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do-release-upgrade from 10.04LTS to 12.04LTS

Asked by Michael Junker

Hello together,

I'm trying to "do-release-upgrade" from 10.04LTS to 12.04LTS (server) in a virtual machine. The "dist-upgrade" runs and after rebooting it comes up with the old 2.6. kernel, no other kernel was installed. I checked the "dist-upgrade" log and it seems that there was no intention to install a newer kernel.

If a had to guess I would say the problem is this log entry:

DEBUG Kernel uname: '2.6.32-52-generic-pae'
WARNING Can't parse kernel uname: 'too many values to unpack' (self compiled?)

Can somebody tell me how to fix/workaround this problem or can somebody give any advice how to proceed in trouble shooting if this is not the reason?

Thanks in advance,
Michael.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Run :

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Thanks

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Michael Junker (m-junker) said : 		#2

Hello Andrew,

I tried that: no changes were reported. Still the same problem if I try "do-release-upgrade".

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

If you run :

sudo update-grub

Do you see the new kernel added?

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Michael Junker (m-junker) said : 		#4

Hello Andrew,

no new kernel.

I post now the "dist-upgrade" log up to the point where it shows which packages will be installed / updated / deleted. It's pretty long, but if you look for "2013-12-27 20:21:44,765 DEBUG About to apply the following changes" and following lines you will probably see that there is no intention by the "dist-upgrade" to install a new kernel.

2013-12-27 20:20:35,397 INFO Using config files '['./DistUpgrade.cfg.lucid']'
2013-12-27 20:20:35,398 INFO uname information: 'Linux vSERVER-2010 2.6.32-52-generic-pae #114-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 11 19:15:42 UTC 2013 i686'
2013-12-27 20:20:35,398 INFO apt version: '0.8.16~exp12ubuntu6~upgrader1'
2013-12-27 20:20:35,398 INFO release-upgrader version '0.156.14.9' started
2013-12-27 20:20:35,399 DEBUG Using 'DistUpgradeViewText' view
2013-12-27 20:20:35,424 DEBUG aufsOptionsAndEnvironmentSetup()
2013-12-27 20:20:35,425 DEBUG using '/tmp/upgrade-rw-vYJieK' as aufs_rw_dir
2013-12-27 20:20:35,425 DEBUG using '/tmp/upgrade-chroot-VAFu8v' as aufs chroot dir
2013-12-27 20:20:35,425 DEBUG enable dpkg --force-overwrite
2013-12-27 20:20:35,431 DEBUG creating statefile: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz'
2013-12-27 20:20:37,622 DEBUG lsb-release: 'lucid'
2013-12-27 20:20:37,622 INFO using backports in '/tmp/tmpIfkn0b/backports'
2013-12-27 20:20:37,623 DEBUG have: []
2013-12-27 20:20:37,623 DEBUG _pythonSymlinkCheck run
2013-12-27 20:20:37,624 DEBUG openCache()
2013-12-27 20:20:37,624 DEBUG Plugin modules in ./plugins: remove_lilo_plugin.py langpack_manual_plugin.py deb_plugin.py kdelibs4to5_plugin.py dpkg_status_plugin.py
2013-12-27 20:20:37,624 DEBUG Loading module ./plugins/remove_lilo_plugin.py
2013-12-27 20:20:37,625 DEBUG Plugins in <module 'remove_lilo_plugin' from './plugins/remove_lilo_plugin.pyc'>: <class 'remove_lilo_plugin.RemoveLiloPlugin'>
2013-12-27 20:20:37,625 DEBUG Loading module ./plugins/langpack_manual_plugin.py
2013-12-27 20:20:37,625 DEBUG Plugins in <module 'langpack_manual_plugin' from './plugins/langpack_manual_plugin.pyc'>: <class 'langpack_manual_plugin.MarkLangpacksManuallyInstalledPlugin'>
2013-12-27 20:20:37,625 DEBUG Loading module ./plugins/deb_plugin.py
2013-12-27 20:20:37,625 DEBUG Plugins in <module 'deb_plugin' from './plugins/deb_plugin.pyc'>: <class 'deb_plugin.DebPlugin'>
2013-12-27 20:20:37,626 DEBUG Loading module ./plugins/kdelibs4to5_plugin.py
2013-12-27 20:20:37,626 DEBUG Plugins in <module 'kdelibs4to5_plugin' from './plugins/kdelibs4to5_plugin.pyc'>: <class 'kdelibs4to5_plugin.Kdelibs4devToKdelibs5devPlugin'>
2013-12-27 20:20:37,626 DEBUG Loading module ./plugins/dpkg_status_plugin.py
2013-12-27 20:20:37,626 DEBUG Plugins in <module 'dpkg_status_plugin' from './plugins/dpkg_status_plugin.pyc'>: <class 'dpkg_status_plugin.DpkgStatusPlugin'>
2013-12-27 20:20:37,627 DEBUG plugins for condition 'PreCacheOpen' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:20:37,627 DEBUG plugins for condition 'precisePreCacheOpen' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:20:37,627 DEBUG plugins for condition 'from_lucidPreCacheOpen' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:20:37,627 DEBUG quirks: running PreCacheOpen
2013-12-27 20:20:37,627 DEBUG running Quirks.PreCacheOpen
2013-12-27 20:20:37,878 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 31659
2013-12-27 20:20:37,879 DEBUG needServerMode(): can not find a desktop meta package or key deps, running in server mode
2013-12-27 20:20:37,879 DEBUG checkViewDepends()
2013-12-27 20:20:37,879 DEBUG running doUpdate() (showErrors=False)
2013-12-27 20:20:38,693 DEBUG openCache()
2013-12-27 20:20:38,694 DEBUG failed to SystemUnLock() (E:Not locked)
2013-12-27 20:20:38,960 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 31659
2013-12-27 20:20:38,960 DEBUG doPostInitialUpdate
2013-12-27 20:20:38,960 DEBUG plugins for condition 'PostInitialUpdate' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:20:38,960 DEBUG plugins for condition 'precisePostInitialUpdate' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:20:38,961 DEBUG plugins for condition 'from_lucidPostInitialUpdate' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:20:38,961 DEBUG quirks: running from_lucidPostInitialUpdate
2013-12-27 20:20:38,961 DEBUG running from_lucidPostInitialUpdate
2013-12-27 20:20:38,961 DEBUG checking for i586 CPU
2013-12-27 20:20:41,859 DEBUG Foreign: minidlna
2013-12-27 20:20:41,859 DEBUG Obsolete:
2013-12-27 20:20:41,859 DEBUG updateSourcesList()
2013-12-27 20:20:41,887 DEBUG rewriteSourcesList()
2013-12-27 20:20:41,890 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,890 DEBUG entry 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,890 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid main restricted'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,890 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise main restricted' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,890 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,890 DEBUG entry 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,890 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates main restricted'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG entry 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid universe'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise universe' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG entry 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates universe'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,891 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG entry 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid multiverse'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG entry 'deb http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates multiverse'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,892 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,893 DEBUG entry 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,893 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security main restricted'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,893 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,893 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,893 DEBUG entry 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,893 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security universe'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,894 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,894 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,894 DEBUG entry 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,894 DEBUG examining: 'deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lucid-security multiverse'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,894 DEBUG entry 'deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse' updated to new dist
2013-12-27 20:20:41,894 DEBUG examining: 'deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/stedy6/stedy-minidna/ubuntu lucid main'
2013-12-27 20:20:41,898 DEBUG entry '# deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/stedy6/stedy-minidna/ubuntu precise main # Bei Aktualisierung zu precise deaktiviert' was disabled (unknown mirror)
2013-12-27 20:21:03,379 DEBUG running doUpdate() (showErrors=True)
2013-12-27 20:21:37,336 DEBUG openCache()
2013-12-27 20:21:40,078 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 39693
2013-12-27 20:21:40,078 DEBUG needServerMode(): can not find a desktop meta package or key deps, running in server mode
2013-12-27 20:21:41,726 DEBUG Running KeepInstalledSection rules
2013-12-27 20:21:42,424 DEBUG Kernel uname: '2.6.32-52-generic-pae'
2013-12-27 20:21:42,424 WARNING Can't parse kernel uname: 'too many values to unpack' (self compiled?)
2013-12-27 20:21:42,424 DEBUG nvidiaUpdate()
2013-12-27 20:21:43,253 INFO no old nvidia driver installed, installing no new
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Upgrading 'brasero' (Distro PostUpgradeUpgrade rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Upgrading 'edubuntu-desktop' (Distro PostUpgradeUpgrade rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Removing 'libflashsupport' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Removing 'kvm-source' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Removing 'gtk-qt-engine' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Removing 'libparted1.8-12' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Removing 'usplash' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Removing 'printconf' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,254 DEBUG Removing 'foomatic-db-gutenprint' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,255 DEBUG Removing 'ebox-printers' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,255 DEBUG Removing 'kbluetooth' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,255 DEBUG Removing 'kde-plasmoid-cwp' (Distro PostUpgradeRemove rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,255 DEBUG Purging 'ltsp-client' (Distro PostUpgradePurge rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,255 DEBUG Purging 'ltspfsd' (Distro PostUpgradePurge rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,255 DEBUG Purging 'linux-restricted-modules-common' (Distro PostUpgradePurge rule)
2013-12-27 20:21:43,256 DEBUG plugins for condition 'PostDistUpgradeCache' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:21:43,256 DEBUG plugins for condition 'precisePostDistUpgradeCache' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:21:43,256 DEBUG plugins for condition 'from_lucidPostDistUpgradeCache' are '[]'
2013-12-27 20:21:43,464 DEBUG running installTasks
2013-12-27 20:21:44,765 DEBUG About to apply the following changes
2013-12-27 20:21:45,320 DEBUG Keep at same version: bc bonnie++ ezstream laptop-detect libavcodec52 libavformat52 libavutil49 libbind9-60 libclass-accessor-perl libclass-singleton-perl libdirectfb-1.2-0 libdns64 libffi5 libfile-copy-recursive-perl libfont-afm-perl libfribidi0 libgs8 libgsm1 libhtml-tagset-perl libid3tag0 libio-string-perl libiptables-chainmgr-perl libiptables-parse-perl libisc60 libisccc60 libisccfg60 liblwres60 liblzma1 libmagickcore2 libmpfr1ldbl libmysqlclient16 libpango1.0-common libplrpc-perl libpython2.6 libtext-wrapi18n-perl libxapian15 libxml-namespacesupport-perl linux-headers-2.6.32-52 linux-headers-2.6.32-52-generic-pae linux-image-2.6.32-52-generic-pae lsof minidlna powermgmt-base python2.6 python2.6-minimal release-upgrader-python-apt telnet ubuntu-serverguide xml-core
2013-12-27 20:21:45,320 DEBUG Upgradable, but held- back:
2013-12-27 20:21:45,320 DEBUG Remove: console-terminus libao2 libc6-i686 libdrm-nouveau1 libept0 libntfs-3g75 libperl5.10 lzma mysql-client-5.1 mysql-client-core-5.1 mysql-server-5.1 mysql-server-core-5.1
2013-12-27 20:21:45,320 DEBUG Install: accountsservice apt-xapian-index cifs-utils cmap-adobe-japan1 cpp-4.6 crda cryptsetup cryptsetup-bin curl dbus dnet-common ecryptfs-utils fonts-ubuntu-font-family-console fuse g++-4.6 gamin gcc-4.6 gcc-4.6-base gir1.2-glib-2.0 grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc-bin grub2-common gs-cjk-resource imagemagick-common isc-dhcp-client isc-dhcp-common iw keyboard-configuration krb5-locales libaccountsservice0 libalgorithm-diff-perl libalgorithm-diff-xs-perl libalgorithm-merge-perl libao-common libao4 libasn1-8-heimdal libbind9-80 libboost-iostreams1.46.1 libcelt0-0 libclass-factory-util-perl libclass-isa-perl libclass-load-perl libcryptsetup4 libcurl3 libdata-optlist-perl libdate-calc-xs-perl libdatetime-format-builder-perl libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl libdatetime-format-strptime-perl libdb5.1 libdbi1 libdnet libdns81 libdpkg-perl libdrm-nouveau1a libecryptfs0 libencode-locale-perl libept1.4.12 libevent-2.0-5 libffi6 libfile-listing-perl libgamin0 libgirepository-1.0-1 libgmp10 libgs9 libgs9-common libgssapi3-heimdal libhcrypto4-heimdal libheimbase1-heimdal libheimntlm0-heimdal libhtml-form-perl libhttp-cookies-perl libhttp-daemon-perl libhttp-date-perl libhttp-message-perl libhttp-negotiate-perl libhx509-5-heimdal libicu48 libijs-0.35 libio-socket-inet6-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libisc83 libisccc80 libisccfg82 libjbig2dec0 libjpeg-turbo8 libjpeg8 libkrb5-26-heimdal liblcms2-2 liblockfile-bin liblqr-1-0 liblwp-mediatypes-perl liblwp-protocol-https-perl liblwres80 liblzma5 libmagickcore4 libmath-round-perl libmodule-runtime-perl libmount1 libmpc2 libmpfr4 libmysqlclient18 libnet-http-perl libnet-ssleay-perl libnfnetlink0 libnl-3-200 libnl-genl-3-200 libnl2 libnspr4 libnss3 libnss3-1d libopts25 liborc-0.4-0 libp11-kit0 libpackage-deprecationmanager-perl libpackage-stash-perl libpackage-stash-xs-perl libpam-modules-bin libpam-winbind libparams-classify-perl libparams-util-perl libpciaccess0 libperl5.14 libpipeline1 libpolkit-gobject-1-0 libpython2.7 libquadmath0 libroar1 libroken18-heimdal librtmp0 libsigsegv2 libslp1 libsocket6-perl libspeexdsp1 libssl1.0.0 libstdc++6-4.6-dev libsub-install-perl libswitch-perl libtdb1 libtinfo5 libtry-tiny-perl libusb-1.0-0 libwind0-heimdal libwww-robotrules-perl libxapian22 libxcb-shm0 libxml-sax-base-perl mc-data msr-tools multiarch-support mysql-client-5.5 mysql-client-core-5.5 mysql-server-5.5 mysql-server-core-5.5 php5-cli python-apt-common python-chardet python-crypto python-dbus-dev python-debian python-gamin python-gi python-gobject-2 python-keyring python-xapian python2.7 python2.7-minimal resolvconf ssh-import-id tdb-tools tmux unzip whoopsie wireless-regdb xz-lzma
2013-12-27 20:21:45,320 DEBUG Upgrade: acpid adduser apache2 apache2-mpm-prefork apache2-utils apache2.2-bin apache2.2-common apparmor apparmor-profiles apparmor-utils apport apport-symptoms apt apt-listchanges apt-transport-https apt-utils apticron aptitude at base-files base-passwd bash bash-completion bastille bind9-host binutils bridge-utils bsd-mailx bsdmainutils bsdutils build-essential busybox-initramfs busybox-static byobu bzip2 ca-certificates checkinstall command-not-found command-not-found-data console-setup coreutils cpio cpp cpp-4.4 cpu-checker cracklib-runtime cron dash debconf debconf-i18n debianutils defoma dhcp3-client dhcp3-common dictionaries-common diff diffutils dkms dmidecode dmsetup dnsutils dosfstools dpkg dpkg-dev duplicity e2fslibs e2fsprogs ed eject etckeeper fail2ban fakeroot fancontrol file findutils fontconfig fontconfig-config friendly-recovery ftp fuse-utils g++ g++-4.4 gawk gcc gcc-4.4 gcc-4.4-base gdisk geoip-database gettext-base ghostscript gnupg gnupg-curl gpgv grep groff-base grub-common grub-pc gsfonts gzip hdparm hostname htop icecast2 ices2 ifupdown info initramfs-tools initramfs-tools-bin initscripts insserv install-info installation-report iproute iptables iptraf iputils-arping iputils-ping iputils-tracepath irqbalance iso-codes kbd keyutils klibc-utils landscape-common language-pack-de language-pack-de-base language-pack-en language-pack-en-base language-selector-common less libacl1 libapache2-mod-php5 libapache2-mod-proxy-html libapparmor-perl libapparmor1 libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap libapt-inst1.4 libapt-pkg4.12 libasound2 libatm1 libattr1 libavahi-client3 libavahi-common-data libavahi-common3 libbit-vector-perl libblkid1 libbsd0 libbz2-1.0 libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc6 libc6-dev libcairo2 libcalendar-simple-perl libcap-ng0 libcap2 libcarp-clan-perl libcomerr2 libcrack2 libcups2 libcupsimage2 libcurl3-gnutls libcurses-perl libcwidget3 libdate-calc-perl libdate-manip-perl libdatetime-locale-perl libdatetime-perl libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatrie1 libdb4.8 libdbd-mysql-perl libdbi-perl libdbus-1-3 libdbus-glib-1-2 libdevmapper1.02.1 libdrm-intel1 libdrm-radeon1 libdrm2 libedit2 libelf1 libexif12 libexpat1 libflac8 libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libfreetype6 libfuse2 libgc1c2 libgcc1 libgcrypt11 libgd-gd2-perl libgd2-xpm libgdbm3 libgeoip1 libglib2.0-0 libgmp3c2 libgnutls26 libgomp1 libgpg-error0 libgpm2 libgssapi-krb5-2 libhtml-format-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-template-perl libhtml-tree-perl libice6 libidn11 libiw30 libjasper1 libjpeg62 libjs-jquery libk5crypto3 libkeyutils1 libklibc libkrb5-3 libkrb5support0 liblcms1 libldap-2.4-2 liblist-moreutils-perl liblocale-gettext-perl liblockfile1 libltdl7 liblzo2-2 libmagic1 libmailtools-perl libncurses5 libncursesw5 libnet-daemon-perl libnet-snmp-perl libnetwork-ipv4addr-perl libnewt0.52 libnih-dbus1 libnih1 libnl1 libogg0 liboil0.3 libpam-cracklib libpam-modules libpam-runtime libpam-smbpass libpam0g libpango1.0-0 libpaper-utils libpaper1 libparams-validate-perl libparse-debianchangelog-perl libparted0debian1 libpcap0.8 libpci3 libpcre3 libpcsclite1 libpixman-1-0 libpkcs11-helper1 libplymouth2 libpng12-0 libpopt0 libpq5 libprelude2 libradius1 libreadline6 librpc-xml-perl librrd4 librrds-perl librsync1 libsasl2-2 libsasl2-modules libschroedinger-1.0-0 libselinux1 libsensors4 libsepol1 libshout3 libsigc++-2.0-0c2a libslang2 libsm6 libsnmp-base libsnmp15 libspeex1 libsqlite3-0 libss2 libssl0.9.8 libstdc++6 libstdc++6-4.4-dev libsub-name-perl libsysfs2 libtalloc2 libtasn1-3 libterm-readkey-perl libtext-charwidth-perl libtext-iconv-perl libthai-data libthai0 libtheora0 libtiff4 libtimedate-perl libts-0.0-0 libudev0 libunix-syslog-perl liburi-perl libusb-0.1-4 libuuid1 libvorbis0a libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libwbclient0 libwrap0 libwww-perl libx11-6 libx11-data libxau6 libxcb-render-util0 libxcb-render0 libxcb1 libxdmcp6 libxext6 libxfont1 libxft2 libxml-libxml-perl libxml-parser-perl libxml-sax-expat-perl libxml-sax-perl libxml2 libxmuu1 libxpm4 libxrender1 libxslt1.1 libxt6 libyaml-syck-perl linux-firmware linux-libc-dev lm-sensors locales lockfile-progs login logrotate logwatch lsb-base lsb-release lshw ltrace lynx lynx-cur make makedev man-db manpages manpages-dev mawk mc mdadm memtest86+ mercurial mercurial-common mime-support mlocate module-init-tools mount mountall mtr-tiny mysql-common mysql-server nagios-images nagios-plugins nagios-plugins-basic nagios-plugins-standard nagios3 nagios3-cgi nagios3-common nagios3-core nagios3-doc nagiosgrapher nano ncdu ncurses-base ncurses-bin net-tools netbase netcat-openbsd ntfs-3g ntp ntpdate openssh-client openssh-server openssl openssl-blacklist openvpn openvpn-blacklist os-prober parted passwd patch pciutils perl perl-base perl-modules perlmagick php5-common php5-mysql plymouth plymouth-theme-ubuntu-text popularity-contest postfix powertop ppp pppconfig pppoeconf procps psad psfontmgr psmisc python python-apport python-apt python-boto python-central python-dbus python-gdbm python-gnupginterface python-gobject python-httplib2 python-launchpadlib python-lazr.restfulclient python-lazr.uri python-minimal python-newt python-oauth python-openssl python-pam python-pexpect python-pkg-resources python-problem-report python-pycurl python-pygments python-serial python-simplejson python-smartpm python-software-properties python-support python-twisted-bin python-twisted-core python-wadllib python-zope.interface radiusclient1 readline-common rkhunter rrdtool rsync rsyslog samba samba-common samba-common-bin samba-doc samhain screen sed sensible-utils sgml-base smartmontools smbclient smbfs smistrip snmp snmp-mibs-downloader ssl-cert strace sudo sysstat sysv-rc sysvinit-utils tar tasksel tasksel-data tcpd tcpdump tiger time tsconf ttf-dejavu ttf-dejavu-core ttf-dejavu-extra tzdata ubuntu-keyring ubuntu-minimal ubuntu-standard ucf udev ufw unattended-upgrades unhide update-inetd update-manager-core update-notifier-common upstart ureadahead usbutils util-linux uuid-runtime vim vim-common vim-runtime vim-tiny vorbis-tools w3m wamerican wget whiptail whois winbind wireless-crda wireless-tools wogerman wpasupplicant x-ttcidfont-conf x11-common xauth xfonts-encodings xfonts-utils xkb-data xz-utils zlib1g
2013-12-27 20:21:45,323 DEBUG apt btrfs snapshots supported: False
2013-12-27 20:21:45,324 DEBUG cache aufs_rw_dir: /tmp/
2013-12-27 20:21:45,324 DEBUG Free space on /: 6430658560
2013-12-27 20:21:45,324 DEBUG Dir /usr mounted on /
2013-12-27 20:21:45,324 DEBUG Dir /var mounted on /
2013-12-27 20:21:45,325 DEBUG Dir /boot mounted on /
2013-12-27 20:21:45,325 DEBUG Dir /var/cache/apt/archives mounted on /
2013-12-27 20:21:45,325 DEBUG Dir /tmp mounted on /
2013-12-27 20:21:45,325 DEBUG Free space on /home: 7723020288
2013-12-27 20:21:45,326 DEBUG Dir /tmp mounted on /
2013-12-27 20:21:45,326 DEBUG fs_free contains: '{'/var': <DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>, '/tmp': <DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>, '/usr': <DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>, '/boot': <DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>, '/home': <DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43b84c>, '/': <DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>, '/var/cache/apt/archives': <DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>}'
2013-12-27 20:21:46,138 DEBUG dir '/var/cache/apt/archives' needs '333744502' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (6430658560.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,138 DEBUG dir '/usr' needs '137866240' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (6096914058.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,138 DEBUG dir '/usr' needs '52428800' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (5959047818.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,138 DEBUG dir '/boot' needs '0' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (5906619018.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,138 DEBUG dir '/tmp' needs '5242880' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (5906619018.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,138 DEBUG dir '/' needs '10485760' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (5901376138.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,139 DEBUG dir '/tmp' needs '0.0' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (5890890378.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,139 DEBUG dir '/usr' needs '0.0' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (5890890378.000000)
2013-12-27 20:21:46,143 DEBUG demoted: 'python-smartpm python-central'
2013-12-27 20:21:46,143 DEBUG found components: {'precise': set(['restricted', 'main', 'multiverse', 'universe']), 'precise-security': set(['restricted', 'main', 'multiverse', 'universe']), 'precise-updates': set(['restricted', 'main', 'multiverse', 'universe'])}

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

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2013-12-27 20:21:46,138 DEBUG dir '/var/cache/apt/archives' needs '333744502' of '<DistUpgradeCache.FreeSpace object at 0xa43bfcc>' (6430658560.000000)

Massive clue. Free up space. Reading outputs instead of just copying and pasting it can help you fix issues

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#6

13-12-27 20:21:42,424 WARNING Can't parse kernel uname: 'too many values to unpack' (self compiled?)

Did you compile your own kernel?

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Michael Junker (m-junker) said : 		#7

Andrew,

free space: I think the free space should be enough (around 6GB).

self compiled kernel: NO (I don't even know how to do that). Although I have installed the packages "build-essential dkms checkinstall" for the VirtaulBox guest additions to work.

I also checked the kernel on the real server (the virtual server is only for testing), where I'm sure that there is no compiler and no header files installed. It shows a similar kernel (actually, I don't understand why they don't show exactly the same):

michel@server-2010:~$ uname -a
Linux server-2010 2.6.32-54-generic-pae #116-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 12 19:42:36 UTC 2013 i686 GNU/Linux

michel@vSERVER-2010:~$ uname -a
Linux vSERVER-2010 2.6.32-52-generic-pae #114-Ubuntu SMP Wed Sep 11 19:15:42 UTC 2013 i686 GNU/Linux

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Michael Junker (m-junker) said : 		#8

Hello Andrew,

thanks that you helped me, I appreciate that. It seems I found my problem:

Short version:
sudo apt-get install linux-generic-pae
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic-pae

Long version:
I created a new virtual machine with Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS (server) and nothing else and then I compared it with my buggy virtual machine:

michel@server-test:~$ sudo dpkg --list | grep linux-
ii linux-firmware 1.34.14 Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-generic-pae 2.6.32.38.44 Complete Generic Linux kernel
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-38 2.6.32-38.83 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-38-generic-pae 2.6.32-38.83 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.32 on x
ii linux-headers-generic-pae 2.6.32.38.44 Generic Linux kernel headers
ii linux-image-2.6.32-38-generic-pae 2.6.32-38.83 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on x86
ii linux-image-generic-pae 2.6.32.38.44 Generic Linux kernel image

michel@vSERVER-2010:~$ sudo dpkg --list | grep linux
ii linux-firmware 1.34.14 Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-52 2.6.32-52.114 Header files related to Linux kernel version 2.6.32
ii linux-headers-2.6.32-52-generic-pae 2.6.32-52.114 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.32 on x86
ii linux-image-2.6.32-52-generic-pae 2.6.32-52.114 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.32 on x86
ii linux-libc-dev 2.6.32-54.116 Linux Kernel Headers for development

I don't know exactly when, but it seems I had cleaned one day my virtual machine to much. The two packages "linux-generic-pae linux-headers-generic-pae" are ESSENTIAL. After installing the two packages I could update successfully.