Upgrade 20.04 to 21.04 due to an npm permissions issue
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
I ran the installation to upgrade using https:/
section:- Upgrading Ubuntu Desktops to 21.10
but got the following message:
The upgrade will continue but the '/tmp/apt-
Now I cant upgrade using the software updater I get the following error
The package system is broken
If you are using third party repositories then disable them, since they are a common source of problems.
Now run the following command in a terminal: apt-get install -f
Transaction failed: The package system is broken
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
node-mkdirp:
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu65.4
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistributionCha
# This is a distribution channel descriptor
# For more information see http://
canonical-
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-12 (1486 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
Package: ubuntu-
ProcVersionSign
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
Tags: hirsute dist-upgrade
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-91-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm audio cdrom dip docker lpadmin plugdev pulse pulse-access root sambashare sudo video wireshark
VarLogDistupgra
_MarkForUpload: True
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(are you sure you were upgrading from 20.04 to 21.10? The current procedure will upgrade you from 20.04 to 21.04 (ie. next supported release) which matches the package you mention, ie. `npm | 7.5.2+ds-1 | hirsute/universe | source, all`)
I've marked this incomplete as no details were provided; you can change status back to "New" after running apport-collect.
Bug reporting is mostly about finding & fixing problems thus preventing future users from hitting the same bug.
I suspect a Support site would be more appropriate, eg. https:/ /answers. launchpad. net/ubuntu. You can also find help with your problem in the support forum of your local Ubuntu community http:// loco.ubuntu. com/ or asking at https:/ /askubuntu. com or https:/ /ubuntuforums. org, or for more support options please look at https:/ /discourse. ubuntu. com/t/community -support/ 709