This is fixed in utopic, and will not be fixed in trusty. One will have to boot under upstart to dist-upgrade reliable within trusty, or to dist-upgrade to utopic.
** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1326412 Title: can't do dist-upgrade due to systemd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1326412/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs