this worked. perhaps do-release-upgrade could grow a manpage, or at least some more text in the usage message that describes the default behavior, and why one would use "-m desktop".
many thanks. -- hardy upgrade fails: "essential package would have to be removed" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/237243 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs