[Bug 1129418] [NEW] Update Manager fails to resolve dependencies

[nogal immortalis]

Public bug reported:

When an update requires extra dependencies the update-manager gui fails
to recognize this and fails to upgrade the package. This is likely due
to it calling "apt-get upgrade" as opposed to "apt-get upgrade -f". Of
course, the "-f" flag to be automatically enabled would be a bad idea. I
would suggest a GUI window be presented which states that "In order for
<package_name> to be upgraded, the following dependencies must also be
installed: <dependency_list> Do you want to install the required
dependencies and upgrade the package?"

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Update Manager fails to resolve dependencies

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

Bug description:
  When an update requires extra dependencies the update-manager gui
  fails to recognize this and fails to upgrade the package. This is
  likely due to it calling "apt-get upgrade" as opposed to "apt-get
  upgrade -f". Of course, the "-f" flag to be automatically enabled
  would be a bad idea. I would suggest a GUI window be presented which
  states that "In order for <package_name> to be upgraded, the following
  dependencies must also be installed: <dependency_list> Do you want to
  install the required dependencies and upgrade the package?"

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