Cannot do partial upgrade - get error updating

[Brian Bogdan]

When running the software updater - I get the message to perform a partial upgrade. Clicking on this "upgrade" it starts the process and errors out at unable to install 'core'. It then exits.

Description: Ubuntu Lunar Lobster (development branch)
Release: 23.04

I can still run upgrade (not full-upgrade) from the terminal. Full-upgrade tells me the process will remove important files:

The following packages will be REMOVED:
  pipewire-alsa pipewire-audio-client-libraries ubuntu-mate-core
  ubuntu-mate-desktop

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:23.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-21.21-generic 5.19.7
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.24.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CrashDB: ubuntu
CrashReports:
 664:1000:1000:0:2023-02-22 05:44:09.436102920 -0600:2023-02-22 05:44:09.436102920 -0600:/var/crash/_usr_lib_x86_64-linux-gnu_brisk-menu_brisk-menu.1000.upload
 640:1000:125:6056414:2023-02-22 05:44:08.412102699 -0600:2023-02-22 05:44:09.640104100 -0600:/var/crash/_usr_lib_x86_64-linux-gnu_brisk-menu_brisk-menu.1000.crash
 600:116:125:37:2023-02-22 05:44:14.660132645 -0600:2023-02-22 05:44:14.660132645 -0600:/var/crash/_usr_lib_x86_64-linux-gnu_brisk-menu_brisk-menu.1000.uploaded
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Fri Feb 24 06:15:34 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-02-12 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Alpha amd64 (20221204)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.