Can't launch do-release-upgrade as root (No new release found)
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Trying to update to Ubuntu 15.04 to Ubuntu 15.10 update-manager GUI silently fails or I constantly receive "No new release found" from command-line acting as root user.
In /etc/update-
Attempted programs used:
1) update-manger (GUI, non-root)
2) update-manager -d (CLI/GUI, non-root)
3) sudo update-manager -d (CLI)
3) sudo do-release-manager -d (CLI)
GUI launched as non-root prompts for a new release (update-
WORKAROUND:
Only working mean to upgrade is by command line with non-root "do-release-
TROUBLESHOOTING:
Debugging do-release-
meta-release-
STEPS TO REPRODUCE:
- In a 15.04 system, delete system meta-release-
- Try to upgrade as a root user (GUI or CLI).
PROPOSED SOLUTION:
Better handle non existing meta-release-
VERSIONS INFO:
Description: Ubuntu 15.04
Release: 15.04
ubuntu-
Installed: 1:15.04.14.3
Candidate: 1:15.04.14.3
[1] /usr/bin/
[2]debug-
[3] debug-do-
[4] /usr/lib/
[5] /var/lib/
[6] http://
[7] ~/.cache/
Correction in the original description: fixed reference to system wide meta-release- development, *not* meta-release.
"meta-release- development" is not present on my system, only "meta-release-lts".