fix broken packages removes esstential package

Asked by kgonesh

After installing Ubuntu 12.04 and updating the packages, I received a message there are broken packages. When I issue the command below in a terminal, I see at the end one essential package will be removed as well. What should I do here?

kg@kg-Inspiron-3521:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for kg:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  sound-theme-freedesktop gconf2-common folks-common libyaml-tiny-perl
  gir1.2-gstreamer-0.10 libnux-2.0-common fonts-opensymbol liblouis-data
  gnome-menus empathy-common mobile-broadband-provider-info syslinux-common
  gnome-control-center-data libgs9-common libexttextcat-data libwnck-3-common
  transmission-common libsnmp-base libgdata-common xbitmaps
  command-not-found-data libnm-gtk-common libgtksourceview-3.0-common
  espeak-data apport-symptoms libgtop2-common gir1.2-gst-plugins-base-0.10
  ssl-cert manpages remmina-common ibus-pinyin-db-android libsane-common
  im-switch xdg-utils geoip-database libvte-2.90-common libmtp-common
  zenity-common ubuntu-wallpapers libwnck-common app-install-data
  libquvi-scripts evolution-data-server-common aptdaemon-data libwacom-common
  linux-libc-dev dictionaries-common manpages-dev yelp-xsl libdjvulibre-text
  python-pkg-resources libjs-jquery libgoa-1.0-common libwebkitgtk-3.0-common
  adium-theme-ubuntu activity-log-manager-common gsfonts
  gir1.2-javascriptcoregtk-3.0 notify-osd-icons
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  accountsservice acl acpi-support acpid activity-log-manager-control-center
  aisleriot alsa-base alsa-utils anacron apg apparmor appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3
  appmenu-qt apport apport-gtk apt apt-transport-https apt-utils
  apt-xapian-index aptdaemon apturl apturl-common aspell aspell-en at
  at-spi2-core avahi-autoipd avahi-daemon avahi-utils bamfdaemon baobab
  base-files bash bash-completion bc bind9-host binutils bluez bluez-alsa
  bluez-cups bluez-gstreamer brasero brasero-cdrkit brasero-common brltty
  bsdmainutils bzip2 checkbox checkbox-qt cnijfilter-common
  cnijfilter-mp495series colord command-not-found compiz compiz-core
  compiz-gnome compiz-plugins-default compiz-plugins-main-default
  compizconfig-backend-gconf console-setup consolekit cpp cpp-4.6 crda cron
  cryptsetup cryptsetup-bin cups cups-bsd cups-client cups-filters cups-ppdc
  dbus dbus-x11 dc dconf-gsettings-backend dconf-service deja-dup
  desktop-file-utils dmidecode dmsetup dnsmasq-base dnsutils doc-base
  dosfstools duplicity dvd+rw-tools ecryptfs-utils ed eject empathy enchant
  eog espeak evince evince-common evolution-data-server file file-roller
  firefox firefox-globalmenu firefox-gnome-support fontconfig
  foomatic-db-compressed-ppds foomatic-db-engine foomatic-filters
  friendly-recovery ftp fuse gcalctool gcc gcc-4.6 gconf-service
  gconf-service-backend gconf2 gdb gedit gedit-common genisoimage geoclue
  geoclue-ubuntu-geoip gettext-base ghostscript ghostscript-cups ghostscript-x
  ginn gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1 gir1.2-atk-1.0 gir1.2-atspi-2.0
  gir1.2-dbusmenu-glib-0.4 gir1.2-dbusmenu-gtk-0.4 gir1.2-dee-1.0
  gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0 gir1.2-gmenu-3.0 gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0
  gir1.2-gnomekeyring-1.0 gir1.2-gtk-2.0 gir1.2-gtk-3.0 gir1.2-gtksource-3.0
  gir1.2-gudev-1.0 gir1.2-indicate-0.7 gir1.2-launchpad-integration-3.0
  gir1.2-notify-0.7 gir1.2-pango-1.0 gir1.2-peas-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0
  gir1.2-soup-2.4 gir1.2-totem-1.0 gir1.2-totem-plparser-1.0
  gir1.2-ubuntuoneui-3.0 gir1.2-unity-5.0 gir1.2-vte-2.90 gir1.2-webkit-3.0
  gir1.2-wnck-3.0 gksu glib-networking glib-networking-services
  gnome-bluetooth gnome-control-center gnome-disk-utility gnome-font-viewer
  gnome-games-data gnome-icon-theme gnome-icon-theme-symbolic gnome-keyring
  gnome-media gnome-nettool gnome-online-accounts gnome-orca
  gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-screenshot gnome-session
  gnome-session-bin gnome-session-canberra gnome-session-common
  gnome-settings-daemon gnome-sudoku gnome-system-log gnome-system-monitor
  gnome-terminal gnome-terminal-data gnome-user-guide gnome-user-share gnomine
  gnupg gpgv groff-base growisofs grub-common grub-gfxpayload-lists grub-pc
  grub-pc-bin grub2-common gs-cjk-resource gsettings-desktop-schemas
  gstreamer0.10-alsa gstreamer0.10-gconf gstreamer0.10-nice
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-base gstreamer0.10-plugins-base-apps
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-good gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio gstreamer0.10-tools
  gstreamer0.10-x gtk2-engines gtk2-engines-murrine gtk3-engines-unico
  gucharmap guile-1.8-libs gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin gvfs-common
  gvfs-daemons gvfs-fuse gvfs-libs gwibber gwibber-service
  gwibber-service-facebook gwibber-service-identica gwibber-service-twitter
  hdparm hplip hplip-data humanity-icon-theme hunspell-en-us hwdata ibus
  ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 ibus-pinyin ibus-table indicator-application
  indicator-appmenu indicator-datetime indicator-messages indicator-power
  indicator-printers indicator-session indicator-sound
  indicator-status-provider-mc5 info inputattach install-info intel-gpu-tools
  iptables iputils-arping iputils-ping iputils-tracepath irqbalance
  isc-dhcp-client isc-dhcp-common iw jockey-common jockey-gtk kbd
  kerneloops-daemon keyboard-configuration keyutils
  landscape-client-ui-install language-pack-en language-pack-en-base
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  libedataserverui-3.0-1 libedit2 libelf1 libenchant1c2a libespeak1
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  libfarstream-0.1-0 libfile-basedir-perl libfile-copy-recursive-perl
  libfile-desktopentry-perl libfile-mimeinfo-perl libflac8 libfolks-eds25
  libfolks-telepathy25 libfolks25 libfontconfig1 libfontenc1 libframe6
  libfreerdp-plugins-standard libfreerdp1 libfreetype6 libfribidi0 libfs6
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  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 libgdu-gtk0 libgdu0 libgee2 libgeis1 libgeoclue0
  libgeoip1 libgexiv2-1 libgksu2-0 libgl1-mesa-dri-lts-quantal
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  libgnome-desktop-3-2 libgnome-keyring0 libgnome-media-profiles-3.0-0
  libgnome-menu-3-0 libgnome-menu2 libgnome2-common libgnomekbd-common
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  libsnmp15 libsonic0 libsoup-gnome2.4-1 libsoup2.4-1 libspectre1 libspeechd2
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  python-pexpect python-piston-mini-client python-problem-report
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  python-renderpm python-reportlab python-reportlab-accel python-serial
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  xterm xul-ext-ubufox xz-lzma yelp zeitgeist zeitgeist-core zeitgeist-datahub
  zenity zip
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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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Do you use apt-get for all installs and removals?

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kgonesh (kgonesh) said :
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No, what I did was installing 12.04 from a CD. After that I manually installed the printer/scanner drivers. Then I set up the internet connection and saw a stop sign in the right upper corner saying to run the apt-get command, which gave the message above. Before installing google chrome from the software center, I noticed that it first ran a repair (probably to fix the broken packages?).
Now I see the stop sign has gone and ran the update manager without error messages. I guess the problem is solved now then.