[hardy] Sunday Morning Update Bricks

[Kenneth Loafman]

Daniel Hahler wrote:
> Kenneth Loafman wrote:
> 
>> Updates to linux-* got confused... instead of -generic it installed -386
>> instead.  Not sure where the confusion is there, but I swapped it back to
>> -generic with synaptic thinking it might help.  No help at all.
> 
> Are you using virtualbox-ose(-modules) by any chance? (see
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/188579)

No, I use VMware.

> A similar problem has been reported with AppArmor:
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/148586

Not sure about AppArmor.  It's installed, but I've never used it.

> The problem seems to be that apt does not try hard enough to install the
> packages without pulling in too many new ones (esp. with regard to
> kernel images).

Seems to be OK with -10.  Another user has reported similar problems, so
it's not an isolated case.

...Ken