Thanks for your report and helping make Ubuntu better. From your logs, I can see that the error occurs while upgrading the duplicity package. The bug has been reassigned.
from apt-term.log: dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/duplicity_0.4.10-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 from main.log: 2009-05-08 20:06:09,899 ERROR got an error from dpkg for pkg: '/var/cache/apt/archives/duplicity_0.4.10-1_amd64.deb': 'subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 ' 2009-05-08 20:06:09,900 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() duplicity: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 2009-05-08 20:06:54,630 ERROR SystemError from cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) 2009-05-08 20:06:54,631 WARNING cache.commit() raised a SystemError but pkg_failures count is 0 2009-05-08 20:06:54,631 DEBUG running apport_pkgfailure() update-manager: SystemError in cache.commit(): E:Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) 2009-05-08 20:06:54,633 DEBUG can't find apport gui 2009-05-08 20:10:24,593 DEBUG no file '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20archive' 2009-05-08 20:10:25,256 ERROR SystemError from cache.commit(): installArchives() failed 2009-05-08 20:10:25,257 DEBUG can't find apport gui 2009-05-08 20:10:25,398 DEBUG no file '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20archive' ** Package changed: update-manager (Ubuntu) => duplicity (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: duplicity (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed ** Description changed: Binary package hint: update-manager when running sudo do-release-upgrade on a 7.10, i get a: Could not install the upgrades The upgrade aborts now. Your system could be in an unusable state. A recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a). Please report this bug against the 'update-manager' package and include the files in /var/log/dist-upgrade/ in the bugreport. installArchives() failed in the end + + + from apt-term.log: + dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/duplicity_0.4.10-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): + subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 -- Update 7.10 -> 8.04 fails -> Could not install the upgrades https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/373848 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