[Bug 975683] Re: after upgrading to 11.10 I tried to update. I got a message that it can't install ubuntu-desktop

[Brian Murray]

2012-04-06 18:25:16,905 DEBUG plugins for condition 'from_nattyPostDistUpgradeCache' are '[]'
2012-04-06 18:25:16,953 DEBUG none of the '['ubuntu-desktop', 'kubuntu-desktop', 'xubuntu-desktop', 'ubuntustudio-desktop', 'ichthux-desktop', 'mythbuntu-desktop', 'ubuntu-netbook', 'kubuntu-netbook']' meta-pkgs installed
2012-04-06 18:25:16,953 DEBUG guessing 'ubuntu-desktop' as missing meta-pkg
2012-04-06 18:25:17,213 ERROR failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.)

Apparently Zorin OS doesn't provide any of the meta packages.  This
likely the source of the problem and there isn't anything, we the
developers of Ubuntu can do about it.

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  after upgrading to 11.10 I tried to update.  I got a message that it
  can't install ubuntu-desktop

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

Bug description:
  Running a dual boot with Windows 7 on a 64-bit system.  Was using
  Zorin Linux.  After upgrade, I received the message above.  Unable to
  install ubuntu desktop.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.152.25.8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-17.30-generic 3.0.22
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-17-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Apr  6 21:45:55 2012
  InstallationMedia: Zorin OS 5.2 64bit - Release amd64
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-04-07 (0 days ago)

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