Activity log for bug #1611737

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2016-08-10 11:48:47 Pushin Sikuntagasamit bug added bug
2016-08-10 21:39:39 Brian Murray summary Error message in the end of upgrade process Can't upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 if ros-indigo-desktop-full installed from ROS servers
2016-08-10 21:46:25 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2016-08-10 22:40:07 Brian Murray summary Can't upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 if ros-indigo-desktop-full installed from ROS servers Can't upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 if ros-indigo-desktop-full or ros-indigo-perception installed from ROS servers
2016-09-27 20:02:28 Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot tags amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade trusty amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial
2017-01-13 19:03:26 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial
2017-03-11 15:23:45 MASAKI MINAMI bug added subscriber MASAKI MINAMI
2018-04-02 19:45:47 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Jose Luis Rivero
2018-04-30 14:56:35 Brian Murray summary Can't upgrade from 14.04 to 16.04 if ros-indigo-desktop-full or ros-indigo-perception installed from ROS servers Can't upgrade from a release if ros packages are installed from ROS servers
2019-03-24 12:39:53 Rudolf Metzler bug added subscriber Rudolf Metzler
2020-03-15 13:33:30 Chris Guiver tags amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial xenial2bionic
2020-04-16 07:02:09 Chow Jiun Fatt bug added subscriber Chow Jiun Fatt
2020-04-16 07:02:18 Chow Jiun Fatt removed subscriber Chow Jiun Fatt
2020-04-16 07:02:29 Chow Jiun Fatt bug added subscriber Chow Jiun Fatt
2020-04-17 11:16:05 Yovan bug added subscriber Yovan
2020-07-22 21:34:11 Kyle Fazzari ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu): assignee Kyle Fazzari (kyrofa)
2020-07-24 12:21:58 Kai Kasurinen bug added subscriber Kai Kasurinen
2020-07-27 17:50:01 Launchpad Janitor merge proposal linked https://code.launchpad.net/~kyrofa/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/388145
2020-07-27 17:52:28 Kyle Fazzari ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu): status Confirmed In Progress
2020-07-27 18:06:54 Vekariya Sachin Jaysukhbhai bug added subscriber Vekariya Sachin Jaysukhbhai
2020-08-14 17:51:34 Brian Murray nominated for series Ubuntu Focal
2020-08-14 17:51:34 Brian Murray bug task added ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Focal)
2020-08-14 20:10:40 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Focal): status New Confirmed
2020-08-14 20:40:34 Kyle Fazzari nominated for series Ubuntu Bionic
2020-08-14 20:40:34 Kyle Fazzari bug task added ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Bionic)
2020-08-14 20:40:34 Kyle Fazzari nominated for series Ubuntu Groovy
2020-08-14 20:40:34 Kyle Fazzari bug task added ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Groovy)
2020-08-14 20:40:34 Kyle Fazzari nominated for series Ubuntu Xenial
2020-08-14 20:40:34 Kyle Fazzari bug task added ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Xenial)
2020-08-14 20:40:47 Kyle Fazzari ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Groovy): status In Progress Fix Committed
2020-08-14 20:57:27 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Groovy): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2020-08-25 20:25:54 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Xenial): status New Confirmed
2020-08-25 20:25:54 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Bionic): status New Confirmed
2020-08-26 15:30:48 Brian Murray ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Focal): status Confirmed In Progress
2020-08-26 15:30:51 Brian Murray ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Focal): assignee Brian Murray (brian-murray)
2020-08-26 17:41:21 Kyle Fazzari description This message was appear when upgrade ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.220.8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-66.74~14.04.1-generic 3.19.8-ckt22 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-66-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Aug 10 18:41:24 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-09-08 (336 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2016-08-10 (0 days ago) [Impact] * ROS releases are strict about the Ubuntu releases they support. These days a given ROS release only supports one Ubuntu LTS. * Attempting to upgrade Ubuntu beyond that supported release at best results in an unsupported situation, and at worst is known to break the upgrade process as it's possible to get apt into an unrecoverable situation. * The fix for this issue is to detect if ROS is installed and make sure the user is aware that this may not succeed. [Test Case] * The dependency problems that lead to apt breakage is very deep and hard to duplicate, but to paint with a broad brush: if a ROS package is installed, extreme caution should be exercised when upgrading as it's very likely that it's not supported. * To install ROS, follow the proper tutorial for your Ubuntu version, and install the "ros-base" metapackage: - Xenial: https://wiki.ros.org/kinetic/Installation/Ubuntu - Bionic: https://wiki.ros.org/melodic/Installation/Ubuntu - Focal: https://wiki.ros.org/noetic/Installation/Ubuntu * Now use ubuntu-release-upgrader to upgrade to the next Ubuntu release. Such a thing should not happen without prompting the user that ROS is installed and that this may lead to problems. [Regression Potential] * Detecting that ROS is installed is done with a package name heuristic, which isn't perfect. We look for a set of base ROS dependencies using a pattern that is unlikely to clash with a non-ROS-related package, but it's possible for this to result in a false positive. Worst case, the user will be warned that ROS is installed when in fact it isn't, but they'll still be able to continue the upgrade.
2020-08-26 18:45:04 Frits van Evert bug added subscriber Frits van Evert
2020-08-27 12:32:57 Łukasz Zemczak ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Focal): status In Progress Fix Committed
2020-08-27 12:32:59 Łukasz Zemczak bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2020-08-27 12:33:04 Łukasz Zemczak bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2020-08-27 12:33:09 Łukasz Zemczak tags amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial xenial2bionic amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial verification-needed verification-needed-focal xenial2bionic
2020-08-31 17:40:52 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial verification-needed verification-needed-focal xenial2bionic amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial verification-done verification-done-focal xenial2bionic
2020-09-01 02:55:42 Launchpad Janitor merge proposal linked https://code.launchpad.net/~chad.smith/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+git/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+merge/390056
2020-09-03 13:12:56 Łukasz Zemczak removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2020-09-03 13:12:55 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Focal): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2020-09-07 06:54:11 Matthew Youens bug added subscriber Matthew Youens
2020-09-07 06:54:19 Matthew Youens removed subscriber Matthew Youens
2020-10-26 20:32:26 Kyle Fazzari attachment added debdiff containing bionic patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1611737/+attachment/5427593/+files/18.04.41.debdiff
2020-11-13 18:38:08 Kyle Fazzari ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Xenial): status Confirmed Won't Fix
2020-11-19 13:29:49 Łukasz Zemczak ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Bionic): status Confirmed Fix Committed
2020-11-19 13:29:52 Łukasz Zemczak bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2020-11-19 13:29:59 Łukasz Zemczak tags amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial verification-done verification-done-focal xenial2bionic amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial verification-done-focal verification-needed verification-needed-bionic xenial2bionic
2020-11-30 17:27:45 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial verification-done-focal verification-needed verification-needed-bionic xenial2bionic amd64 apport-bug bugpattern-written dist-upgrade trusty trusty2xenial verification-done verification-done-bionic verification-done-focal xenial2bionic
2020-12-02 00:30:35 Launchpad Janitor ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu Bionic): status Fix Committed Fix Released