Public bug reported: I'm not sure why I didn't have it installed, but I didn't. Totally possible I removed it at some stage and didn't notice. The error message was a bit vague about it though:
After updating your package information, the essential package 'ubuntu-minimal' could not be located. This may be because you have no official mirrors listed in your software sources, or because of excessive load on the mirror you are using. See /etc/apt/sources.list for the current list of configured software sources. In the case of an overloaded mirror, you may want to try the upgrade again later. I've reinstalled ubuntu-minimal, and I"m still getting that error message. I changed mirrors, and it seems to be working now, although there might be other variables at play. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.190.6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-32.53-generic 3.5.7.11 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-32-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Jun 10 14:07:59 2013 MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2013-06-10 (0 days ago) VarLogDistupgradeAptlog: Log time: 2013-06-10 14:06:28.410639 Log time: 2013-06-10 14:07:00.328786 Log time: 2013-06-10 14:07:48.972792 Log time: 2013-06-10 14:08:03.568704 VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: ** Affects: ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1189301 Title: Upgrade stopped because I didn't have ubuntu-minimal installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1189301/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs