Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This is a bug in the Octave package that has been fixed in the Debian upstream package but is not in the version in 14.04 or 14.10. To fix this problem on your system, please remove the octave-fixed package (which has been removed from the Ubuntu repositories) and then continue the upgrade:
sudo apt-get purge octave-fixed sudo apt-get install -f ** Changed in: octave (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1385735 Title: PAckage 'octave' failed to install during upgrade of kubuntu from 14.04LTS to 14.10 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/octave/+bug/1385735/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs