package systemd 237-3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[Ben Romer]

Tried upgrading from Artful to Bionic this weekend, had problems.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-10.11-generic 4.15.3
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-10-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.8-0ubuntu10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 11 13:47:24 2018
ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-08 (153 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
MachineType: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. G752VY
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-10-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=2bbeb898-f4c5-4a25-ba8d-f7874903809e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.4+, python3-minimal, 3.6.4-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
 apt 1.6~beta1
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package systemd 237-3ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-03-11 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/29/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: G752VY.304
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: G752VY
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrG752VY.304:bd06/29/2017:svnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:pnG752VY:pvr1.0:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnG752VY:rvr1.0:cvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:ct10:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.family: G
dmi.product.name: G752VY
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.

[Dan Streetman (ddstreet)]

please reopen if this is still an issue