this is probably not any kind of solution for the original problem, then maybe again it is. I found the following strange in main.log:
2006-11-04 00:03:52,132 DEBUG no {ubuntu,edubuntu,kubuntu}-desktop pkg installed For example, why is there no xubuntu? Like {ubuntu,edubuntu,kubuntu,xubuntu}-desktop -- Edgy Eft CD upgrade error https://launchpad.net/bugs/70100 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs