*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 75562 *** i dont think its only the update-manager
i just did an apt-get dist-upgrade and it removed ubuntu-desktop along with most of gnome... im writing this from a partition with edgy... afaik all the packages failed because they required some patch0.26 or other... regardless - apt should solve it by holding and not by uninstalling ubuntu-desktop or other essential pieces. thanks -- dist upgrade on feisty tries to remove apt https://launchpad.net/bugs/75527 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs