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Weekly upgrade testing build.
This build is valid for a week, starting on 2016/01/08 at 21:00 UTC and finishing on 2016/01/15 at 21:00 UTC.
Please use separate results for tests done on different hardware or day.

Upgrade in Upgrade Lubuntu amd64 in Xenial Daily (archived)

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To execute this test, a pre-existing Ubuntu (or derivative) installation is needed

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Install all updates available for the release you want to upgrade by running update-manager. Click Check if any update is available, and click Install to install them
Ensure Upgrade is looking from all new versions by running 'Software & Updates'. Select the updates tab, and make sure the 'Notify me of a new Upgrade version' option has the 'For any new version' selection
Run update-manager -d -c from a terminal
Click the upgrade version button
Watch it upgrade, noting any errors
Reboot into your new system:
  • Were any errors encountered during the upgrade?
  • Were any errors encountered after rebooting to new desktop?
  • Does your hardware still work properly?
  • Are you experiencing any application or background service crashes?
Open a terminal and enter the command grep Prompt= /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
For a normal to normalupgrade, terminal will show Prompt=normal
For a normal to LTS upgrade, terminal will show Prompt=lts
For a LTS to normal upgrade, terminal will show Prompt=normal
For a LTS to LTS upgrade, terminal will show Prompt=lts
Open a terminal and enter the command lsb_release -r
Terminal will show the upgraded version

If all actions produce the expected results listed, please submit a 'passed' result.
If an action fails, or produces an unexpected result, please submit a 'failed' result and file a bug. Please be sure to include the bug number when you submit your result.

ReporterLast updateBugsComment
Faileddtrg212016-01-15 04:43
package linux-image-4.3.0-5-generic 4.3.0-5.16 failed to install/upgrade:
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2 (#1532355)

In: plymouth (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: High
Assignee: Didier Roche-Tolomelli
1 reports, 11 comments, 8 subscribers, 57 duplicates
1532355

Don't know the actual reason. But it is most probably like what malevasquez said.

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Failedmalevasquez2016-01-12 08:18
package linux-image-4.3.0-5-generic 4.3.0-5.16 failed to install/upgrade:
run-parts: /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools exited with return code 2 (#1532355)

In: plymouth (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: High
Assignee: Didier Roche-Tolomelli
1 reports, 11 comments, 8 subscribers, 57 duplicates
1532355

The upgrade fails... Initially I thought it may be a problem with VirtualBox but apparently is is caused by a bug that was recently found.

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ReporterLast updateBugsComment
Passedadueppen2016-01-08 23:43
Plymouth does not display the graphical boot splash (#1370707)
In: plymouth (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed
Importance: Medium
Assignee:
1 reports, 81 comments, 10 subscribers, 6 duplicates
1370707
lxpanel volume applet settings opens empty terminal window (#1434774)
In: lxpanel (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: Low
Assignee:
1 reports, 22 comments, 3 subscribers, 0 duplicates
1434774
language selector text cut off in abiword (#1484785)
In: abiword (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: High
Assignee: Julien Lavergne
1 reports, 29 comments, 6 subscribers, 0 duplicates
1484785
The Unetbootin versions in the Ubuntu repos are old (#1497604)
In: unetbootin (Ubuntu)
Status: Invalid
Importance: High
Assignee:
1 reports, 9 comments, 7 subscribers, 0 duplicates
1497604
Gnumeric menu -> Help -> About Gnumeric -> "License" or "Credits" buttons
don't work (#1516454)

In: gnumeric (Ubuntu)
Status: Fix Released
Importance: Low
Assignee:
1 reports, 7 comments, 2 subscribers, 0 duplicates
1516454
changing multiple desktop names results in last one being not changed. (#1522625)
In: lxpanel (Ubuntu)
Status: Expired
Importance: Medium
Assignee:
1 reports, 14 comments, 2 subscribers, 1 duplicates
1522625
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