8.04LTS->10.04LTS upgrade failed: 'mythbuntu-desktop' missing meta-pkg?

[MarcRandolph]

apt.log:
Can't install 'mythbuntu-desktop'

It was impossible to install a required package. Please report this
as a bug.

main.log:
2010-04-03 09:56:48,593 DEBUG Marking 'mythbuntu-desktop' for upgrade
2010-04-03 09:56:48,595 DEBUG metapkg 'mythbuntu-desktop' installed but markedDelete
2010-04-03 09:56:48,595 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-desktop', 'edubuntu-desktop', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio-desktop', 'ichthux-desktop', 'mythbuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-kde4-desktop']' meta-pkgs installed
2010-04-03 09:56:48,595 DEBUG guessing 'mythbuntu-desktop' as missing meta-pkg
2010-04-03 09:56:57,339 ERROR failed to mark 'mythbuntu-desktop' for install (E:Error, pkgProblemResolver::Resolve generated breaks, this may be caused by held packages.)
2010-04-03 09:56:57,692 DEBUG The package 'ubuntu-minimal' is marked for removal but it's in the removal blacklist
2010-04-03 09:56:57,703 ERROR Dist-upgrade failed: 'The package 'ubuntu-minimal' is marked for removal but it is in the removal blacklist.'
2010-04-03 09:56:57,703 DEBUG abort called
2010-04-03 09:56:57,705 DEBUG openCache()
2010-04-03 09:57:01,313 DEBUG /openCache(), new cache size 24746
2010-04-03 09:57:01,313 DEBUG enabling apt cron job

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 3 10:01:01 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
Package: mythbuntu-desktop 0.20
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mythbuntu-meta
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-27-generic i686
UnreportableReason: This is not a genuine Ubuntu package

[MarcRandolph (mrand)]

Missed something in the apt.log:

Investigating mythbuntu-desktop
Package mythbuntu-desktop has broken dep on mythbuntu-artwork-usplash
  Considering mythbuntu-artwork-usplash 1 as a solution to mythbuntu-desktop -1
  Removing mythbuntu-desktop rather than change mythbuntu-artwork-usplash

and this:

Investigating mythvideo
Package mythvideo has broken dep on python-xml
  Considering python-xml 1 as a solution to mythvideo -1
  Removing mythvideo rather than change python-xml
 Try to Re-Instate libmyth-perl

[MarcRandolph (mrand)]

Possible similar type of bug in other package and resolution:
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/lucid/empathy/lucid/revision/101

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package mythbuntu-default-settings - 0.95-0ubuntu1

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mythbuntu-default-settings (0.95-0ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  * Update the button layout.
  * debian/control:
    - P/C/R for mythbuntu-artwork-usplash. (LP: #554676)
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:59:10 -0500

[MarcRandolph (mrand)]

That appears to have fixed it.

Investigating mythbuntu-default-settings
Package mythbuntu-default-settings has broken dep on mythbuntu-artwork-usplash
  Considering mythbuntu-artwork-usplash 1 as a solution to mythbuntu-default-settings 3
  Added mythbuntu-artwork-usplash to the remove list
  Fixing mythbuntu-default-settings via remove of mythbuntu-artwork-usplash

But there are more in the apt.log. New bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mythbuntu-meta/+bug/558956