[Bug 1076385] Re: Partial update can't complete the "ubuntu-desktop" package installation

[Alberto Salvia Novella]

** Description changed:

- ERROR failed to mark 'ubuntu-desktop' for install (E:Unable to correct
- problems, you have held broken packages.)
- 
- Ran software updater
- Asked me to run a Partial Upgrade
- Failed after some time "Install Ubuntu.Desktop - impossible"
+ After running the software updater, the user is asked to run a partial
+ upgrade. Then, after some time, it fails due to the inability to upgrade
+ the "ubuntu-desktop" package.
  
  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.190.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Nov  8 20:53:38 2012
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2001-01-01 (4329 days ago)InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-31 (8 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

** Summary changed:

- Partial update can't complete the "ubuntu-desktop" package installation
+ Unable to upgrade the "ubuntu-desktop" package

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Title:
  Unable to upgrade the "ubuntu-desktop" package

Status in “ubuntu-release-upgrader” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  After running the software updater, the user is asked to run a partial
  upgrade. Then, after some time, it fails due to the inability to
  upgrade the "ubuntu-desktop" package.

  ProblemType: BugDistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core 1:0.190.3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Thu Nov  8 20:53:38 2012
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2001-01-01 (4329 days ago)InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: allSourcePackage: ubuntu-release-upgrader
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-31 (8 days ago)
  VarLogDistupgradeTermlog:

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