Upgrading 14.04 developers branch to LTS gives UnboundLocalError: local variable 'e'

[caliberg]

I initially used "sudo do-release-upgrade" but was returned with "no new release found". So then I added the -d flag and that started the upgrade process. But after a few minutes it errored out with:

File
"/tmp/ubuntu-release-upgrader-thje6kwo/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeController.py",
line 927, in doUpdate
"connection and retry."), "%s" % e)


UnboundLocalError: local variable 'e' referenced before assignment

I couldn't find anybody else who had this problem so I don't really know what to do to successfully finish this upgrade.

[grahammechanical]

It is not clear what version of Ubuntu you started out with. If you started out with Ubuntu Trusty Tahr development branch then just updating as usual would have turned trusty tahr into 14.04 LTS. That is what happened on my installs of trusty tahr.

We cannot upgrade to a new release from the 14.04 development branch as the next new release would be 14.10 and that is not available. The -d flag upgrades from a stable release to the development branch of the next release. So, running do-release-upgrade -d from 14.04 LTS would have upgraded to Utopic Unicorn development branch. You could try


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Then run


lsb_release -a

to see what you have.

For those who do not know, the command apt-get dist-upgrade only upgrades the existing distribution/release. It pulls in any held back updates. It does not upgrade to the next release.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AptGet/Howto

Regards.

[caliberg]

You're assumption is correct, I currently have Trusty Tahr development branch, but I'm not having as good of luck as you in turning it into 14.04 LTS. Whether I run do-release-upgrade or apt-get update or apt-get dist-upgrade, lsb_release -a continues to show the development branch:

No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
Release: 14.04
Codename: trusty

I do get a lot of forbidden errors though when running sudo apt-get update:

...
W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages 403 Forbidden


E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

[deadflowr]

I do get a lot of forbidden errors though when running sudo apt-get update:

...
W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu....-i386/Packages (http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages) 403 Forbidden


E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

There's your problem.
Could you post the whole output for

sudo apt-get update
and the output for this

cat /etc/apt/sources.list

I notice the repo line you posted has .ec2 in it. Is this running on Amazon EC2, perhaps?

[caliberg]

Yes, you're correct, and it's a micro instance too so if the upgrade takes a lot of resources that also could be a problem. So far that hasn't been a problem with Ubuntu. So the full update output is:


Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic InRelease
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates InRelease
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic Release.gpg
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates Release.gpg
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic Release
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates Release
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security InRelease
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main Sources
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main Sources
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe Sources
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main amd64 Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe amd64 Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main i386 Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe i386 Packages
403 Forbidden
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/main Translation-en
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic/universe Translation-en
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main Sources
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe Sources
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main amd64 Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe amd64 Packages
403 Forbidden
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe Sources
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main i386 Packages
403 Forbidden
Err http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe i386 Packages
403 Forbidden
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/main Translation-en
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com utopic-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe amd64 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe Translation-en
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com utopic-security/universe Translation-en_US
W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/source/Sources 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/universe/source/Sources 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/binary-amd64/Packages 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/main/binary-i386/Packages 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic/universe/binary-i386/Packages 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/main/source/Sources 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/universe/source/Sources 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/main/binary-amd64/Packages 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/universe/binary-amd64/Packages 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/main/binary-i386/Packages 403 Forbidden


W: Failed to fetch http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/utopic-updates/universe/binary-i386/Packages 403 Forbidden


E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

And here's cat /etc/apt/sources.list:

## Note, this file is written by cloud-init on first boot of an instance
## modifications made here will not survive a re-bundle.
## if you wish to make changes you can:
## a.) add 'apt_preserve_sources_list: true' to /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg
## or do the same in user-data
## b.) add sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d
## c.) make changes to template file /etc/cloud/templates/sources.list.tmpl
#


# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic main
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic main


## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates main
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates main


## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic universe
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic universe
deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates universe
deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ utopic-updates universe


## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
# deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
# deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise multiverse
# deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse
# deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse


## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from the 'backports'
## repository.
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
# deb http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
# deb-src http://us-west-2.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse


## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
# deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
# deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner


deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security main
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security main
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security universe
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu utopic-security universe
# deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
# deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse

[deadflowr]

I'm not sure that mirror for utopic exists yet?

You can try resetting the repo to trusty.
First make a quick backup copy, just in case

sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.back
then change the sources.list to trusty with this quick one liner

sudo sed -i -e 's/utopic/trusty/g' /etc/apt/sources.list
You can run cat /etc/apt/sources.list again to make sure the lines all changed to trusty.
Then try

sudo apt-get update
Post errors if you get any.
If no errors, then try

sudo apt-get upgrade
and maybe

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Don't know if any of this will help, but you should at least be back with the trusty repos.

[caliberg]

Big help - now get "14.04 LTS" which is perfect…thanks for the clear and timely information!

[deadflowr]

Big help - now get "14.04 LTS" which is perfect…thanks for the clear and timely information!

I'm guessing no errors then?
If so, and you are satisfied with the results
Please mark this thread as solved (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPostsTeam/SolvedThreads).

If problems with the updating are still happening, post them.