Please try: http://people.ubuntu.com/~mvo/update-manager/release- upgrader-0.87.26-debug5.tar.gz
first before you run the strace, it disables some code, I'm curious if that fixes the hang or not. If it does fix the hang, the strace is not needed anymore :) -- hardy upgrade crashes at "preparing upgrade" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/222801 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