Public bug reported: maybe the problem is trying to go direct from 12.04 to 14.04?
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-45.68~precise1-generic 3.5.7.26 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-45-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon Feb 3 08:34:14 2014 GsettingsChanges: com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1391434400 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 500 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130213) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: update-manager Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2014-02-03 (0 days ago) VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz' VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade precise running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1275738 Title: upgrade from 12.04 lts to 14.04 lts "cant upgrade destop" message To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1275738/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs