[Bug 840498] Re: ubuntu-desktop upgrade failed, broke system

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[Expired for update-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity
for 60 days.]

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  ubuntu-desktop upgrade failed, broke system

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  I used update-manager -d to upgrade from 11.04 to 11.10 beta1.  Near
  the end of the upgrade I received a message that ubuntu-desktop failed
  to upgrade.  A few seconds later I got another message saying that the
  system had been upgraded but some packages failed and the system might
  be unstable.  Upon rebooting, the system is ruined.  The desktop will
  load, but nothing works.  When something is clicked on the side menu,
  it opens (though very transparent) but disappears as soon as I try to
  click anything. Desktop icons come up through the launcher menu (which
  also does nothing).  After the desktop is loaded for ~30 seconds, I
  get a popup asking to send a bug report.  When I click to allow, it
  asks for my password but as soon as I put in my password the same
  popup shows up again and again without actually reporting anything.
  Absolutely nothing on the desktop works.  I can't even
  logout/shutdown.  Ended up having to kill the power manually.  The
  system is completely unusable.

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