Additional searching found that the database was apparently stored in /var/lib/nova.
I moved the database. sudo mv /var/lib/nova /var/lib/nova.old Then I purged and reinstalled nova-common sudo apt-get purge nova-common sudo apt-get install nova-common This was successful. I then ran my system updates which completed successfully. (libboost was not upgrading due to the nova-common error.) I finally removed the old database. sudo rm -frd /var/lib/nova.old Note that this solution could be employed because (to the best of my knowledge) I have yet to actually employed openstack at this time. For me this can be closed. Robert W. Seidl, Jr. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to nova in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1241803 Title: During Distribution Upgrade could not install 'nova-common' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nova/+bug/1241803/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
