I have verified the fix using systemd 255.4-1ubuntu8.1 from noble- proposed. On a Jammy Desktop system, I simply ran an upgrade:
nr@clean-jammy-amd64:~$ wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/24.04.18/noble.tar.gz --2024-05-22 11:45:16-- http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble-proposed/main/dist-upgrader-all/24.04.18/noble.tar.gz Resolving archive.ubuntu.com (archive.ubuntu.com)... 91.189.91.82, 185.125.190.36, 91.189.91.83, ... Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com (archive.ubuntu.com)|91.189.91.82|:80... connected. HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK Length: 1274850 (1.2M) [application/x-gzip] Saving to: \u2018noble.tar.gz\u2019 noble.tar.gz 100%[===================>] 1.21M --.-KB/s in 0.1s 2024-05-22 11:45:16 (9.20 MB/s) - \u2018noble.tar.gz\u2019 saved [1274850/1274850] nr@clean-jammy-amd64:~$ tar xf noble.tar.gz nr@clean-jammy-amd64:~$ sudo -E ./noble --frontend DistUpgradeViewNonInteractive [ ... ] The upgrade proceeded without issue. Namely, my session was not killed during the upgrade. nr@clean-jammy-amd64:~$ apt policy systemd systemd: Installed: 255.4-1ubuntu8.1 Candidate: 255.4-1ubuntu8.1 Version table: *** 255.4-1ubuntu8.1 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-proposed/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 255.4-1ubuntu8 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble/main amd64 Packages ** Tags removed: verification-needed-noble ** Tags added: verification-done-noble -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2054761 Title: Dist upgrades from Jammy to Noble crash [Oh no! Something has gone wrong.] To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/2054761/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
