Re: Ubuntu Upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 failed due to Postgres/Postgis package on removal blacklist.

The "it" is postgresql-12-postgis-3, since that's what you're having trouble
with.

On 11/9/21 11:50 AM, Bo Guo wrote:
>
> Ron,
>
> Ubuntu release upgrade (do-release-upgrade) uses Ubuntu official
> repository, I believe.
>
> Bo
>
> On 11/9/21 10:16 AM, Ron wrote:
>> On 11/9/21 10:23 AM, Bo Guo wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Community!
>>>
>>> One of my Postgresql servers has been over the years through "in-place"
>>> update for last 6 years or so.  Currently stands at 18.04 w/
>>> Postgres-12-Postgis 3.1, the server went through multiple version os
>>> Ubuntu and PostgreSQL .
>>>
>>> I am trying to upgrade Ubuntu to 20.04 first before upgrading
>>> PostgreSQL, but failed with OS upgrade.  Here are the last few lines in
>>> /var/log/dist-upgrade/main.log after failed upgrade:
>>>
>>> 2021-11-09 08:35:50,044 DEBUG blacklist expr '^postgresql-.*[0-9][0-9].*' matches 'postgresql-12-postgis-3'
>>> 2021-11-09 08:35:50,044 DEBUG The package 'postgresql-12-postgis-3' is marked for removal but it's in the removal blacklist
>>> 2021-11-09 08:35:50,053 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The package 'postgresql-12-postgis-3' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist.'
>>> 2021-11-09 08:35:50,055 DEBUG abort called
>>>
>>> The offending package  'postgresql-12-postgis-3' corresponds my current
>>> Postgresql version.  Should I remove the package and proceed with OS
>>> upgrade?  I am at a loss...
>>>
>>
>> What repository did you install it from?
>>
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