I believe this bug affects me as well. I see this:
jeff@starshine:~ $ apt-cache policy ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk: Installed: 1:18.04.34 Candidate: 1:18.04.34 Version table: *** 1:18.04.34 500 500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main i386 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1:18.04.17 500 500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages 500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main i386 Packages jeff@starshine:~ $ DEBUG_UPDATE_MANAGER=1 do-release-upgrade Checking for a new Ubuntu release MetaRelease.__init__() useDevel=False useProposed=False /etc/update-manager/meta-release: https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release /etc/update-manager/meta-release: https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release-lts /etc/update-manager/meta-release: -development /etc/update-manager/meta-release: -proposed metarelease-uri: https://changelogs.ubuntu.com/meta-release MetaRelease.download() reading file '/home/jeff/.cache/update-manager-core/meta-release' have self.metarelease_information MetaRelease.parse() current dist name: 'bionic' found distro name: 'warty' found distro name: 'hoary' found distro name: 'breezy' found distro name: 'dapper' found distro name: 'edgy' found distro name: 'feisty' found distro name: 'gutsy' found distro name: 'hardy' found distro name: 'intrepid' found distro name: 'jaunty' found distro name: 'karmic' found distro name: 'lucid' found distro name: 'maverick' found distro name: 'natty' found distro name: 'oneiric' found distro name: 'precise' found distro name: 'quantal' found distro name: 'raring' found distro name: 'saucy' found distro name: 'trusty' found distro name: 'utopic' found distro name: 'vivid' found distro name: 'wily' found distro name: 'xenial' found distro name: 'yakkety' found distro name: 'zesty' found distro name: 'artful' found distro name: 'bionic' found distro name: 'cosmic' found distro name: 'disco' new dist: <UpdateManager.Core.MetaRelease.Dist object at 0x7fbe1e6a0ba8> Please install all available updates for your release before upgrading. 1, jeff@starshine:~ $ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1799319 Title: Upgrade to 18.10 fails: Please install all available updates To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1799319/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs