php7.4-xml:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken libopencv-ts-dev:amd64 Depends on libopencv-core-dev:amd64 < 4.2.0+dfsg-5 -> 4.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1 @ii umU > (= 4.2.0+dfsg-5)
Broken gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-dbg:amd64 Depends on gstreamer1.0-plugins-good:amd64 < 1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1 -> 1.18.5-1ubuntu2 @ii umU > (= 1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1)
Broken php7.4-mysql:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken php7.4-zip:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken php7.4-sqlite3:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken libgsl23:amd64 Depends on libgslcblas0:amd64 < 2.5+dfsg-6build1 -> 2.6+dfsg-2 @ii umU > (= 2.5+dfsg-6build1)
Broken php7.4:amd64 Depends on libapache2-mod-php7.4:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR >
Broken php7.4:amd64 Depends on php7.4-fpm:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR >
Broken php7.4:amd64 Depends on php7.4-cgi:amd64 < none @un H >
Broken php7.4:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR >
Broken php7.4-gd:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken gir1.2-mutter-6:amd64 Depends on libmutter-6-0:amd64 < 3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 @ii mR > (= 3.36.9-0ubuntu0.20.04.2)
Broken gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-dbg:amd64 Depends on gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad:amd64 < 1.16.2-2.1ubuntu1 -> 1.18.5-1ubuntu1 @ii umU > (= 1.16.2-2.1ubuntu1)
Broken gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-dbg:amd64 Depends on gstreamer1.0-alsa:amd64 < 1.16.2-4ubuntu0.1 -> 1.18.5-1 @ii umU > (= 1.16.2-4ubuntu0.1)
Broken libmetacity1:amd64 Depends on metacity-common:amd64 < 1:3.36.1-1 -> 1:3.40.0-1 @ii umU > (= 1:3.36.1-1)
Broken libmailutils6:amd64 Depends on mailutils-common:amd64 < 1:3.7-2.1 -> 1:3.11.1-5build1 @ii umU > (= 1:3.7-2.1)
Broken libosdgpu3.4.0:amd64 Depends on libosdcpu3.4.0:amd64 < 3.4.0-6build1 @ii mR > (>= 3.4.0)
Broken php7.4-curl:amd64 Depends on php7.4-common:amd64 < 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10 @ii mR > (= 7.4.3-4ubuntu2.10)
Broken gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly-dbg:amd64 Depends on gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly:amd64 < 1.16.2-2build1 -> 1.18.5-1 @ii umU > (= 1.16.2-2build1)
Broken libavresample-dev:amd64 Depends on libavutil-dev:amd64 < 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1 -> 7:4.4-6ubuntu5 @ii umU > (= 7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1)
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >
Broken ayatana-indicator-common:amd64 Breaks on ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 < 2.0.94-2 | 2.1.1-2 @ii umH > (< 2.1.0)
Broken ayatana-indicator-power:amd64 Breaks on indicator-power:amd64 < 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu5 -> 12.10.6+17.10.20170829.1-0ubuntu7 @ii umU >

Thanks for help

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:20.04.38
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-109.123-generic 5.4.178
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-109-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.23
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Mon May 9 23:35:58 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-21 (1753 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2022-05-09 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: 2022-05-09T22:03:56.320604