Public bug reported: I was upgrading from utopic to vivid, using "do-release-upgrade" and all was fine until this Python unicode error, and then my system was left in an unusable state.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: systemd 208-8ubuntu8.2 [modified: usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service] ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.4 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed May 6 11:41:16 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:systemd:208-8ubuntu8.2 [modified: usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service]:subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-24 (923 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.2) SourcePackage: systemd Title: package systemd 208-8ubuntu8.2 [modified: usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.systemd1.service] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-05-06 (0 days ago) ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package dist-upgrade need-duplicate-check third-party-packages vivid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452227 Title: do-release-upgrade from utopic to vivid failed with Python unicode error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1452227/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs