Upgrade doesn't complete because it says it cant install ubuntu-desktop

[GFR]

The upgrade doesn't complete because it says it can't install ubuntu-desktop.
Upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10.

From VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.txt:

ERROR:root:failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)

There's lot of other dependency issues in that error log.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 21 21:30:34 2012
GsettingsChanges:
 com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
 com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1350817788
 com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 579
 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 1024
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-10-21 (0 days ago)
VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz'
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

In VarLogDistupgradeMainlog.txt:

2012-10-21 20:08:24,673 DEBUG guessing 'ubuntu-desktop' as missing meta-pkg
2012-10-21 20:08:25,858 ERROR failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
2012-10-21 20:08:57,872 DEBUG blacklist expr 'unity$' matches 'unity'
2012-10-21 20:08:57,873 DEBUG The package 'unity' is marked for removal but it's in the removal blacklist
2012-10-21 20:09:12,205 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The package 'unity' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist.'
2012-10-21 20:09:12,206 DEBUG abort called

[Sasa Paporovic (melchiaros)]

In VatLogDistugradeAptLog.txt:

Investigating (5) ubuntu-desktop [ i386 ] < none -> 1.274 > ( metapackages )
Broken ubuntu-desktop:i386 Depends on unity [ i386 ] < 5.16.0-0ubuntu1 > ( gnome )
  Considering unity:i386 9999 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop:i386 9999
  Considering unity:i386 9999 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop:i386 9999
 Try to Re-Instate (5) nautilus-data:i386
Done
ERROR:root:failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)

[GFR (robertsgfr)]

 Hi I fixed this by installing the Ubuntu-Desktop in the terminal
and the installation went ahead without a hitch thanks for all your
effort you guys you are stars
 Cheers
 Gary

On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 10:32 PM, melchiaros <email address hidden> wrote:

> In VatLogDistugradeAptLog.txt:
>
> Investigating (5) ubuntu-desktop [ i386 ] < none -> 1.274 > ( metapackages
> )
> Broken ubuntu-desktop:i386 Depends on unity [ i386 ] < 5.16.0-0ubuntu1 > (
> gnome )
> Considering unity:i386 9999 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop:i386 9999
> Considering unity:i386 9999 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop:i386 9999
> Try to Re-Instate (5) nautilus-data:i386
> Done
> ERROR:root:failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to
> correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
>
> ** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
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[GFR (robertsgfr)]

 Hi I fixed this by installing the Ubuntu-Desktop in the terminal
and the installation went ahead without a hitch thanks for all your
effort you guys you are stars
 Cheers
 Gary

On Sun, Oct 21, 2012 at 9:51 PM, papukaija <email address hidden>wrote:

> ** Tags added: precise2quantal
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> - it will not complete upgrade because it says it cant install Ubuntu
> desktop
> - Upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10
> + The upgrade doesn't complete because it says it can't install Ubuntu
> desktop
> + Upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10.
> +
> + From VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.txt:
> +
> + ERROR:root:failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to
> + correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
> +
> + There's lot of other dependency issues in that error log.
> +
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Oct 21 21:30:34 2012
> GsettingsChanges:
> - com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
> - com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1350817788
> - com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
> - com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 579
> - com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 1024
> + com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false
> + com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1350817788
> + com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true
> + com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 579
> + com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 1024
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386
> (20111012)
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcEnviron:
> - LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
> - TERM=xterm
> - PATH=(custom, no user)
> - LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> - SHELL=/bin/bash
> + LANGUAGE=en_AU:en
> + TERM=xterm
> + PATH=(custom, no user)
> + LANG=en_AU.UTF-8
> + SHELL=/bin/bash
> SourcePackage: update-manager
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-10-21 (0 days ago)
> VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13]
> Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz'
> VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - it will not complete upgrade because it says it cant install Ubuntu
> desktop
> + Upgrade doesn't complete because it says it cant install Ubuntu desktop
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> - The upgrade doesn't complete because it says it can't install Ubuntu
> desktop
> + The upgrade doesn't complete because it says it can't install
> ubuntu-desktop.
> Upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10.
>
> From VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.txt:
>
> ERROR:root:failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to
> correct problems, you have held broken packages.)
>
> There's lot of other dependency issues in that error log.
> -
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
> Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
> Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Sun Oct 21 21:30:34 2012
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