package systemd 235-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: zapętlenie wyzwalaczy, przerywanie

[Przemek Czerkas]

During release upgrade (from 17.10), using:
$ sudo do-release-upgrade -d

there was an error:
dpkg assert failure: dpkg: ../../src/packages.c:245: process_queue: [...] 'dependtry <= 4' [...]

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: systemd 235-3ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Feb 3 14:18:19 2018
ErrorMessage: zapętlenie wyzwalaczy, przerywanie
MachineType: OEM OEM
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=6cc4ec79-8141-4784-9b23-8ffd7905bc5c ro splash quiet
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.4, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.6~alpha7ubuntu1
SourcePackage: systemd
SystemdDelta:
 [EXTENDED] /etc/systemd/system/display-manager.service → /lib/systemd/system/display-manager.service.d/xdiagnose.conf
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service → /lib/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/debian.conf
 [EXTENDED] /lib/systemd/system/user@.service → /lib/systemd/system/user@.service.d/timeout.conf

 3 overridden configuration files found.
Title: package systemd 235-3ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: zapętlenie wyzwalaczy, przerywanie
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-02-03 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/20/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: AB9/AB9RPO(Intel965+ICH8)
dmi.board.vendor: http://www.abit.com.tw/
dmi.board.version: 1.x (BIOS:15)
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd12/20/2007:svnOEM:pnOEM:pvrOEM:rvnhttp//www.abit.com.tw/:rnAB9/AB9RPO(Intel965+ICH8):rvr1.x(BIOS15):cvnOEM:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OEM
dmi.product.version: OEM
dmi.sys.vendor: OEM

[Dan Streetman (ddstreet)]

please reopen if this is still an issue