I can confirm the problem. Including the delay in the cache.commit(): 2020-04-26 13:05:59,023 INFO cache.commit() 2020-04-26 14:24:25,464 DEBUG cache.commit() returned None
For the obsolete packages 2020-04-26 14:32:27,989 DEBUG Start checking for obsolete pkgs 2020-04-26 14:53:12,608 DEBUG Finish checking for obsolete pkgs Most of the packages report a "DEBUG package '<package name' produces an unwanted removal'gnome-software-plugin-snap', skipping -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1874272 Title: Stage "searching for obsolete software" takes a very long time (30 minutes) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-release-upgrader/+bug/1874272/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs