7.04 - 7.10 upgrade fails (Could not calculate upgrade)

[Len Goddard]

Binary package hint: update-manager

I tried several times to upgrade via the internet and failed without any indication why. Eventually I tried upgrading from the alternate CD. First try allowing additional internet upgrade also failed silently so I requested a local upgrade, from the CD only. This failed with the "Could not calculate upgrade" popup but the update manager now offers me a partial update.

This looks similar to 139878, but since I have no unresolved upgrades (nothing showing on update manager prior to dist-upgrade and I tried "Fix broken packages" in symantic) I have opened a new bug.

The machine was installed with Ubuntu and the xubuntu-destkop package added later. This update attempt was run from the gnome desktop. I mention this only because I notice some odd remarks about removing ubunutu-destkop in the material below.
PS : I'm doing this upgrade to I can get to Hardy when it comes !!

>lsb_release -rd:
Description: Ubuntu 7.04
Release: 7.04

>apt-cache policy update-manager
update-manager:
  Installed: 1:0.59.25
  Candidate: 1:0.81
  Version table:
     1:0.81 0
        500 cdrom://Xubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016) gutsy/main Packages
 *** 1:0.59.25 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Full files from /var/log/dist-upgrade are included in the attachment. The clips below looked interesting
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apt.log:

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Starting 2
Investigating dbus
Package dbus has broken dep on dbus-1-utils
  Considering dbus-1-utils -1 as a solution to dbus 124
  Added dbus-1-utils to the remove list
  Fixing dbus via remove of dbus-1-utils
Investigating firefox
Package firefox has broken dep on libnss3
  Considering libnss3 -1 as a solution to firefox 14
  Added libnss3 to the remove list
  Fixing firefox via remove of libnss3
Investigating thunar-data
Package thunar-data has broken dep on thunar-doc
  Considering thunar-doc -1 as a solution to thunar-data 4
  Added thunar-doc to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-data via remove of thunar-doc
Investigating human-theme
Package human-theme has broken dep on human-cursors-theme
  Considering human-cursors-theme 0 as a solution to human-theme 3
  Added human-cursors-theme to the remove list
  Fixing human-theme via remove of human-cursors-theme
Investigating compiz-gnome
Package compiz-gnome has broken dep on compiz-gtk
  Considering compiz-gtk -1 as a solution to compiz-gnome 2
  Added compiz-gtk to the remove list
  Fixing compiz-gnome via remove of compiz-gtk
Investigating libglew1.4
Package libglew1.4 has broken dep on libglew1
  Considering libglew1 -1 as a solution to libglew1.4 1
  Added libglew1 to the remove list
  Fixing libglew1.4 via remove of libglew1
Investigating libwnck18
Package libwnck18 has broken dep on libwnck-common
  Considering libwnck-common 16 as a solution to libwnck18 1
  Removing libwnck18 rather than change libwnck-common
Investigating thunar-volman
Package thunar-volman has broken dep on thunar-volman-plugin
  Considering thunar-volman-plugin -1 as a solution to thunar-volman 0 Added thunar-volman-plugin to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-volman via remove of thunar-volman-plugin
Investigating gnome-themes-extras
Package gnome-themes-extras has broken dep on gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
  Considering gtk2-engines-spherecrystal 0 as a solution to gnome-themes-extras 0
  Holding Back gnome-themes-extras rather than change gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
Investigating libopal-2.2
Package libopal-2.2 has broken dep on libopal-2.2.0
  Considering libopal-2.2.0 -1 as a solution to libopal-2.2 0
  Added libopal-2.2.0 to the remove list
  Fixing libopal-2.2 via remove of libopal-2.2.0
Investigating libgnome-speech7
Package libgnome-speech7 has broken dep on libgnome-speech3
  Considering libgnome-speech3 -1 as a solution to libgnome-speech7 0
  Added libgnome-speech3 to the remove list
  Fixing libgnome-speech7 via remove of libgnome-speech3
Investigating libuniconf4.3
Package libuniconf4.3 has broken dep on libuniconf4.2
  Considering libuniconf4.2 -1 as a solution to libuniconf4.3 0
  Added libuniconf4.2 to the remove list
  Fixing libuniconf4.3 via remove of libuniconf4.2
 Try to Re-Instate gnome-themes-extras
Done
...
Starting
Starting 2
Investigating dbus
Package dbus has broken dep on dbus-1-utils
  Considering dbus-1-utils -1 as a solution to dbus 124 Added dbus-1-utils to the remove list
  Fixing dbus via remove of dbus-1-utils
Investigating firefoxPackage firefox has broken dep on libnss3
  Considering libnss3 -1 as a solution to firefox 14
  Added libnss3 to the remove list
  Fixing firefox via remove of libnss3Investigating thunar-data
Package thunar-data has broken dep on thunar-doc
  Considering thunar-doc -1 as a solution to thunar-data 4
  Added thunar-doc to the remove list Fixing thunar-data via remove of thunar-doc
Investigating human-theme
Package human-theme has broken dep on human-cursors-theme
  Considering human-cursors-theme 0 as a solution to human-theme 3 Added human-cursors-theme to the remove list
  Fixing human-theme via remove of human-cursors-theme
Investigating compiz-gnome
Package compiz-gnome has broken dep on compiz-gtk Considering compiz-gtk -1 as a solution to compiz-gnome 2
  Added compiz-gtk to the remove list
  Fixing compiz-gnome via remove of compiz-gtk
Investigating libglew1.4
Package libglew1.4 has broken dep on libglew1
  Considering libglew1 -1 as a solution to libglew1.4 1
  Added libglew1 to the remove list
  Fixing libglew1.4 via remove of libglew1
Investigating libwnck18
Package libwnck18 has broken dep on libwnck-common
  Considering libwnck-common 16 as a solution to libwnck18 1
  Removing libwnck18 rather than change libwnck-common
Investigating thunar-volman
Package thunar-volman has broken dep on thunar-volman-plugin
  Considering thunar-volman-plugin -1 as a solution to thunar-volman 0 Added thunar-volman-plugin to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-volman via remove of thunar-volman-plugin
Investigating gnome-themes-extras
Package gnome-themes-extras has broken dep on gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
  Considering gtk2-engines-spherecrystal 0 as a solution to gnome-themes-extras 0
  Holding Back gnome-themes-extras rather than change gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
Investigating libopal-2.2
Package libopal-2.2 has broken dep on libopal-2.2.0
  Considering libopal-2.2.0 -1 as a solution to libopal-2.2 0
  Added libopal-2.2.0 to the remove list
  Fixing libopal-2.2 via remove of libopal-2.2.0
Investigating libgnome-speech7
Package libgnome-speech7 has broken dep on libgnome-speech3
  Considering libgnome-speech3 -1 as a solution to libgnome-speech7 0
  Added libgnome-speech3 to the remove list
  Fixing libgnome-speech7 via remove of libgnome-speech3
Investigating libuniconf4.3
Package libuniconf4.3 has broken dep on libuniconf4.2
  Considering libuniconf4.2 -1 as a solution to libuniconf4.3 0
  Added libuniconf4.2 to the remove list
  Fixing libuniconf4.3 via remove of libuniconf4.2
 Try to Re-Instate gnome-themes-extras
Done
new important dependency: totem-xine
Installing totem-xine as dep of xubuntu-desktop
Setting NOT as auto-installed because its a direct dep of a package in section metapackages
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Starting
Starting 2
Investigating dbus
Package dbus has broken dep on dbus-1-utils Considering dbus-1-utils -1 as a solution to dbus 124
  Added dbus-1-utils to the remove list
  Fixing dbus via remove of dbus-1-utilsInvestigating firefox
Package firefox has broken dep on libnss3
  Considering libnss3 -1 as a solution to firefox 14
  Added libnss3 to the remove list
  Fixing firefox via remove of libnss3
Investigating thunar-data
Package thunar-data has broken dep on thunar-doc
  Considering thunar-doc -1 as a solution to thunar-data 4
  Added thunar-doc to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-data via remove of thunar-doc
Investigating human-theme
Package human-theme has broken dep on human-cursors-theme
  Considering human-cursors-theme 0 as a solution to human-theme 3
  Added human-cursors-theme to the remove list
  Fixing human-theme via remove of human-cursors-theme
Investigating compiz-gnome
Package compiz-gnome has broken dep on compiz-gtk
  Considering compiz-gtk -1 as a solution to compiz-gnome 2
  Added compiz-gtk to the remove list
  Fixing compiz-gnome via remove of compiz-gtk
Investigating libglew1.4
Package libglew1.4 has broken dep on libglew1
  Considering libglew1 -1 as a solution to libglew1.4 1
  Added libglew1 to the remove list
  Fixing libglew1.4 via remove of libglew1
Investigating libwnck18
Package libwnck18 has broken dep on libwnck-common
  Considering libwnck-common 16 as a solution to libwnck18 1
  Removing libwnck18 rather than change libwnck-common
Investigating thunar-volman
Package thunar-volman has broken dep on thunar-volman-plugin
  Considering thunar-volman-plugin -1 as a solution to thunar-volman 0
  Added thunar-volman-plugin to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-volman via remove of thunar-volman-plugin
Investigating gnome-themes-extras
Package gnome-themes-extras has broken dep on gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
  Considering gtk2-engines-spherecrystal 0 as a solution to gnome-themes-extras 0
  Holding Back gnome-themes-extras rather than change gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
Investigating libopal-2.2
Package libopal-2.2 has broken dep on libopal-2.2.0
  Considering libopal-2.2.0 -1 as a solution to libopal-2.2 0
  Added libopal-2.2.0 to the remove list
  Fixing libopal-2.2 via remove of libopal-2.2.0
Investigating libgnome-speech7
Package libgnome-speech7 has broken dep on libgnome-speech3
  Considering libgnome-speech3 -1 as a solution to libgnome-speech7 0
  Added libgnome-speech3 to the remove list
  Fixing libgnome-speech7 via remove of libgnome-speech3
Investigating libuniconf4.3
Package libuniconf4.3 has broken dep on libuniconf4.2
  Considering libuniconf4.2 -1 as a solution to libuniconf4.3 0
  Added libuniconf4.2 to the remove list
  Fixing libuniconf4.3 via remove of libuniconf4.2
 Try to Re-Instate gnome-themes-extras
Done
new important dependency: totem-xine
Installing totem-xine as dep of xubuntu-desktop
Setting NOT as auto-installed because its a direct dep of a package in section metapackages
...
Starting
Starting 2
Investigating dbus
Package dbus has broken dep on dbus-1-utils
  Considering dbus-1-utils -1 as a solution to dbus 124
  Added dbus-1-utils to the remove list
  Fixing dbus via remove of dbus-1-utils
Investigating firefox
Package firefox has broken dep on libnss3
  Considering libnss3 -1 as a solution to firefox 14
  Added libnss3 to the remove list
  Fixing firefox via remove of libnss3
Investigating thunar-data
Package thunar-data has broken dep on thunar-doc
  Considering thunar-doc -1 as a solution to thunar-data 4
  Added thunar-doc to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-data via remove of thunar-doc
Investigating human-theme
Package human-theme has broken dep on human-cursors-theme
  Considering human-cursors-theme 0 as a solution to human-theme 3
  Added human-cursors-theme to the remove list
  Fixing human-theme via remove of human-cursors-theme
Investigating compiz-gnome
Package compiz-gnome has broken dep on compiz-gtk
  Considering compiz-gtk -1 as a solution to compiz-gnome 2
  Added compiz-gtk to the remove list
  Fixing compiz-gnome via remove of compiz-gtk
Investigating libglew1.4
Package libglew1.4 has broken dep on libglew1
  Considering libglew1 -1 as a solution to libglew1.4 1
  Added libglew1 to the remove list
  Fixing libglew1.4 via remove of libglew1
Investigating libwnck18
Package libwnck18 has broken dep on libwnck-common
  Considering libwnck-common 16 as a solution to libwnck18 1
  Removing libwnck18 rather than change libwnck-common
Investigating thunar-volman
Package thunar-volman has broken dep on thunar-volman-plugin
  Considering thunar-volman-plugin -1 as a solution to thunar-volman 0
  Added thunar-volman-plugin to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-volman via remove of thunar-volman-plugin
Investigating gnome-themes-extras
Package gnome-themes-extras has broken dep on gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
  Considering gtk2-engines-spherecrystal 0 as a solution to gnome-themes-extras 0
  Holding Back gnome-themes-extras rather than change gtk2-engines-spherecrystal
Investigating libopal-2.2
Package libopal-2.2 has broken dep on libopal-2.2.0
  Considering libopal-2.2.0 -1 as a solution to libopal-2.2 0
  Added libopal-2.2.0 to the remove list
  Fixing libopal-2.2 via remove of libopal-2.2.0
Investigating libgnome-speech7
Package libgnome-speech7 has broken dep on libgnome-speech3
  Considering libgnome-speech3 -1 as a solution to libgnome-speech7 0
  Added libgnome-speech3 to the remove list
  Fixing libgnome-speech7 via remove of libgnome-speech3
Investigating libuniconf4.3
Package libuniconf4.3 has broken dep on libuniconf4.2
  Considering libuniconf4.2 -1 as a solution to libuniconf4.3 0
  Added libuniconf4.2 to the remove list
  Fixing libuniconf4.3 via remove of libuniconf4.2
 Try to Re-Instate gnome-themes-extras
Done
new important dependency: totem-xine
Installing totem-xine as dep of xubuntu-desktop
Setting NOT as auto-installed because its a direct dep of a package in section metapackages
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Starting
Starting 2
Investigating dbus
Package dbus has broken dep on dbus-1-utils
  Considering dbus-1-utils -1 as a solution to dbus 113
  Added dbus-1-utils to the remove list
  Fixing dbus via remove of dbus-1-utils
Investigating openoffice.org-core
Package openoffice.org-core has broken dep on openoffice.org-calc
  Considering openoffice.org-calc 1 as a solution to openoffice.org-core 28
  Added openoffice.org-calc to the remove list
Package openoffice.org-core has broken dep on openoffice.org-impress
  Considering openoffice.org-impress 1 as a solution to openoffice.org-core 28
  Added openoffice.org-impress to the remove list
Package openoffice.org-core has broken dep on openoffice.org-draw
  Considering openoffice.org-draw 2 as a solution to openoffice.org-core 28
  Added openoffice.org-draw to the remove list
Package openoffice.org-core has broken dep on openoffice.org-base
  Considering openoffice.org-base 3 as a solution to openoffice.org-core 28
  Added openoffice.org-base to the remove list
Package openoffice.org-core has broken dep on openoffice.org-gtk
  Considering openoffice.org-gtk 1 as a solution to openoffice.org-core 28
  Added openoffice.org-gtk to the remove list
Package openoffice.org-core has broken dep on openoffice.org-gnome
  Considering openoffice.org-gnome -1 as a solution to openoffice.org-core 28
  Added openoffice.org-gnome to the remove list
Package openoffice.org-core has broken dep on openoffice.org-evolution
  Considering openoffice.org-evolution -1 as a solution to openoffice.org-core 28
  Added openoffice.org-evolution to the remove list
  Fixing openoffice.org-core via remove of openoffice.org-calc
  Fixing openoffice.org-core via remove of openoffice.org-impress
  Fixing openoffice.org-core via remove of openoffice.org-draw
  Fixing openoffice.org-core via remove of openoffice.org-base
  Fixing openoffice.org-core via remove of openoffice.org-gtk
  Fixing openoffice.org-core via remove of openoffice.org-gnome
  Fixing openoffice.org-core via remove of openoffice.org-evolution
Investigating ghostscript
Package ghostscript has broken dep on gs-esp
  Considering gs-esp 6 as a solution to ghostscript 20
  Added gs-esp to the remove list
Package ghostscript has broken dep on gs-common
  Considering gs-common 3 as a solution to ghostscript 20
  Added gs-common to the remove list
  Fixing ghostscript via remove of gs-esp
  Fixing ghostscript via remove of gs-common
Investigating libwnck18
Package libwnck18 has broken dep on libwnck-common
  Considering libwnck-common 14 as a solution to libwnck18 7
  Removing libwnck18 rather than change libwnck-common
Investigating openoffice.org-writer
Package openoffice.org-writer has broken dep on openoffice.org-java-common
  Considering openoffice.org-java-common 4 as a solution to openoffice.org-writer 4
  Removing openoffice.org-writer rather than change openoffice.org-java-common
Investigating thunar-data
Package thunar-data has broken dep on thunar-doc
  Considering thunar-doc -1 as a solution to thunar-data 4
  Added thunar-doc to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-data via remove of thunar-doc
Investigating gnome-power-manager
Package gnome-power-manager has broken dep on libwnck18
  Considering libwnck18 7 as a solution to gnome-power-manager 3
  Removing gnome-power-manager rather than change libwnck18
Investigating human-theme
Package human-theme has broken dep on human-cursors-theme
  Considering human-cursors-theme -1 as a solution to human-theme 3
  Added human-cursors-theme to the remove list
  Fixing human-theme via remove of human-cursors-theme
Investigating gnome-panel
Package gnome-panel has broken dep on libwnck18
  Considering libwnck18 7 as a solution to gnome-panel 3
  Removing gnome-panel rather than change libwnck18
Investigating gs-esp-x
Package gs-esp-x has broken dep on gs-esp
  Considering gs-esp 6 as a solution to gs-esp-x 2
  Removing gs-esp-x rather than change gs-esp
Investigating gutsy-wallpapers
Package gutsy-wallpapers has broken dep on feisty-wallpapers
  Considering feisty-wallpapers -1 as a solution to gutsy-wallpapers 2
  Added feisty-wallpapers to the remove list
  Fixing gutsy-wallpapers via remove of feisty-wallpapers
Investigating totem-gstreamer
Package totem-gstreamer has broken dep on totem-xine
  Considering totem-xine 2 as a solution to totem-gstreamer 2
  Removing totem-gstreamer rather than change totem-xine
Investigating gnome-media
Package gnome-media has broken dep on gnome-media-common
  Considering gnome-media-common 12 as a solution to gnome-media 1
  Removing gnome-media rather than change gnome-media-common
Investigating compiz-gtk
Package compiz-gtk has broken dep on libwnck18
  Considering libwnck18 7 as a solution to compiz-gtk 1
  Removing compiz-gtk rather than change libwnck18
Investigating alacarte
Package alacarte has broken dep on gnome-panel
  Considering gnome-panel 3 as a solution to alacarte 1
  Removing alacarte rather than change gnome-panel
Investigating openoffice.org-math
Package openoffice.org-math has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 28 as a solution to openoffice.org-math 1
  Removing openoffice.org-math rather than change openoffice.org-core
Investigating libgnomevfs2-extra
Package libgnomevfs2-extra has broken dep on libgnomevfs2-common
  Considering libgnomevfs2-common 164 as a solution to libgnomevfs2-extra 1
  Removing libgnomevfs2-extra rather than change libgnomevfs2-common
Investigating gnome-applets
Package gnome-applets has broken dep on libwnck18
  Considering libwnck18 7 as a solution to gnome-applets 1
  Removing gnome-applets rather than change libwnck18
Investigating libuniconf4.3
Package libuniconf4.3 has broken dep on libuniconf4.2
  Considering libuniconf4.2 -1 as a solution to libuniconf4.3 1
  Added libuniconf4.2 to the remove list
  Fixing libuniconf4.3 via remove of libuniconf4.2
Investigating ttf-dejavu-core
Package ttf-dejavu-core has broken dep on ttf-dejavu
  Considering ttf-dejavu 4 as a solution to ttf-dejavu-core 0
  Holding Back ttf-dejavu-core rather than change ttf-dejavu
Investigating thunar-volman
Package thunar-volman has broken dep on thunar-volman-plugin
  Considering thunar-volman-plugin -1 as a solution to thunar-volman 0
  Added thunar-volman-plugin to the remove list
  Fixing thunar-volman via remove of thunar-volman-plugin
Investigating xubuntu-desktop
Package xubuntu-desktop has broken dep on ttf-dejavu-core
  Considering ttf-dejavu-core 0 as a solution to xubuntu-desktop 0
  Holding Back xubuntu-desktop rather than change ttf-dejavu-core
Investigating compiz
Package compiz has broken dep on compiz-gtk
  Considering compiz-gtk 1 as a solution to compiz 0
  Removing compiz rather than change compiz-gtk
Investigating compiz-gnome
Package compiz-gnome has broken dep on compiz-gtk
  Considering compiz-gtk 1 as a solution to compiz-gnome 0
  Removing compiz-gnome rather than change compiz-gtk
Investigating ubuntu-desktop
Package ubuntu-desktop has broken dep on alacarte
  Considering alacarte 1 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop -1
  Removing ubuntu-desktop rather than change alacarte
Investigating openoffice.org
Package openoffice.org has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 28 as a solution to openoffice.org -1
  Removing openoffice.org rather than change openoffice.org-core
Investigating idle
Package idle has broken dep on python
  Considering python 561 as a solution to idle -1
  Removing idle rather than change python
Investigating pidgin
Package pidgin has broken dep on gaim
  Considering gaim 4 as a solution to pidgin -1
  Holding Back pidgin rather than change gaim
Investigating openoffice.org-help-en-us
Package openoffice.org-help-en-us has broken dep on openoffice.org-writer
  Considering openoffice.org-writer 4 as a solution to openoffice.org-help-en-us 8
  Added openoffice.org-writer to the remove list
  Fixing openoffice.org-help-en-us via keep of openoffice.org-writer
 Try to Re-Instate openoffice.org-writer
Investigating openoffice.org-writer
Package openoffice.org-writer has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 28 as a solution to openoffice.org-writer 4
  Removing openoffice.org-writer rather than change openoffice.org-core
Investigating gnome-session
Package gnome-session has broken dep on gnome-power-manager
  Considering gnome-power-manager 3 as a solution to gnome-session 4
  Added gnome-power-manager to the remove list
  Fixing gnome-session via keep of gnome-power-manager
Investigating gnome-power-manager
Package gnome-power-manager has broken dep on libwnck18
  Considering libwnck18 7 as a solution to gnome-power-manager 3
  Removing gnome-power-manager rather than change libwnck18
Investigating desktop-effects
Package desktop-effects has broken dep on compiz
  Considering compiz 0 as a solution to desktop-effects 1
  Added compiz to the remove list
  Fixing desktop-effects via keep of compiz
 Try to Re-Instate xubuntu-desktop
Investigating compiz
Package compiz has broken dep on compiz-gtk
  Considering compiz-gtk 1 as a solution to compiz 0
  Removing compiz rather than change compiz-gtk
Investigating openoffice.org-help-en-us
Package openoffice.org-help-en-us has broken dep on openoffice.org-writer
  Considering openoffice.org-writer 4 as a solution to openoffice.org-help-en-us 8
  Added openoffice.org-writer to the remove list
  Fixing openoffice.org-help-en-us via keep of openoffice.org-writer
Investigating openoffice.org-writer
Package openoffice.org-writer has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 28 as a solution to openoffice.org-writer 8
  Removing openoffice.org-writer rather than change openoffice.org-core
Investigating gnome-session
Package gnome-session has broken dep on gnome-power-manager
  Considering gnome-power-manager 3 as a solution to gnome-session 4
  Added gnome-power-manager to the remove list
  Fixing gnome-session via keep of gnome-power-manager
Investigating gnome-power-manager
Package gnome-power-manager has broken dep on libwnck18
  Considering libwnck18 7 as a solution to gnome-power-manager 4
  Removing gnome-power-manager rather than change libwnck18
Investigating desktop-effects
Package desktop-effects has broken dep on compiz
  Considering compiz 0 as a solution to desktop-effects 1
  Added compiz to the remove list
  Fixing desktop-effects via keep of compiz
Investigating compiz
Package compiz has broken dep on compiz-gtk
  Considering compiz-gtk 1 as a solution to compiz 1
  Removing compiz rather than change compiz-gtk
Investigating openoffice.org-help-en-us
Package openoffice.org-help-en-us has broken dep on openoffice.org-writer
  Considering openoffice.org-writer 28 as a solution to openoffice.org-help-en-us 8
  Removing openoffice.org-help-en-us rather than change openoffice.org-writer
Investigating gnome-session
Package gnome-session has broken dep on gnome-power-manager
  Considering gnome-power-manager 7 as a solution to gnome-session 4
  Removing gnome-session rather than change gnome-power-manager
Investigating desktop-effects
Package desktop-effects has broken dep on compiz
  Considering compiz 1 as a solution to desktop-effects 1
  Removing desktop-effects rather than change compiz
Investigating language-support-en
Package language-support-en has broken dep on openoffice.org-help-en-us
  Considering openoffice.org-help-en-us 28 as a solution to language-support-en 14
  Removing language-support-en rather than change openoffice.org-help-en-us
Done
Starting
Starting 2
Investigating language-support-en
Package language-support-en has broken dep on openoffice.org-help-en-us
  Considering openoffice.org-help-en-us 1 as a solution to language-support-en 10014
  Added openoffice.org-help-en-us to the remove list
  Fixing language-support-en via keep of openoffice.org-help-en-us
Investigating openoffice.org-help-en-us
Package openoffice.org-help-en-us has broken dep on openoffice.org-writer
  Considering openoffice.org-writer 0 as a solution to openoffice.org-help-en-us 1
  Added openoffice.org-writer to the remove list
  Fixing openoffice.org-help-en-us via keep of openoffice.org-writer
Investigating openoffice.org-writer
Package openoffice.org-writer has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 10 as a solution to openoffice.org-writer 0
  Re-Instated openoffice.org-writer
Investigating openoffice.org-writer
Package openoffice.org-writer has broken dep on openoffice.org-java-common
  Considering openoffice.org-java-common 1 as a solution to openoffice.org-writer 0
  Removing openoffice.org-writer rather than change openoffice.org-java-common
Investigating openoffice.org-help-en-us
Package openoffice.org-help-en-us has broken dep on openoffice.org-writer
  Considering openoffice.org-writer 0 as a solution to openoffice.org-help-en-us 1
  Added openoffice.org-writer to the remove list
  Fixing openoffice.org-help-en-us via keep of openoffice.org-writer
Investigating openoffice.org-writer
Package openoffice.org-writer has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 10 as a solution to openoffice.org-writer 1
  Removing openoffice.org-writer rather than change openoffice.org-core
Investigating openoffice.org-help-en-us
Package openoffice.org-help-en-us has broken dep on openoffice.org-writer
  Considering openoffice.org-writer 10 as a solution to openoffice.org-help-en-us 1
    Reinst Failed because of openoffice.org-writer
  Removing openoffice.org-help-en-us rather than change openoffice.org-writer
Investigating language-support-en
Package language-support-en has broken dep on openoffice.org-help-en-us
  Considering openoffice.org-help-en-us 10 as a solution to language-support-en 10014
  Added openoffice.org-help-en-us to the remove list
  Fixing language-support-en via keep of openoffice.org-help-en-us
Investigating openoffice.org-help-en-us
Package openoffice.org-help-en-us has broken dep on openoffice.org-writer
  Considering openoffice.org-writer 10 as a solution to openoffice.org-help-en-us 10014
  Added openoffice.org-writer to the remove list
  Fixing openoffice.org-help-en-us via keep of openoffice.org-writer
Investigating openoffice.org-writer
Package openoffice.org-writer has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 10 as a solution to openoffice.org-writer 10014
  Added openoffice.org-core to the remove list
  Fixing openoffice.org-writer via keep of openoffice.org-core
Investigating python-uno
Package python-uno has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 10014 as a solution to python-uno 0
  Holding Back python-uno rather than change openoffice.org-core
Investigating openoffice.org-common
Package openoffice.org-common has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 10014 as a solution to openoffice.org-common 16
  Holding Back openoffice.org-common rather than change openoffice.org-core
 Try to Re-Instate openoffice.org-core
Investigating openoffice.org-style-human
Package openoffice.org-style-human has broken dep on openoffice.org-common
  Considering openoffice.org-common 16 as a solution to openoffice.org-style-human 9
  Holding Back openoffice.org-style-human rather than change openoffice.org-common
Investigating openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb
Package openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 10014 as a solution to openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb 8
  Holding Back openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb rather than change openoffice.org-core
Investigating openoffice.org-l10n-en-za
Package openoffice.org-l10n-en-za has broken dep on openoffice.org-core
  Considering openoffice.org-core 10014 as a solution to openoffice.org-l10n-en-za 8
  Holding Back openoffice.org-l10n-en-za rather than change openoffice.org-core
 Try to Re-Instate python-uno
 Try to Re-Instate openoffice.org-common
 Try to Re-Instate openoffice.org-style-human
 Try to Re-Instate openoffice.org-l10n-en-gb
 Try to Re-Instate openoffice.org-l10n-en-za
Done
Starting
Starting 2
Investigating xubuntu-desktop
Package xubuntu-desktop has broken dep on ttf-dejavu-core
  Considering ttf-dejavu-core 1 as a solution to xubuntu-desktop 0
  Re-Instated ttf-dejavu-core
  Re-Instated xubuntu-desktop
Investigating ttf-dejavu-core
Package ttf-dejavu-core has broken dep on ttf-dejavu
  Considering ttf-dejavu 2 as a solution to ttf-dejavu-core 1
  Holding Back ttf-dejavu-core rather than change ttf-dejavu
Investigating xubuntu-desktop
Package xubuntu-desktop has broken dep on ttf-dejavu-core
  Considering ttf-dejavu-core 1 as a solution to xubuntu-desktop 0
  Removing xubuntu-desktop rather than change ttf-dejavu-core
Done
MarkUpgrade() called on a non-upgrable pkg: 'ubuntu-desktop'
Installing ttf-dejavu-core as dep of xubuntu-desktop
Setting NOT as auto-installed because its a direct dep of a package in section metapackages
new important dependency: pidgin
Installing pidgin as dep of xubuntu-desktop
Setting NOT as auto-installed because its a direct dep of a package in section metapackages
Starting
Starting 2
Investigating gaim-meanwhile-ibm
Package gaim-meanwhile-ibm has broken dep on gaim
  Considering gaim 3 as a solution to gaim-meanwhile-ibm -1
  Removing gaim-meanwhile-ibm rather than change gaim
Investigating nautilus-sendto
Package nautilus-sendto has broken dep on gaim
  Considering gaim 3 as a solution to nautilus-sendto -1
  Removing nautilus-sendto rather than change gaim
Done
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main.log:
2008-04-17 10:52:44,118 DEBUG Obsolete: ibm-notes-notesplugin usplash-theme-ibm-ubuntu ibm-notes-editors gaim-meanwhile-ibm ibm-notes-config ibm-j2sdk1.4 ibm-notes-framework firefox-ibm-cck ibm-layer-notes ibm-sametime-plugin-voicejam ibm-gpws ibm-wc-nls ibm-gnome-menus ibm-j2re1.4 ibm-layer-devel xulrunner-lwp ibm-sametime ibm-notes-compat-feisty ibm-wc ibm-wc-gui-nls ibm-sametime-jre ibm-wc-gui gsa-client ibm-ilc
...
2008-04-17 10:53:09,857 DEBUG Installing 'language-support-en' (Distro KeepInstalledSection rule: translations)
2008-04-17 10:53:10,177 ERROR Installing/upgrading 'language-support-en' failed
...
2008-04-17 10:53:10,434 DEBUG Marking 'ubuntu-desktop' for upgrade
2008-04-17 10:53:10,435 DEBUG Marking 'xubuntu-desktop' for upgrade
2008-04-17 10:53:10,546 DEBUG The package 'ubuntu-desktop' is marked for removal but it's in the removal blacklist

*** I'm a little concerned it wants to remove my ibm-notes support!!

[Nick Ellery (nick.ellery)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Could you please add the log files from '/var/log/dist-upgrade/' as separate attachments to this bug report as attachments? Thanks in advance.

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

From the apt.log file:

Package ubuntu-desktop has broken dep on alacarte
  Considering alacarte 1 as a solution to ubuntu-desktop -1
  Removing ubuntu-desktop rather than change alacarte

and:

Investigating alacarte
Package alacarte has broken dep on gnome-panel
  Considering gnome-panel 3 as a solution to alacarte 1
  Removing alacarte rather than change gnome-panel

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

From main.log this was an error with language-support-en.

We are closing this report because you reported this bug a while ago and there is no recent duplicate nor user mentioning having the issue on Intrepid. If this is still an issue, don't hesitate to reopen the report. Thanks again!