update-manager has to be run as normal user (I get error if run by sudo/gksu) but dist-upgrade from /tmp tries to access /var/log/dist-upgrade and that is not allowed by non-root. So my workaround is to manually run /tmp/$tmpdir/dist-upgrade.py with sudo
-- Upgrade from Hardy to Ibex using 'pdate-manager -d' breaks update-manager https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/310706 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs