Upgrade failed due to broken packages

[Ben Caffe]

No LSB modules are available.
Description: Ubuntu 23.04
Release: 23.04

ubuntu-release-upgrader-core:
  Installed: 1:23.04.7
  Candidate: 1:23.04.7
  Version table:
 *** 1:23.04.7 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar-updates/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar-updates/main i386 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1:23.04.5 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar/main i386 Packages

Upgrading from 23.04 to 23.10 aborts due to broken packages.

2023-12-20 08:47:13,669 DEBUG Kernel uname: '6.2.0-39-generic'
2023-12-20 08:47:13,679 DEBUG nvidiaUpdate()
2023-12-20 08:47:14,188 INFO no old nvidia driver installed, installing no new
2023-12-20 08:47:14,188 DEBUG Removing 'gnome-cups-manager' (ubuntu-desktop PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2023-12-20 08:47:14,188 DEBUG Removing 'powermanagement-interface' (ubuntu-desktop PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2023-12-20 08:47:14,188 DEBUG Removing 'deskbar-applet' (ubuntu-desktop PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2023-12-20 08:47:14,188 DEBUG Removing 'nautilus-cd-burner' (ubuntu-desktop PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2023-12-20 08:47:14,188 DEBUG quirks: running PostDistUpgradeCache
2023-12-20 08:47:14,188 DEBUG running Quirks.PostDistUpgradeCache
2023-12-20 08:47:14,273 DEBUG Comparing 6.2.0-37 with
2023-12-20 08:47:14,274 DEBUG Comparing 6.2.0-39 with 6.2.0-37
2023-12-20 08:47:14,274 DEBUG Comparing 6.5.0-14 with 6.2.0-39
2023-12-20 08:47:14,756 DEBUG Marking 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade
2023-12-20 08:47:15,020 WARNING Can't mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
2023-12-20 08:48:37,556 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'Broken packages after upgrade: ubuntu-desktop'
2023-12-20 08:48:37,591 DEBUG abort called

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:23.04.7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-39.40-generic 6.2.16
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-39-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
CrashDB: ubuntu
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Dec 20 08:48:51 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-28 (1301 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Error: path contained symlinks.
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to lunar on 2023-12-20 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeAptHistorylog: Error: path contained symlinks.
VarLogDistupgradeAptlog: Error: path contained symlinks.
VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog: Error: path contained symlinks.
VarLogDistupgradeLspcitxt: Error: path contained symlinks.
VarLogDistupgradeMainlog: Error: path contained symlinks.
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: Error: path contained symlinks.