Where I said, "we need to look to see if xscreensaver or xlockmore are installed prior to beginning the dist-upgrade and then disable both before continuing to prevent confusion", I wish I'd said;
"ubuntu-release-upgrader needs to look to see if xscreensaver or xlockmore are installed before proceeding with the upgrade, and if installed they need to be disabled before the dist-upgrade proceeds in order to prevent confusion".
Where I said, "we need to look to see if xscreensaver or xlockmore are installed prior to beginning the dist-upgrade and then disable both before continuing to prevent confusion", I wish I'd said;
"ubuntu- release- upgrader needs to look to see if xscreensaver or xlockmore are installed before proceeding with the upgrade, and if installed they need to be disabled before the dist-upgrade proceeds in order to prevent confusion".