chances are this will not be reproducible with the newest release- upgrader apt that's landed in lucid. Leaving it open in case anyone else runs into it, but marking incomplete.
** Changed in: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/937196 Title: 10.04 LTS -> 12.04 upgrade failed: ifupdown depends on upstart and initscripts but they are not configured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/937196/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs