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 <1069...@bugs.launchpad.net>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 > 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: > > ** Summary changed: > > - Upgrade doesn't complete because it says it cant install Ubuntu desktop > + Upgrade doesn't complete because it says it cant install ubuntu-desktop > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069356 > > Title: > Upgrade doesn't complete because it says it cant install ubuntu- > desktop > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1069356/+subscriptions > -- gfr -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1069356 Title: Upgrade doesn't complete because it says it cant install ubuntu- desktop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1069356/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs