`pop-upgrade release upgrade` silently removes a lot of packages from system

[Flashwalker]

`pop-upgrade release upgrade` silently removes a lot of packages from system

[Flashwalker]

Sometimes bad tone guys are needed for good code refactoring

[Flashwalker]

A short list what was removed silently by sudo pop-upgrade release upgrade (found in /var/log/dpkg.log by remove word):

apt-config-icons-hidpi
apt-config-icons-large-hidpi
apt-config-icons-large
ayatana-indicator-common
dde-qt5integration
gamemode
gir1.2-folks-0.6
gir1.2-ebookcontacts-1.2
gir1.2-edataserver-1.2
gir1.2-gdata-0.0
gir1.2-gee-0.8
gir1.2-gsound-1.0
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons
libfaudio0
libavcodec-extra58:i386 7
libaom0
libapparmor-dev
libaribb24-0
libswresample3:i386 7
libavutil56:i386 7
libcapi20-3:i386 1
libcapi20-31
libcodec2-0.9
libdtkwidget2
libdframeworkdbus2
libdtkcore2
libfaudio0
libfdk-aac1
libgamemode0
libgamemodeauto0
libgdl-3-5
libgdl-3-common
libsoxr0
libgomp1
libgsettings-qt1
libgsm1
libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0
libgstreamer0.10-0
libgtkglext1
libjemalloc2
libllvm10:i386 1
nip2
libvips42
libmatio9
libmd4c0
libmp3lame0
libmpg123-0
libmwaw-0.3-3
libneon27-gnutls
libx265-179
libnuma1
libopencore-amrnb0
libopencore-amrwb0
libopenjp2-7
libopenshot19
libopenshot-audio7
libopenslide0
liborcus-0.15-0
libpangox-1.0-0
libplacebo21
libreadline5
librttr-core0.9.6
libshine3
libsnappy1v5
libspeex1
libstb0
libstb0
libtwolame0
libunity-gtk3-parser0
vdpau-driver-all
mesa-vdpau-drivers
libvdpau1
libvo-amrwbenc0
libvpx6
libwavpack1
libwebpmux3
libwps-0.4-4
libwxbase2.8-0
libx264-155:i386 2
libxmu-dev2
libxmu-headers:all 2
libxslt1.1
libxt-dev1
libxvidcore4:i386 2
libykpers-1-1
libyubikey-udev
libyubikey0
libzvbi0
linux-headers-5.4.0-7642-generic
linux-headers-5.4.0-7642
linux-modules-extra-5.4.0-7642-generic
linux-image-5.4.0-7642-generic
linux-modules-5.4.0-7642-generic
mate-netbook-common
melt
openclipart-png
python3-babel
python-babel-localedata
python-gobject
python-gi
python3-alabaster
python3-debconf
ubuntu-release-upgrader-gtk
python3-distupgrade
python3-imagesize
python3-isodate
python3-pafy
python3-pycountry
python3-pyflatpak
python3-pyqt5.qtmultimedia
python3-pyxattr
python3-urwid
python3-websocket
python3-websockets
qml-module-qt-labs-folderlistmodel
qml-module-qt-labs-settings
qt5dxcb-plugin
rtmpdump
shaderc
unity-gtk-module-common
vulkan-tools
zstd
gir1.2-libxfce4ui-2.0
gir1.2-libxfce4util-1.0
winehq-stable
wine-stable-i386
wine-stable-amd64
xfce4-helpers
fonts-roboto:all 2
fonts-roboto-unhinted:all 2
gir1.2-xfconf-0
grim
libbotan-2-12
libgepub-0.6-0
libkseexprui4
libkseexpr4
melt-7
libmlt7-data
libopenshot20
libopenshot-audio8
libportmidi01
libqt5networkauth5
libtspi1
libvkd3d-shader1
libvkd3d1
perlmagick:all 8
python3-cssselect
python3-defusedxml
libmlt++7
libmlt7
appgrid
appimaged
prime-indicator-plus
bbswitch-dkms
browsh
cherrytree
cin1
cine-encoder
docker-ce5
containerd.io
cudatext
docker-ce-cli5
docker-ce-rootless-extras5
docker-compose-plugin
docker-scan-plugin
dukto
figma-linux
freetube
pyrenamer
python-gconf
min
gnome-alsamixer
libgnomeui-0
onlyoffice-desktopeditors
libbonoboui2-0
gimageview
libgtk-3-0
librest-0.7-0
libsoup-gnome2.4-1
libsoup2.4-1
glib-networking
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base
gthumb-openexr-extension
input-remapper
iridium-browser
iron64
irqbalance
kaku
koala
krita-nautilus-thumbnailer
kwaterfoxhelper
y-ppa-manager
launchpad-getkeys
photoqt
libdevil1c2
liballegro4.42
libgnomecanvas2-0
libart-2.0-2
libatk-bridge2.0-0
libatk1.0-0
libatspi2.0-0
wine-staging
wine-staging-i386
libsane
libcups2
libavahi-client3
libavahi-common3
libavahi-common-data
libbonoboui2-common
libcurl3-gnutls
libbrotli1
librsvg2-common
librsvg2-2
libcairo-gobject2
libtheora0
libpangocairo-1.0-0
libcairo2
libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0
libgstreamer1.0-0
libcap2:i386 1
libcdparanoia0
libcolord2
libmediainfo-dev
libcurl4-gnutls-dev
libpangoft2-1.0-0
libpango-1.0-0
libthai0
libdatrie1
libdav1d4
libepoxy0
libgphoto2-6
libexif12
libgd3
libfontconfig1
libfreeimage3
libfreeimageplus3
libharfbuzz0b
libfreetype6
libfribidi0
libsnmp35
libperl5.30
libgdbm-compat4
libgdbm6
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
libjson-glib-1.0-0
libglib2.0-0
libglu1-mesa
libqt5opengl5-dev
qt5-default
qtbase5-dev
libglu1-mesa-dev
libgnome-keyring0
libgnome-keyring-common
libgnomecanvas2-common
libgnomeui-common
libgphoto2-port12
libgraphite2-3
libssh-4
libgssapi-krb5-2
libgtksourceviewmm-3.0-0v5
libxml2
libicu66
libieee1284-3
libxine2
libxine2-plugins
libxine2-misc-plugins
libvcdinfo0
libiso9660-11
libtiff5
libjbig0
libv4l-0
libv4lconvert0
libjpeg8
libjpeg-turbo8
libjxr0
libkrb5-3
libk5crypto3
libkeyutils1
libkrb5support0
liblcms2-2
libodbc1
libltdl7
libmousepad0
libmysqlclient21
libnghttp2-14
libopenal1:i386 1
libopus0
liborc-0.4-0:i386 1
libosmesa6
libpcap0.8
libpci3:i386 1
libpixman-1-0
libpng16-16
xournalpp
libportaudiocpp0
libproxy1v5
libpsl5
libqt4-sql-odbc5
qownnotes
libqt5websockets5
otter-browser
libqt5xmlpatterns5
librtmp1
libsecret-1-dev
libsndio7.0
libspdlog11
libzen-dev
libtinyxml-dev
libtorrent-rasterbar10
libusb-1.0-0:i386 2
libva-drm2
libxine2-x
libva-glx2
libva-x11-2
libvisual-0.4-0
vkd3d-compiler
libvkd3d-shader1
libvulkan-dev
libwebp6
libxcb-render0
zoom
libxcb-xtest0
libxcomposite1:i386 1
libxdamage1:i386 1
libxine2-ffmpeg
libxine2-bin
libxine2-doc
libxml++2.6-2v5
libxpm4:i386 1
libzimg2
linux-wifi-hotspot
lunacy
media-downloader
ocl-icd-libopencl1
openfx-gmic
palemoon
peazip
peazip-unace-plugin-linux
pigz
polipo
pop-shell-plugin-system76-power
ppa-purge
prepros
python-glade2
python-gtk2
python-sk1
python-cairo
python2-requests
python-certifi
python-openssl
python-cryptography
python-cffi-backend
python-chardet
python-cups
python-enum34
python-gobject-2
python-hachoir-metadata
python-hachoir-parser
python-hachoir-core
python-idna
python-imaging
python-ipaddress
python-reportlab
python-reportlab-accel
python-is-python2
python-olefile
python-pil
python-pkg-resources
python-urllib3
python-six
python-wxgtk3.0
python-wxversion
python3-color-picker
python3-pychromecast
python3-zeroconf
python3-ifaddr
python3-nose
python3-sk1-color-picker
python3-willow
qml-module-qt-labs-platform
qt5-qmake
qt5-qmake-bin
qtbase5-dev-tools
qtchooser
rtl8812bu
rxvt-unicode-24bitcolor
slim-theme-minos-login
slirp4netns
stjerm
sublime-text
trilium
ttf-mscorefonts-installer
ungoogled-chromium-l10n
ungoogled-chromium-driver
ungoogled-chromium
ungoogled-chromium-common
ungoogled-chromium-sandbox
update-notifier-common
waterfox-g-kpe
wine-staging-amd64
xcftools
xnconvert
xnview
yad
libgnome-2-0
libgnomevfs2-01
libgnomevfs2-common1
libbonobo2-0
libbonobo2-common
libgnome2-common
liborbit-2-01
multiarch-support
gconf2
gconf-service-backend
libgconf-2-4
gconf2-common
gconf-service
libqt4-declarative5
libqtgui45
libqt4-xmlpatterns5
libqt4-network5
libqt4-script5
libqt4-sql5
libqtdbus45
libqt4-xml5
libqtcore4
qtcore4-l10n

You are doing really wrong things, guys.

[Flashwalker]

After all upgrade done i'm still have poup notification "Upgrade available 22.04"... Nice work, guys!1

[jacobgkau]

Always give user to decide what to be removed or not.

This is not always possible, it can essentially mean allowing the user to decide whether the upgrade is successful or not in some cases. Providing notice is another topic.

After all upgrade done i'm still have poup notification "Upgrade available 22.04"... Nice work, guys!1

It sounds like the upgrade is not actually complete. Please provide the output of sudo apt update and cat /etc/os-release to confirm.

Please keep in mind that GitHub is not a support forum. If you own System76 hardware, you can open a support ticket for professional assistance. Otherwise, you are welcome to seek community assistance on the Mattermost chat room or the subreddit.

Please also keep the Pop!_OS code of conduct in mind and be considerate when choosing the tone of your comments.

[Flashwalker]

upgrade is successful

Depends on what you call successful upgrade

Remove 400+ hundred packages and libs from system silently wich are absolutely has no conflict it's a choice for user? Really?

and output:

...
Event: simulating upgrade
Event: new release is ready to install
Release upgrade status: systems are go for launch: reboot now

and nothing happens, no upgrade completed
notifications about new release are still popping up
and further attempts to run the upgrade give an error...

That's what you call "successful upgrade"? ...

[facepalm.jpg]

[leviport]

Sometimes bad tone guys are needed for good code refactoring

Even if that were true, this is not one of those times. If you continue to be condescending and disrespectful, you will no longer be permitted to interact with our repositories.

[Flashwalker]

sudo apt update:

sudo apt update
Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/system76/pop/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:3 http://apt.pop-os.org/proprietary focal InRelease
Hit:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Ign:6 http://apt.pop-os.org/release focal InRelease
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [108 kB]
Err:8 http://apt.pop-os.org/release focal Release        
  404  Not Found [IP: 13.33.243.81 80]
Reading package lists... Done                            
E: The repository 'http://apt.pop-os.org/release focal Release' does not have a Release file.
N: Updating from such a repository can't be done securely, and is therefore disabled by default.
N: See apt-secure(8) manpage for repository creation and user configuration details.

cat /etc/os-release

cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Pop!_OS"
VERSION="20.04 LTS"
ID=pop
ID_LIKE="ubuntu debian"
PRETTY_NAME="Pop!_OS 20.04 LTS"
VERSION_ID="20.04"
HOME_URL="https://pop.system76.com"
SUPPORT_URL="https://support.system76.com"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/pop-os/pop/issues"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://system76.com/privacy"
VERSION_CODENAME=focal
UBUNTU_CODENAME=focal
LOGO=distributor-logo-pop-os

sudo pop-upgrade release upgrade

sudo pop-upgrade release upgrade
checking if pop-upgrade requires an update
Current Release: 20.04
Upgrading to: 22.04
New version available: 11
Event: updating package lists
Release upgrade status: release upgrade aborted: failed to update package lists for the current release

IP banned so it is definitely worth considering the possible unavailability of the resource before making changes to the system

[Flashwalker]

Even via proxy it fails again:

sudo pop-upgrade release upgrade
checking if pop-upgrade requires an update
Current Release: 20.04
Upgrading to: 22.04
New version available: 11
Event: updating package lists
Event: upgrading packages for the current release
Fetched (1/14): libldb2_2%3a2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3_amd64.deb
Fetched (2/14): winbind_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (3/14): samba_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (4/14): samba-common-bin_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (5/14): samba-dsdb-modules_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (6/14): samba-libs_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (7/14): libsmbclient_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (8/14): python3-ldb_2%3a2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3_amd64.deb
Fetched (9/14): libsnmp35_5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.4_amd64.deb
Fetched (10/14): python3-samba_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (11/14): libwbclient0_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (12/14): libsnmp-base_5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.4_all.deb
Fetched (13/14): samba-vfs-modules_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_amd64.deb
Fetched (14/14): samba-common_2%3a4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1_all.deb
Event: fetching updated packages for the current release
Progress: 0%
Progress: 2%
Unpacking libldb2:amd64 (2:2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3) over (2:2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2)
Progress: 4%
Setting up libldb2:amd64
Progress: 5%
Progress: 7%
Progress: 9%
Unpacking python3-ldb (2:2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3) over (2:2.2.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.2)
Progress: 11%
Setting up python3-ldb
Progress: 12%
Progress: 14%
Progress: 16%
Unpacking samba-vfs-modules:amd64 (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 18%
Progress: 19%
Unpacking python3-samba (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 21%
Progress: 23%
Unpacking samba (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 25%
Progress: 26%
Unpacking winbind (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 28%
Progress: 30%
Unpacking samba-common-bin (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 32%
Progress: 33%
Unpacking samba-common (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 35%
Progress: 37%
Unpacking samba-dsdb-modules:amd64 (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 39%
Progress: 40%
Unpacking libwbclient0:amd64 (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 42%
Setting up libwbclient0:amd64
Progress: 44%
Progress: 46%
Progress: 47%
Unpacking samba-libs:amd64 (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 49%
Setting up samba-libs:amd64
Progress: 51%
Progress: 53%
Progress: 54%
Unpacking libsmbclient:amd64 (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1) over (2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu0.21.04.2)
Progress: 56%
Setting up libsmbclient:amd64
Progress: 58%
Progress: 60%
Progress: 61%
Unpacking libsnmp-base (5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.4) over (5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3)
Progress: 63%
Setting up libsnmp-base
Progress: 65%
Progress: 67%
Progress: 68%
Unpacking libsnmp35:amd64 (5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.4) over (5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3)
Progress: 70%
Setting up libsnmp35:amd64
Progress: 72%
Progress: 74%
Setting up samba-vfs-modules:amd64
Progress: 75%
Progress: 77%
Setting up samba-common
Progress: 79%
Progress: 81%
Setting up samba-dsdb-modules:amd64
Progress: 82%
Progress: 84%
Setting up python3-samba
Progress: 86%
Progress: 88%
Setting up samba-common-bin
Progress: 89%
Progress: 91%
Setting up samba
Progress: 93%
Progress: 95%
Setting up winbind
Progress: 96%
Progress: 98%
Processing triggers for systemd
Processing triggers for man-db
Processing triggers for libc-bin
Processing triggers for ufw
Release upgrade status: release upgrade aborted: failed to downgrade packages

[Flashwalker]

Damn, my system so broken now after this "upgrade" that even my proxy doesn't works anymore...

[mmstick]

Same as recommended by the Debian manual, you must remove all non-Ubuntu, non-Pop packages and repositories from the system to ensure the upgrade is successful. Your system seems to have some conflicting third party packages failing to downgrade to the Ubuntu/Pop version of those packages.

[Flashwalker]

Same as recommended by the Debian manual, you must remove all non-Ubuntu, non-Pop packages and repositories from the system to ensure the upgrade is successful. Your system seems to have some conflicting third party packages failing to downgrade to the Ubuntu/Pop version of those packages.

So that's i'm talking about,
pop-upgrade silently broke my packages dependencies and now i have half-working conflicting system.
Obviously we need warning before doing things like this and hope to get lucky.
It is bad idea, guys, to ruin user's system without interaction and then send him to RTFM

And... you really think it's real 😏️? I mean where do you saw users, who install system, and then removing all apps after years of working on station, for upgrade? How do you think it's possible to get clean vanila OS for upgrade after years of using it?

[Flashwalker]

According to the syslog looks like pop-upgrade release upgrade can't find release in repo apt.pop-os.org behind a proxy:

(despite url accessible in browser.)
(Or something went wrong the other way)

Aug  1 22:34:57 smarttop pop-upgrade[25375]: [#033[1mINFO #033[0m] daemon/mod.rs#033[0m#033[1m:#033[0m#033[1;35m829#033[0m: release upgrade: updating package lists
Aug  1 22:34:57 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/system76/pop/ubuntu focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:34:58 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Hit:2 http://apt.pop-os.org/proprietary focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:34:58 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:34:58 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Ign:4 http://apt.pop-os.org/release focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:34:59 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Aug  1 22:34:59 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Err:6 http://apt.pop-os.org/release focal Release
Aug  1 22:34:59 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]:   404  Not Found [IP: 127.0.0.1 8118]
Aug  1 22:35:00 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Aug  1 22:35:00 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Hit:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Aug  1 22:35:10 smarttop pop-upgrade[33759]: Reading package lists...

Aug  1 22:36:52 smarttop pop-upgrade[25375]: [#033[1mINFO #033[0m] daemon/mod.rs#033[0m#033[1m:#033[0m#033[1;35m829#033[0m: release upgrade: updating package lists
Aug  1 22:36:54 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Hit:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/system76/pop/ubuntu focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:36:54 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:36:54 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Hit:3 http://apt.pop-os.org/proprietary focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:36:54 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Ign:4 http://apt-origin.pop-os.org/release focal InRelease
Aug  1 22:36:54 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Aug  1 22:36:55 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Err:6 http://apt-origin.pop-os.org/release focal Release
Aug  1 22:36:55 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]:   404  Not Found [IP: 127.0.0.1 8118]
Aug  1 22:36:55 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Hit:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Aug  1 22:36:56 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Hit:8 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Aug  1 22:37:06 smarttop pop-upgrade[38204]: Reading package lists...

So looks like there is no way to upgrade for me
repo ip blocked in my country
vpn services too

full log: https://fars.ee/RMA0 (custom sorces.list.d PPAs disabled)

[Flashwalker]

Trying without proxy (after several attempts with proxy and vpn) gave me downgrading works, but... Ta-da! It fails again on lack of needed user interaction by dpkg:

...
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]: Setting up gnome-keyring (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]: #015
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]: Configuration file '/etc/xdg/autostart/gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop'
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:  ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:  ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:    What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:     Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:     N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:       D     : show the differences between the versions
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:       Z     : start a shell to examine the situation
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:  The default action is to keep your current version.
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]: *** gnome-keyring-pkcs11.desktop (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? dpkg: error processing package gnome-keyring (--configure):
Aug  1 23:20:13 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:  end of file on stdin at conffile prompt
Aug  1 23:20:14 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]: Errors were encountered while processing:
Aug  1 23:20:14 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]:  gnome-keyring
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop dbus-daemon[965]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service' requested by ':1.179' (uid=0 pid=46957 comm="/usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedeskto" label="unconfined")
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop systemd[1]: Starting PackageKit Daemon...
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop PackageKit: daemon start
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop dbus-daemon[965]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.PackageKit'
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop systemd[1]: Started PackageKit Daemon.
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop pop-upgrade[45624]: E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop pop-upgrade[25375]: [#033[1mINFO #033[0m] daemon/mod.rs#033[0m#033[1m:#033[0m#033[1;35m348#033[0m: upgrade result: Err(Downgrade(apt-get downgrade
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop pop-upgrade[25375]: Caused by:
Aug  1 23:20:16 smarttop pop-upgrade[25375]:     status is unknown: exit status: 100))
Aug  1 23:20:17 smarttop pop-upgrade[46993]: Canceled hold on pop-upgrade.
...

Connection failed to repo ip (despite this one is accessible in browser without proxy)

...
Aug  1 23:14:08 smarttop pop-upgrade[25375]: [#033[1mINFO #033[0m] daemon/mod.rs#033[0m#033[1m:#033[0m#033[1;35m1099#033[0m: updating apt sources
Aug  1 23:14:09 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]: Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/system76/pop/ubuntu focal InRelease [18,0 kB]
Aug  1 23:14:09 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]: Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Aug  1 23:14:09 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]: Hit:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Aug  1 23:14:10 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]: Hit:4 http://apt.pop-os.org/proprietary focal InRelease
Aug  1 23:14:10 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]: Hit:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Aug  1 23:14:10 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]: Hit:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Aug  1 23:14:10 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]: Err:7 http://apt-origin.pop-os.org/release focal InRelease
Aug  1 23:14:10 smarttop pop-upgrade[41034]:   Connection failed [IP: 52.38.47.2 80]
Aug  1 23:14:11 smarttop dbus-daemon[965]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.PackageKit' unit='packagekit.service' requested by ':1.173' (uid=0 pid=42425 comm="/usr/bin/gdbus call --system --dest org.freedeskto" label="unconfined")
...

full log: https://fars.ee/egc8

That's why your script should be interactive, folks.
Not only to respect the user's choice, but to work properly too.
Lack of interaction disrupts the script.

[Flashwalker]

After hours of manually resolving dependency conflicts (thnx God for syslog), I finally got the release installed.
This was the most difficult upgrade I've ever made with Linux.
TODO: Never install pop-os again.

[Flashwalker]

Now i need several hours to get back removed apps...

[leviport]

Glad you fixed it. Sounds to me like the main issue was a network problem. I'm going to close this, but we can reopen it if any other reports crop up. So far you're the only one.

TODO: Never install pop-os again.

That's not a useful or productive anecdote. I understand that you're frustrated, but please channel your frustrations elsewhere.

[Flashwalker]

ok, sorry