Comment 15 for bug 1017001

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Juan Acosta (jmacostap) wrote : Re: [Bug 1017001] Re: package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing resolvconf

After the error, I applied the upgrade from the command line and it
finnished fine.
I did not need to install mythbuntu.

On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 11:09 AM, Hendrik Friedel <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I am experiencing the same problem. Is there a solution/workaround for
> this already?
>
> Greetings,
> Hendrik
>
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> duplicate bug report (1043517).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1017001
>
> Title:
> package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade:
> ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing resolvconf
>
> Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
> Status in “apt” source package in Precise:
> Confirmed
> Status in “apt” source package in Quantal:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> [TEST CASE]
> (from bug 937196)
> 1. Install Mythbuntu 10.04, and reboot
> 2. Press ESC to quit Mythbuntu
> 3. Do not install updates even if the system request you to do it
> 4. In a terminal run the following command:
> $ do-release-upgrade -d
> 5. Proceed with the upgrade to Precise
>
> [ACTUAL RESULT]
> Upgrade to Precise fails with the following trace in
> /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-term.log:
> Setting up libplymouth2 (0.8.2-2ubuntu30) ...
> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ifupdown:
> ifupdown depends on upstart-job; however:
> Package upstart-job is not installed.
> Package upstart which provides upstart-job is not configured yet.
> ifupdown depends on initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3); however:
> Package initscripts is not configured yet.
> dpkg: error processing ifupdown (--configure):
> dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
> ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> ifupdown
>
> [EXPECTED RESULT]
> Upgrade to Precise succeeds
>
>
> It automatically detected the bug....
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sat Jun 23 14:03:11 2012
> ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing
> resolvconf
> PackageArchitecture: all
> SourcePackage: resolvconf
> Title: package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade:
> ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing resolvconf
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-23 (0 days ago)
>
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