update-manager -d failing from 14.10 to 15.04

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"undefined problem" according message box. Can the error be identified from the log files / documentation? Best regards

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:14.10.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-28.38-generic 3.16.7-ckt1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-28-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sat Dec 27 11:02:02 2014
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-12-27 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

[Removed by request (stoni.ch-deactivatedaccount)]

Did some research. Removed 3rd party ppas manually, removed all packages install found with

   apt-show-versions|egrep "No\ available"

no change.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From Aptlog.txt:

Investigating (0) systemd-sysv [ amd64 ] < 208-8ubuntu8.1 -> 218-2ubuntu3 > ( universe/admin )
Broken systemd-sysv:amd64 Kollidiert mit on upstart [ amd64 ] < none -> 1.13.2-0ubuntu5 > ( admin )
  Considering upstart:amd64 9 as a solution to systemd-sysv:amd64 15
  Added upstart:amd64 to the remove list
  Conflicts//Breaks against version 1.13.1-0ubuntu3 for upstart but that is not InstVer, ignoring
  Conflicts//Breaks against version 1.13.2-0ubuntu5 for upstart but that is not InstVer, ignoring
Broken systemd-sysv:amd64 Kollidiert mit on upstart [ i386 ] < none -> 1.13.2-0ubuntu5 > ( admin )
  Conflicts//Breaks against version 1.13.2-0ubuntu5 for upstart but that is not InstVer, ignoring
  Conflicts//Breaks against version 1.13.1-0ubuntu3 for upstart but that is not InstVer, ignoring
  Considering upstart:amd64 9 as a solution to systemd-sysv:amd64 15
  Added upstart:amd64 to the remove list
  Fixing systemd-sysv:amd64 via keep of upstart:amd64
  MarkKeep upstart [ amd64 ] < none -> 1.13.2-0ubuntu5 > ( admin ) FU=0
  Fixing systemd-sysv:amd64 via keep of upstart:amd64
Investigating (0) ureadahead [ amd64 ] < none -> 0.100.0-17 > ( admin )
Broken ureadahead:amd64 Hängt ab von on upstart [ amd64 ] < none -> 1.13.2-0ubuntu5 > ( admin ) (>= 0.6.0)
  Considering upstart:amd64 9 as a solution to ureadahead:amd64 7
  MarkKeep ureadahead [ amd64 ] < none -> 0.100.0-17 > ( admin ) FU=0
  Holding Back ureadahead:amd64 rather than change upstart:amd64
Investigating (1) ubuntu-minimal [ amd64 ] < none -> 1.327 > ( metapackages )
Broken ubuntu-minimal:amd64 Hängt ab von on upstart [ amd64 ] < none -> 1.13.2-0ubuntu5 > ( admin )
  Considering upstart:amd64 9 as a solution to ubuntu-minimal:amd64 10003
  Re-Instated upstart:amd64

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Gabriel de Perthuis (g2p)]

I worked around it by running:

    sudo apt-get purge systemd-sysv

I'll probably have to reinstall it after. The problem is that ubuntu-minimal gets installed on upgrades, and that it depends on upstart and ureadahead which clash with systemd-sysv.

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

14.10 and 15.04 have long since reached end of life.