can't find linux-image-2.6.22-Update Manager14-generic upgrading 7.10 to 8.04

[Andrew Matthewman]

Binary package hint: update-manager

Pop-up from Update Manager :

Could not initialize the package information

A unresolvable problem occurred while initializing the package information.

Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the following error message:

'E:The package linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic needs to be reinstalled, but I can't find an archive for it.'

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon May 5 23:41:42 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.81
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Uname: Linux Mycroft 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[Andrew Matthewman (andrew-matthewman)]

Sorry about the title.

It should read as follows

Update Manager can't find linux-image-2.6.22-14-generic upgrading 7.10 to 8.04

[Andrew Matthewman (andrew-matthewman)]

Here's a bit more information about the circumstances.

Selection of the Upgrade button for "New distribution release '8.04 LTS' is available."

Upgrade Manager seemingly failed during the update (window disappeared, nothing visibly happening after several minutes' wait).

On re-invoking Upgrade Manager, the reported pop-up appeared.
This behaviour is repeatable.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

Please attach the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade to this bugreport.
 Thanks Michael

[Andrew Matthewman (andrew-matthewman)]

Here they are ...

[Andrew Matthewman (andrew-matthewman)]

The failure seems to have left the package management in a twist.

The package was definitely in /var/cache/apt/archives, but apt-get and aptitude failed to find it.
The package wasn't corrupted (checksum against downloaded file).
Don't know enough to investigate further.

Resolved by dpkg -i

Keep up the good work.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for following up. I'm closing this report due to your last comment. Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.