Yeuch this is slow going; not hit anything that fixes it yet - so far:


dpkg -i udev_171-0ubuntu3_i386.deb libudev0_171-0ubuntu3_i386.deb libgudev-1.0-0_1%3a171-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
upgrade  udev                           2011-07-08   01:21:43     171-0ubuntu3                   171-0ubuntu4
upgrade  udev (167-0ubuntu3)            2011-07-08   01:24:28     1:171-0ubuntu3                 1:171-0ubuntu4

dpkg --purge xserver-xorg-core-dbgsym
install  xserver-xorg-core-dbgsym       2011-07-08   01:09:36     <none>                         2:1.10.2.902-1ubuntu1

wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+archive/primary/+files/xserver-xorg-input-evdev_2.6.0-1ubuntu12_i386.deb  ?? right version??
dpkg -i xserver-xorg-input-evdev_2.6.0-1ubuntu12_i386.deb
upgrade  xserver-xorg-input-evdev       2011-07-08   01:29:52     1:2.6.0-1ubuntu12              1:2.6.0-1ubuntu13

dpkg -i xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.10.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
upgrade  xserver-xorg-core              2011-07-08   01:09:35     2:1.10.2-1ubuntu1              2:1.10.2.902-1ubuntu1

dpkg -i xserver-common_2%3a1.10.2-1ubuntu1_all.deb
upgrade  xserver-common                 2011-07-08   01:09:34     2:1.10.2-1ubuntu1              2:1.10.2.902-1ubuntu1

dpkg -i xserver-xorg-input-synaptics_1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a-0ubuntu15_i386.deb
upgrade  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics   2011-07-08   01:29:57     1.3.99+git20110116.0e27ce3a-0ubuntu15 1.4.1-1ubuntu1

wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/6.3ubuntu2/+build/2482825/+files/base-files_6.3ubuntu2_i386.deb
dpkg -i base-files_6.3ubuntu2_i386.deb
upgrade  base-files                     2011-07-08   01:23:13     6.3ubuntu2                     6.3ubuntu4

dpkg -i evince_3.0.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb evince-common_3.0.2-0ubuntu4_all.deb libevince3-3_3.0.2-0ubuntu4_i386.deb
upgrade  evince                         2011-07-08   01:27:01     3.0.2-0ubuntu4                 3.1.2-0ubuntu1
upgrade  evince-common                  2011-07-08   01:27:03     3.0.2-0ubuntu4                 3.1.2-0ubuntu1
upgrade  libevince3-3                   2011-07-08   01:27:02     3.0.2-0ubuntu4                 3.1.2-0ubuntu1

dpkg -i binutils_2.21.52.20110606-1ubuntu1_i386.deb
upgrade  binutils                       2011-07-08   01:21:24     2.21.52.20110606-1ubuntu1      2.21.52.20110707-1ubuntu1


wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.8-3ubuntu4/+build/2523636/+files/dbus_1.4.8-3ubuntu4_i386.deb
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/i386/dbus-x11/1.4.8-3ubuntu4   <!!!! bad name?
wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dbus/1.4.8-3ubuntu4/+build/2523636/+files/libdbus-1-3_1.4.8-3ubuntu4_i386.deb
wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/72357660/dbus-x11_1.4.8-3ubuntu4_i386.deb
dpkg -i dbus_1.4.8-3ubuntu4_i386.deb  dbus-x11_1.4.8-3ubuntu4_i386.deb  libdbus-1-3_1.4.8-3ubuntu4_i386.deb
upgrade  dbus                           2011-07-08   01:21:43     1.4.8-3ubuntu4                 1.4.12-4ubuntu1

  229  wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit-desktop-privileges/0.4/+build/2258553/+files/policykit-desktop-privileges_0.4_all.deb
  230  dpkg -i policykit-desktop-privileges_0.4_all.deb
upgrade  policykit-desktop-privileges   2011-07-08   01:29:24     0.4                            0.7

  239  wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42486177/python-xkit_0.4.2.2_all.deb
  240  dpkg -i python-xkit_0.4.2.2_all.deb
upgrade  x-kit                          2011-07-08   01:28:34     0.4.2.2                        0.4.2.3

dpkg -i libc6_2.13-6ubuntu2_i386.deb libc-bin_2.13-6ubuntu2_i386.deb multiarch-support_2.13-6ubuntu2_i386.deb libc6-dev_2.13-6ubuntu2_i386.deb libc-dev-bin_2.13-6ubuntu2_i386.deb
upgrade  eglibc                         2011-07-08   01:20:46     2.13-6ubuntu2                  2.13-9ubuntu1

  266  wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/71060218/libklibc_1.5.20-1ubuntu7_i386.deb
  267  wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/71060219/klibc-utils_1.5.20-1ubuntu7_i386.deb
  269  dpkg -i klibc-utils_1.5.20-1ubuntu7_i386.deb  libklibc_1.5.20-1ubuntu7_i386.deb
upgrade  klibc                          2011-07-08   01:25:26     1.5.20-1ubuntu7                1.5.22-1ubuntu1

dpkg -i libdb5.1_5.1.25-10ubuntu1_i386.deb
upgrade  db                             2011-07-08   01:23:41     5.1.25-10ubuntu1               5.1.25-11

dpkg -i onboard_0.94.0-0ubuntu2b2_all.deb
upgrade  onboard                        2011-07-08   01:29:14     0.94.0-0ubuntu2b2              0.95.1-0ubuntu1

dpkg -i libdb4.8_4.8.30-8ubuntu1_i386.deb
upgrade  db4.8                          2011-07-08   01:21:39     4.8.30-8ubuntu1                4.8.30-9

  303  wget http://launchpadlibrarian.net/71069397/x11-utils_7.6%2B2_i386.deb
  304  dpkg -i x11-utils_7.6+2_i386.deb
upgrade  x11-utils                      2011-07-08   01:29:49     7.6+2                          7.6+3

suggestions welcome for which other ones to try early.

Dave