You will see from the below that ubuntu-mate-core is already installed, ubuntu-mate-desktop can't be found, and attempting to do a reinstall of ubuntu-mate-core gives an error. Is there any more I can do please?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Xi:root@17:17 /]# apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package ubuntu-mate-desktop [Xi:root@11:28 /]# apt-get install ubuntu-mate-core Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done ubuntu-mate-core is already the newest version (1.225). 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade. [Xi:root@11:28 /]# apt-get install ubuntu-mate-desktop Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package ubuntu-mate-desktop [Xi:root@11:28 /]# apt-get install --reinstall ubuntu-mate-core Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reinstallation of ubuntu-mate-core is not possible, it cannot be downloaded. 0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade. [Xi:root@11:29 /]# >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 22/07/2020, Brian Murray <1888...@bugs.launchpad.net> wrote: > It seems that none of the known meta packages are installed on your > system. Please try installing ubuntu-mate-desktop and then upgrade to > the next release of Ubuntu. From VarLogDistUpgradeMainlog.txt: > > 2020-07-22 17:08:12,646 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu- > desktop', 'xubuntu-core', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio-desktop ', > 'mythbuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-netbook', 'lubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntu- > gnome-desktop', 'ubuntu-mate-core', 'ubuntu-mate-desktop', 'ubuntuk > ylin-desktop', 'ubuntu-budgie-desktop']' meta-pkgs installed > > > ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888535 > > Title: > upgrade to 20.04 fails with can't install ubuntu-mate-core message > > Status in ubuntu-release-upgrader package in Ubuntu: > Incomplete > > Bug description: > I have been trying to update for 3 or 4 days, have removed all the > launchpad repositories, purged everything I can think of anb the > upgrade just fails... > > ProblemType: Bug > DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 > Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:18.04.37 > ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-42.46~18.04.1-generic 5.4.44 > Uname: Linux 5.4.0-42-generic x86_64 > ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.15 > Architecture: amd64 > CrashDB: ubuntu > Date: Wed Jul 22 17:09:16 2020 > InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-07-17 (370 days ago) > InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 > (20190210) > PackageArchitecture: all > ProcEnviron: > LANGUAGE=en_GB:en > TERM=xterm > PATH=(custom, no user) > LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 > SHELL=/bin/bash > SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader > UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2020-07-22 (0 days ago) > VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1888535/+subscriptions > -- NickB Nick Bunyan t: 07711 146 932 e: nick.bun...@k9orbs.com w: www.k9orbs.com -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1888535 Title: upgrade to 20.04 fails with can't install ubuntu-mate-core message To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1888535/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs