Activity log for bug #1711898

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2017-08-20 09:22:50 Arello bug added bug
2017-08-20 09:23:36 Arello description I've been trying to update my Ubuntu Mate 16.04.2 after a two month trip. I cannot proceed with any update. Even though the manager recommends partial update to do something, that also gets an error message: Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop' It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal. So, I followed the orders and here I am. I am not sure if I should have ticked this as a security vulnerability, as it prevents doing security updates altogether. (I have never reported bugs.) 'apt-cache policy pkgname' cannot find any package named pkgname, but Software Center says it's 15.12. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.21 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Sun Aug 20 12:04:26 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-04 (319 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: I've been trying to update my Ubuntu Mate 16.04 after a two month trip. I cannot proceed with any update. Even though the manager recommends partial update to do something, that also gets an error message: Can't install 'ubuntu-desktop' It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this as a bug using 'ubuntu-bug ubuntu-release-upgrader-core' in a terminal. So, I followed the orders and here I am. I am not sure if I should have ticked this as a security vulnerability, as it prevents doing security updates altogether. (I have never reported bugs.) 'apt-cache policy pkgname' cannot find any package named pkgname, but Software Center says it's 15.12. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:16.04.21 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5 Architecture: amd64 CrashDB: ubuntu CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Sun Aug 20 12:04:26 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-04 (319 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: