[Bug 907227] [NEW] ubuntu-desktop fails deps and marks nearly whole OS for uninstallation

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Public bug reported:

andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 ubuntu-desktop : Depends: system-config-printer-gnome but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install system-config-printer-gnome
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 system-config-printer-gnome : Depends: system-config-printer-common but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install system-config-printer-common 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 system-config-printer-common : Depends: python-smbc but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install python-smbc
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
 python-smbc : Depends: libsmbclient (>= 2:3.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.


I have ran sudo apt-get autoremove and removed most of the system
already so cannot give the output. Please fix these deps.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: ubuntu-desktop (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-6.12-generic 3.2.0-rc6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-6-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 1678008dccff079fc8437cdccd585f17
CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
Date: Wed Dec 21 09:12:30 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20111112)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 precise running-unity

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Title:
  ubuntu-desktop fails deps and marks nearly whole OS for uninstallation

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies.
   ubuntu-desktop : Depends: system-config-printer-gnome but it is not going to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install system-config-printer-gnome
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies.
   system-config-printer-gnome : Depends: system-config-printer-common but it is not going to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install system-config-printer-common 
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies.
   system-config-printer-common : Depends: python-smbc but it is not going to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
  andy at D420:~$ sudo apt-get install python-smbc
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
  requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
  distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
  or been moved out of Incoming.
  The following information may help to resolve the situation:

  The following packages have unmet dependencies.
   python-smbc : Depends: libsmbclient (>= 2:3.2.0) but it is not going to be installed
  E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.


  I have ran sudo apt-get autoremove and removed most of the system
  already so cannot give the output. Please fix these deps.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: ubuntu-desktop (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-6.12-generic 3.2.0-rc6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-6-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  CheckboxSubmission: 1678008dccff079fc8437cdccd585f17
  CheckboxSystem: d00f84de8a555815fa1c4660280da308
  Date: Wed Dec 21 09:12:30 2011
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20111112)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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