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[Bug 1491753] [NEW] 'apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next' bricks any Ubuntu deskop installation

 

Public bug reported:

'apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next' bricks any Ubuntu deskop
installation...

$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next
...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.120ubuntu3) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.1.0-3-generic
Setting up ubuntu-core-upgrader (0.7.13) ...
Setting up ubuntu-snappy (1.5ubuntu1) ...
Job for ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service couldn't start.
Job for ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service couldn't start.
...

$ sudo reboot

--> System never boots again. You need to reinstall from USB.

** Affects: ubuntu-touch-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Critical
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  'apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next' bricks any Ubuntu deskop
  installation...
  
  $ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next
  ...
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.120ubuntu3) ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.1.0-3-generic
  Setting up ubuntu-core-upgrader (0.7.13) ...
  Setting up ubuntu-snappy (1.5ubuntu1) ...
  Job for ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
  ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service couldn't start.
  Job for ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
  ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service couldn't start.
  ...
  
  $ sudo reboot
  
- --> System never boots again. You need to wipe the disk and reinstall.
+ --> System never boots again. You need to reinstall from USB.

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Title:
  'apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next' bricks any Ubuntu deskop
  installation

Status in ubuntu-touch-meta package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  'apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next' bricks any Ubuntu deskop
  installation...

  $ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop-next
  ...
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.120ubuntu3) ...
  update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.1.0-3-generic
  Setting up ubuntu-core-upgrader (0.7.13) ...
  Setting up ubuntu-snappy (1.5ubuntu1) ...
  Job for ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
  ubuntu-snappy.boot-ok.service couldn't start.
  Job for ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
  ubuntu-snappy.run-hooks.service couldn't start.
  ...

  $ sudo reboot

  --> System never boots again. You need to reinstall from USB.

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