Michael, I tried the patch in your Comment #8:
--- /usr/share/pyshared/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeCache.py 2009-10-23 05:52:42.000000000 -0700 +++ /usr/share/pyshared/DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeCache.py.MichaelVogtPatch 2009-11-09 10:54:45.000000000 -0800 @@ -557,7 +557,10 @@ not (pkg.isInstalled or pkg.markedInstall) and not pkg.name in removeEssentialOk and pkg.priority in need): + try: self.markInstall(pkg.name, "priority in required set '%s' but not scheduled for install" % need) + except: + logging.exception("markIntall failed") # FIXME: make this a decorator (just like the withResolverLog()) def updateGUI(self, view, lock): But I must be missing a step in installing this correctly because with this in place, the update manager doesn't come up at all. There was no error in /var/log/syslog, but again I may not know the right place to look for errors logged. -- checkPriority can cause problems with belocs-locales-bin if its still considered downloadable (cdrom source?) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/474543 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs