Comment 24 for bug 1773859

I got mine fixed with the following:

Firstly removed gdm:

sudo apt purge gdm gdm3 etc

Then installed:
sudo apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-desktop
sudo reboot

On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 8:52 AM Alejandro <email address hidden>
wrote:

> Histill having the same problem with the "systemd-shim"I don't know how
> to fix it May be I will format everything and reinstall Ubuntu 18
> againgreetings
>
> From: José Enrique <email address hidden>
> To: <email address hidden>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2018 3:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [Bug 1773859] Re: upgrades to 18.04 fail
>
> Hy, in this moment I can't update my laptop or install any package or
> program
> Greetings
>
> El mié., 17 oct. 2018 23:11, Brian Murray <email address hidden> escribió:
>
> > ** Tags added: bugpattern-written
> >
> > --
> > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> > duplicate bug report (1792241).
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773859
> >
> > Title:
> > upgrades to 18.04 fail
> >
> > Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
> > Fix Released
> > Status in systemd-shim package in Ubuntu:
> > Won't Fix
> > Status in systemd source package in Bionic:
> > In Progress
> > Status in systemd-shim source package in Bionic:
> > Won't Fix
> > Status in systemd source package in Cosmic:
> > Fix Released
> > Status in systemd-shim source package in Cosmic:
> > Won't Fix
> >
> > Bug description:
> > [Impact]
> >
> > * Some systems fail to upgrade due to conflicts between systemd and
> > the (now removed from the archive) systemd-shim / upstart.
> >
> > * Instead of trying to work out what's the problem in ordering /
> > removal of diverts, ensure that systemd is never unpacked whilst
> > systemd-shim/upstart are still on disk. Thus declare conflicts against
> > systemd-shim/upstart packages in systemd package.
> >
> > [Test Case]
> >
> > * monitor drop-off of upgrades with below reported problem
> >
> > * Check that it is possible to upgrade to bionic's libpam-systemd
> > from xenial with systemd-shim installed on xenial.
> >
> > [Regression Potential]
> >
> > * systemd-shim/upstart are both removed and not supported in bionic,
> > thus forcing their removal via conflicts should bring the system into
> > an expected state.
> >
> > [Other Info]
> >
> > * original bug report
> >
> >
> > $ sudo apt upgrade
> > Reading package lists... Done
> > Building dependency tree
> > Reading state information... Done
> > Calculating upgrade... Done
> > The following packages will be REMOVED:
> > systemd-shim
> > 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> > 1 not fully installed or removed.
> > After this operation, 71.7 kB disk space will be freed.
> > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> > (Reading database ... 632222 files and directories currently installed.)
> > Removing systemd-shim (9-1bzr4ubuntu1) ...
> > Removing 'diversion of
> > /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service to
> >
> /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service.systemd
> > by systemd-shim'
> > dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting
> > '/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service' with
> > different file
> >
> '/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service.systemd',
> > not allowed
> > dpkg: error processing package systemd-shim (--remove):
> > subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> > systemd-shim
> > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
> >
> > Commenting out the dpkg-divert in systemd-shim's postrm solved this
> > for me and I was about to continue the upgrade.
> >
> > To manage notifications about this bug go to:
> >
> >
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1773859/+subscriptions
> >
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1796221).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773859
>
> Title:
> upgrades to 18.04 fail
>
> Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in systemd-shim package in Ubuntu:
> Won't Fix
> Status in systemd source package in Bionic:
> In Progress
> Status in systemd-shim source package in Bionic:
> Won't Fix
> Status in systemd source package in Cosmic:
> Fix Released
> Status in systemd-shim source package in Cosmic:
> Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> [Impact]
>
> * Some systems fail to upgrade due to conflicts between systemd and
> the (now removed from the archive) systemd-shim / upstart.
>
> * Instead of trying to work out what's the problem in ordering /
> removal of diverts, ensure that systemd is never unpacked whilst
> systemd-shim/upstart are still on disk. Thus declare conflicts against
> systemd-shim/upstart packages in systemd package.
>
> [Test Case]
>
> * monitor drop-off of upgrades with below reported problem
>
> * Check that it is possible to upgrade to bionic's libpam-systemd
> from xenial with systemd-shim installed on xenial.
>
> [Regression Potential]
>
> * systemd-shim/upstart are both removed and not supported in bionic,
> thus forcing their removal via conflicts should bring the system into
> an expected state.
>
> [Other Info]
>
> * original bug report
>
>
> $ sudo apt upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> systemd-shim
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 71.7 kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> (Reading database ... 632222 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing systemd-shim (9-1bzr4ubuntu1) ...
> Removing 'diversion of
> /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service to
> /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service.systemd
> by systemd-shim'
> dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting
> '/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service' with
> different file
> '/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service.systemd',
> not allowed
> dpkg: error processing package systemd-shim (--remove):
> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> systemd-shim
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Commenting out the dpkg-divert in systemd-shim's postrm solved this
> for me and I was about to continue the upgrade.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1773859/+subscriptions
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
> duplicate bug report (1793916).
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1773859
>
> Title:
> upgrades to 18.04 fail
>
> Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
> Status in systemd-shim package in Ubuntu:
> Won't Fix
> Status in systemd source package in Bionic:
> In Progress
> Status in systemd-shim source package in Bionic:
> Won't Fix
> Status in systemd source package in Cosmic:
> Fix Released
> Status in systemd-shim source package in Cosmic:
> Won't Fix
>
> Bug description:
> [Impact]
>
> * Some systems fail to upgrade due to conflicts between systemd and
> the (now removed from the archive) systemd-shim / upstart.
>
> * Instead of trying to work out what's the problem in ordering /
> removal of diverts, ensure that systemd is never unpacked whilst
> systemd-shim/upstart are still on disk. Thus declare conflicts against
> systemd-shim/upstart packages in systemd package.
>
> [Test Case]
>
> * monitor drop-off of upgrades with below reported problem
>
> * Check that it is possible to upgrade to bionic's libpam-systemd
> from xenial with systemd-shim installed on xenial.
>
> [Regression Potential]
>
> * systemd-shim/upstart are both removed and not supported in bionic,
> thus forcing their removal via conflicts should bring the system into
> an expected state.
>
> [Other Info]
>
> * original bug report
>
>
> $ sudo apt upgrade
> Reading package lists... Done
> Building dependency tree
> Reading state information... Done
> Calculating upgrade... Done
> The following packages will be REMOVED:
> systemd-shim
> 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
> 1 not fully installed or removed.
> After this operation, 71.7 kB disk space will be freed.
> Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
> (Reading database ... 632222 files and directories currently installed.)
> Removing systemd-shim (9-1bzr4ubuntu1) ...
> Removing 'diversion of
> /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service to
> /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service.systemd
> by systemd-shim'
> dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting
> '/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service' with
> different file
> '/usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service.systemd',
> not allowed
> dpkg: error processing package systemd-shim (--remove):
> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> systemd-shim
> E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
>
> Commenting out the dpkg-divert in systemd-shim's postrm solved this
> for me and I was about to continue the upgrade.
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1773859/+subscriptions
>