dist-upgrade fails from 18.04->18.10 from gui and terminal

[chrisbrousseau]

checking the logs under /var/logs/dist-upgrade

/var/log/dist-upgrade/20190613-0823 $ ls
apt.log main.log term.log
/var/log/dist-upgrade/20190613-0823 $ more apt-log
more: stat of apt-log failed: No such file or directory
/var/log/dist-upgrade/20190613-0823 $ more term.log

CONTENTS - main.log
/var/log/dist-upgrade/20190613-0823 $ more main.log
2019-06-13 08:16:36,363 INFO Using config files '['./DistUpgrade.cfg']'
2019-06-13 08:16:36,363 INFO uname information: 'Linux chris-linux 4.15.0-51-generic #55-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 15 14:27:21 UTC 2019 x
86_64'
2019-06-13 08:16:36,421 INFO apt version: '1.6.11'
2019-06-13 08:16:36,422 INFO python version: '3.6.8 (default, Jan 14 2019, 11:02:34)
[GCC 8.0.1 20180414 (experimental) [trunk revision 259383]]'
2019-06-13 08:16:36,423 INFO release-upgrader version '18.10.11.8' started
2019-06-13 08:16:36,479 INFO locale: 'en_US' 'UTF-8'
2019-06-13 08:16:37,083 DEBUG Using 'DistUpgradeViewGtk3' view
2019-06-13 08:16:37,129 DEBUG enable dpkg --force-overwrite
2019-06-13 08:16:37,146 DEBUG creating statefile: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz'
2019-06-13 08:16:37,648 DEBUG lsb-release: 'bionic'
2019-06-13 08:16:37,649 DEBUG _pythonSymlinkCheck run
2019-06-13 08:16:37,650 DEBUG openCache()
2019-06-13 08:16:37,650 DEBUG No such plugin directory: ./plugins
2019-06-13 08:16:37,650 DEBUG plugins for condition 'PreCacheOpen' are '[]'
2019-06-13 08:16:37,650 DEBUG plugins for condition 'cosmicPreCacheOpen' are '[]'
2019-06-13 08:16:37,650 DEBUG plugins for condition 'from_bionicPreCacheOpen' are '[]'
2019-06-13 08:16:37,650 DEBUG quirks: running PreCacheOpen
2019-06-13 08:16:37,650 DEBUG running Quirks.PreCacheOpen
2019-06-13 08:16:37,745 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 10391
2019-06-13 08:16:37,745 DEBUG need_server_mode(): run in 'desktop' mode, (because of pkg 'ubuntu-desktop')
2019-06-13 08:16:37,745 DEBUG checkViewDepends()
2019-06-13 08:16:37,746 DEBUG running doUpdate() (showErrors=False)
2019-06-13 08:16:38,813 DEBUG openCache()
2019-06-13 08:16:38,915 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 10391
2019-06-13 08:16:38,916 DEBUG doPostInitialUpdate
2019-06-13 08:16:38,916 DEBUG plugins for condition 'PostInitialUpdate' are '[]'
2019-06-13 08:16:38,916 DEBUG plugins for condition 'cosmicPostInitialUpdate' are '[]'
2019-06-13 08:16:38,916 DEBUG plugins for condition 'from_bionicPostInitialUpdate' are '[]'
2019-06-13 08:16:38,916 DEBUG quirks: running cosmicPostInitialUpdate
2019-06-13 08:16:38,916 DEBUG running Quirks.cosmicPostInitialUpdate
2019-06-13 08:16:40,058 DEBUG MetaPkgs: ubuntu-desktop
2019-06-13 08:16:40,255 DEBUG Foreign:
2019-06-13 08:16:40,255 DEBUG Obsolete: adapta-gtk-theme apt-transport-https argyll argyll-ref aufs-tools brightness-controller bu
bblewrap cgroupfs-mount checkinstall chrome-gnome-shell chromium-codecs-ffmpeg-extra cncupslbp161zs cncupslbp214zs cncupslbp215zs
cncupsmf110zs cncupsmf260zs cncupsmf420zs cncupsmf520zs cndrvcups-common cndrvcups-ufr2-us cndrvcups-utility compiz-core compiz-gn
ome compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-default compizconfig-settings-manager containerd.io dconf-editor dconf-tools docker docker-ce do
cker-ce-cli fonts-roboto-hinted gconf-defaults-service gconf-editor gconf-service gconf-service-backend gconf2 gconf2-common gnome
-color-chooser gnome-color-manager gnome-tweak-tool gnome-tweaks google-chrome-stable gstreamer1.0-fluendo-mp3 gstreamer1.0-libav
gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-vaapi gtk2-engines gufw i965-va-driver liba52-0.7.4 libaacs0 libass9 libavcodec57 libavfilt
er6 libavformat57 libavresample3 libavutil55 libbdplus0 libbluray2 libbonobo2-0 libbonobo2-common libbonoboui2-0 libbonoboui2-comm
on libbrotli1 libbs2b0 libchromaprint1 libcompizconfig0 libcrystalhd3 libdbusmenu-qt2 libdecoration0 libdvdnav4 libdvdread4 libfli
te1 libgconf-2-4 libglade2-0 libglademm-2.4-1v5 libgme0 libgnome-2-0 libgnome-keyring-common libgnome-keyring0 libgnome2-common li
bgnomecanvas2-0 libgnomecanvas2-common libgnomeui-0 libgnomeui-common libgnomevfs2-0 libgnomevfs2-common libgsm1 libgstreamer-plug
ins-bad1.0-0 libjemalloc1 libjpeg62:i386 libllvm8 libmetacity1 libmng2 libmpeg2-4 libmysofa0 libnorm1 libopencore-amrnb0 libopenco
re-amrwb0 libopenjp2-7 libopenmpt0 liborbit-2-0 libpango1.0-0 libpangox-1.0-0 libpgm-5.2-0 libphonon4 libpostproc54 libpyside1.2 l
ibqt4-dbus libqt4-declarative libqt4-help libqt4-network libqt4-opengl libqt4-script libqt4-scripttools libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysq
l libqt4-svg libqt4-test libqt4-xml libqt4-xmlpatterns libqtcore4 libqtdbus4 libqtgui4 libqtwebkit4 librubberband2 libshiboken1.2v
5 libshine3 libsidplay1v5 libsoxr0 libswresample2 libswscale4 libva-drm2 libva-wayland2 libva-x11-2 libva2 libwayland-egl1 libwoff
1 libx264-152 libx265-146 libxvidcore4 libyaml-cpp0.5v5 libzmq5 libzvbi-common libzvbi0 linux-headers-4.15.0-46 linux-headers-4.15
.0-46-generic linux-headers-4.15.0-51 linux-headers-4.15.0-51-generic linux-image-4.15.0-46-generic linux-image-4.15.0-51-generic
linux-modules-4.15.0-46-generic linux-modules-4.15.0-51-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-46-generic linux-modules-extra-4.15.0-5
1-generic lxrandr mesa-utils mesa-va-drivers metacity-common minecraft-launcher mongo-tools mongodb mongodb-clients mongodb-server
 mongodb-server-core nodejs numlockx openjdk-8-jre openjdk-8-jre-headless phonon phonon-backend-gstreamer phonon-backend-gstreamer
-common pigz ppa-purge python-compizconfig python-gobject-2 python-gpg python-gtk2 python-pip-whl python-pyside python-pyside.phon
on python-pyside.qtcore python-pyside.qtdeclarative python-pyside.qtgui python-pyside.qthelp python-pyside.qtnetwork python-pyside
.qtopengl python-pyside.qtscript python-pyside.qtsql python-pyside.qtsvg python-pyside.qttest python-pyside.qtuitools python-pysid
e.qtwebkit python-pyside.qtxml python3-pip python3-virtualenv python3-wheel qdbus qt-at-spi qtcore4-l10n redis redis-server redis-
tools resolvconf sni-qt tcl tcl-dev tk tk-dev ubuntu-restricted-addons va-driver-all virtualenv whereami xvfb zoom
2019-06-13 08:16:40,256 DEBUG updateSourcesList()
2019-06-13 08:16:40,280 DEBUG rewriteSourcesList() with mirror_check
2019-06-13 08:16:40,280 DEBUG ['ubuntu-minimal', 'ubuntu-standard']
2019-06-13 08:16:40,280 DEBUG Checking pkg: ubuntu-minimal
2019-06-13 08:16:40,280 DEBUG BaseMetaPkg 'ubuntu-minimal' has no candidate.origins
2019-06-13 08:16:40,373 DEBUG get_distro().enable_component("main") succeeded
2019-06-13 08:16:40,374 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic main restricted #Added by software-prope
rties'
2019-06-13 08:16:40,374 DEBUG verifySourcesListEntry: deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic main restricted #Added by so
ftware-properties
2019-06-13 08:16:40,374 DEBUG url_downloadable: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/cosmic/Release
2019-06-13 08:16:40,374 DEBUG s='http' n='archive.ubuntu.com' p='/ubuntu/dists/cosmic/Release' q='' f=''
2019-06-13 08:16:40,687 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu cosmic main restricted #Added by software-properties
' updated to new dist
2019-06-13 08:16:40,687 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu/ bionic main'
2019-06-13 08:16:40,688 DEBUG verifySourcesListEntry: deb http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu/ cosmic main
2019-06-13 08:16:40,688 DEBUG url_downloadable: http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu//dists/cosmic/Release
2019-06-13 08:16:40,688 DEBUG s='http' n='ftp.usf.edu' p='/pub/ubuntu//dists/cosmic/Release' q='' f=''
2019-06-13 08:16:40,919 DEBUG entry 'deb http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu/ cosmic main' updated to new dist
2019-06-13 08:16:40,919 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu/ bionic main #Added by software-properties'
2019-06-13 08:16:40,919 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://ftp.usf.edu/pub/ubuntu/ cosmic main #Added by software-properties' updated to
new dist
2019-06-13 08:16:40,922 DEBUG running doUpdate() (showErrors=True)
2019-06-13 08:16:47,106 DEBUG openCache()
2019-06-13 08:16:47,209 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 10348
2019-06-13 08:16:47,209 DEBUG need_server_mode(): run in 'desktop' mode, (because of pkg 'ubuntu-desktop')
2019-06-13 08:16:47,382 ERROR Package minecraft-launcher has no priority set
2019-06-13 08:16:47,418 DEBUG Installing 'xserver-xorg-video-all' (Distro KeepInstalledPkgs rule)
2019-06-13 08:16:57,122 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.'
2019-06-13 08:16:57,124 DEBUG abort called
2019-06-13 08:16:57,126 DEBUG openCache()
2019-06-13 08:16:57,364 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 10391

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.33 [origin: unknown]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-51.55-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-51-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.6
Architecture: amd64
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Thu Jun 13 08:24:12 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-10-20 (235 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm-256color
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2019-06-13 (0 days ago)
mtime.conffile..etc.update-manager.release-upgrades: 2019-06-12T23:16:53.377707

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Reviewing the files from your upgrade attempt you seem to have enabled a PPA that provides Xorg packages. This will prevent the upgrade as that PPA contains package version numbers greater than the release to which you are upgrading. You can revert the PPA by installing the ppa-purge package from the official Ubuntu archive and then running 'sudo ppa-purge oibaf'. After that you try upgrading and again and if it still fails open a new bug report. Thanks and good luck!