Language error: "A unresolvable problem..."

This bug was fixed in the package update-manager - 1:0.91.2

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update-manager (1:0.91.2) intrepid; urgency=low

  [ Brian Murray ]
  * String fix for "a unresolvable problem" (LP: #196269)
  * String fix for "A upgrade to" (LP: #196229)
  * String fix for "is in a inconsistent state" (LP: #197015)

 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Fri, 30 May 2008 17:19:29 +0200

is there a way to get past unresolvable error amidst upgrading with the following terminal output?
k78724@Kproductions:~$ sudo apt-get remove xubuntu-* xfce4-* ubuntu-docs abiword esound sox firefox gqview gaim-data libxfcegui* libgnomecanvas*-common libvte-common libxfce4util* libgnomeprint* libgnomecups* libcompfaceg* libglib2.0-data libdbh* launchpad-integration libmyspell* libstartup-notification* xchat-common xscreensaver shared-mime-info dbus-1-utils
[sudo] password for k78724:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting xubuntu-at-mag for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-artwork-usplash for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-default-settings for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting usplash-theme-xubuntu for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-docs for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting ldm-xubuntu-theme for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-artwork for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-desktop for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-wallpapers for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-gdm-theme for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-at-speech for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xubuntu-restricted-extras for regex 'xubuntu-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-volstatus-icon for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-power-manager for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-settings for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4menu-0.1-0 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-cpufreq-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-smartpm-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-dev-tools for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-notes-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-datetime-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-timer-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-fsguard-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-radio-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-notifyd for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-trigger-launcher for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-volumed for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-governor-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-netload-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mcs-plugins for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-goodies for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-screenshooter for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-terminal for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-sensors-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-places-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-client-0 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-client-1 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-client-2 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mpc-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-panel for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-client3 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-screenshooter-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-diskperf-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-cddrive-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-xkb-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-xfapplet-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-genmon-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-cpugraph-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-time-out-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-messenger-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mixer-oss for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4menu-0.1-dbg for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4menu-0.1-dev for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-power-manager-plugins for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-weather-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-taskmanager for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-cellmodem-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-volumed-dbg for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-systemload-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-wavelan-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-theme-brushedchrome for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-linelight-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-battery-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mount-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-icon-theme for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-artwork for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-power-manager-data for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4util-1 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4util4 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-appfinder for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-panel-dbg for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-manager3 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-eyes-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-panel-dev for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-clipman-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-dict-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4util-dev for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-wmdock-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-utils for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-session for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4util4-dbg for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-manager-0 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-manager-1 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting libxfce4mcs-manager-2 for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-hdaps for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-cpu-freq-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mcs-manager for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mixer-alsa for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mixer for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-mailwatch-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-verve-plugin for regex 'xfce4-*'
Note, selecting xfce4-dict for regex 'xfce4-*'
Package esound is not installed, so not removed
Package gqview is not installed, so not removed
E: Couldn't find package gaim-data
k78724@Kproductions:~$ sudo apt-get install libesdo
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
E: Couldn't find package libesdo
k78724@Kproductions:~$ sudo apt-get auto clean
E: Invalid operation auto
k78724@Kproductions:~$ sudo apt-get remove a2ps abiword abiword-common abiword-plugin-grammar abiword-plugin-mathview app-install-data-commercial aumix aumix-common catfish exaile exo-utils fortune-mod fortunes-min gigolo gimp gimp-data gnumeric gnumeric-common gnumeric-doc gtk2-engines-xfce libabiword-2.8 libaiksaurus-1.2-0c2a libaiksaurus-1.2-data libaiksaurusgtk-1.2-0c2a libbabl-0.0-0 libexo-0.3-0 libexo-common libgdome2-0 libgdome2-cpp-smart0c2a libgegl-0.0-0 libgimp2.0 libgoffice-0.8-8 libgoffice-0.8-8-common libgtkmathview0c2a libjpeg-progs liblink-grammar4 libmng1 libotr2 libots0 libpsiconv6 librecode0 libscim8c2a libsdl1.2debian-alsa libsexy2 libt1-5 libtagc0 libthunar-vfs-1-2 libwv-1.2-3 libxcb-keysyms1 libxfce4menu-0.1-0 libxfce4util-bin libxfce4util-common libxfce4util4 libxfcegui4-4 libxfconf-0-2 libxmlrpc-core-c3 link-grammar-dictionaries-en mousepad murrine-themes orage oss-compat pidgin pidgin-data pidgin-libnotify pidgin-otr psutils python-cddb python-mmkeys python-mutagen python-sexy ristretto scim scim-bridge-agent scim-bridge-client-gtk scim-gtk2-immodule scim-modules-socket scim-modules-table scim-tables-additional tango-icon-theme tango-icon-theme-common tcl thunar thunar-archive-plugin thunar-data thunar-media-tags-plugin thunar-thumbnailers thunar-volman thunderbird ttf-lyx usb-creator vim-runtime wdiff xchat xchat-common xfce-keyboard-shortcuts xfce4-appfinder xfce4-clipman xfce4-clipman-plugin xfce4-cpugraph-plugin xfce4-dict xfce4-fsguard-plugin xfce4-mailwatch-plugin xfce4-mixer xfce4-mount-plugin xfce4-netload-plugin xfce4-notes xfce4-notes-plugin xfce4-panel xfce4-places-plugin xfce4-power-manager xfce4-power-manager-data xfce4-quicklauncher-plugin xfce4-screenshooter xfce4-session xfce4-settings xfce4-smartbookmark-plugin xfce4-systemload-plugin xfce4-terminal xfce4-utils xfce4-verve-plugin xfce4-volumed xfce4-weather-plugin xfce4-xkb-plugin xfconf xfdesktop4 xfdesktop4-data xfprint4 xfswitch-plugin xfwm4 xfwm4-themes xscreensaver xubuntu-artwork xubuntu-default-settings xubuntu-desktop xubuntu-docs xubuntu-gdm-theme xubuntu-icon-theme xubuntu-plymouth-theme xubuntu-wallpapers && sudo apt-get install ubuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package aumix is not installed, so not removed
E: Couldn't find package aumix-common
k78724@Kproductions:~$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.10
Release: 9.10
Codename: karmic
k78724@Kproductions:~$ sudo apt-get updates
E: Invalid operation updates
k78724@Kproductions:~$ gksudo aptitude get update
aptitude 0.4.11.11
Usage: aptitude [-S fname] [-u|-i]
       aptitude [options] <action> ...
  Actions (if none is specified, aptitude will enter interactive mode):

 install - Install/upgrade packages
 remove - Remove packages
 purge - Remove packages and their configuration files
 hold - Place packages on hold
 unhold - Cancel a hold command for a package
 markauto - Mark packages as having been automatically installed
 unmarkauto - Mark packages as having been manually installed
 forbid-version - Forbid aptitude from upgrading to a specific package version.
 update - Download lists of new/upgradable packages
 safe-upgrade - Perform a safe upgrade
 full-upgrade - Perform an upgrade, possibly installing and removing packages
 forget-new - Forget what packages are "new"
 search - Search for a package by name and/or expression
 show - Display detailed information about a package
 clean - Erase downloaded package files
 autoclean - Erase old downloaded package files
 changelog - View a package's changelog
 download - Download the .deb file for a package
 reinstall - Download and (possibly) reinstall a currently installed package
 why - Show the manually installed packages that require a package, or
                why one or more packages would require the given package
 why-not - Show the manually installed packages that lead to a conflict
                with the given package, or why one or more packages would
                lead to a conflict with the given package if installed

  Options:
 -h This help text
 -s Simulate actions, but do not actually perform them.
 -d Only download packages, do not install or remove anything.
 -P Always prompt for confirmation or actions
 -y Assume that the answer to simple yes/no questions is 'yes'
 -F format Specify a format for displaying search results; see the manual
 -O order Specify how search results should be sorted; see the manual
 -w width Specify the display width for formatting search results
 -f Aggressively try to fix broken packages.
 -V Show which versions of packages are to be installed.
 -D Show the dependencies of automatically changed packages.
 -Z Show the change in installed size of each package.
 -v Display extra information. (may be supplied multiple times)
 -t [release] Set the release from which packages should be installed
 -q In command-line mode, suppress the incremental progress
                indicators.
 -o key=val Directly set the configuration option named 'key'
 --with(out)-recommends Specify whether or not to treat recommends as
                strong dependencies
 -S fname Read the aptitude extended status info from fname.
 -u Download new package lists on startup.
 -i Perform an install run on startup.

                  This aptitude does not have Super Cow Powers.
Unknown command "get"k78724@Kproductions:~$ gksudo aptitude update
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-en_US
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-en_US
Get:3 http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:4 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release [44.1kB]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-en_US
Get:6 http://archive.canonical.com karmic Release [9,347B]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/universe Translation-en_US
Get:8 http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Packages [3,845B]
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports Release.gpg [189B]
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/restricted Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/multiverse Translation-en_US
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/universe Translation-en_US
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release
Get:10 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release [44.1kB]
Get:11 http://archive.canonical.com karmic/partner Sources [1,856B]
Get:12 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed Release [44.1kB]
Get:13 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages [96.7kB]
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports Release [37.1kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Sources
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Sources
Get:15 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages [210kB]
Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:17 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Sources [29.2kB]
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Sources [14B]
Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Packages [52.5kB]
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Sources [8,743B]
Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages [1,519B]
Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:23 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Sources [63.2kB]
Get:24 http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Sources [577B]
Get:25 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Sources [14B]
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Packages [130kB]
Get:27 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Sources [31.1kB]
Get:28 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages [10.9kB]
Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Sources [4,932B]
Get:30 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main Packages [104kB]
Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/multiverse Packages [14B]
Get:33 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/universe Packages [15.1kB]
Get:34 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/restricted Packages [14B]
Get:35 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/main Packages [67.6kB]
Get:36 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/multiverse Packages [14B]
Get:37 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-backports/universe Packages [21.1kB]
Fetched 1,033kB in 14s (70.9kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Current status: 357 updates [+357], 3713 new [+64].
k78724@Kproductions:~$ sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
update-manager-core is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 357 not upgraded.
k78724@Kproductions:~$ /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades
bash: /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades: Permission denied
k78724@Kproductions:~$ sudo do-release-upgrade
Checking for a new ubuntu release
Done Upgrade tool signature
Done Upgrade tool
Done downloading
extracting 'lucid.tar.gz'
authenticate 'lucid.tar.gz' against 'lucid.tar.gz.gpg'
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names

Reading cache

Checking package manager
Reading package lists: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Done downloading
Reading package lists: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done

Updating repository information
WARNING: Failed to read mirror file
Done downloading

Checking package manager
Reading package lists: Donem lucid-backports/universe Packages: 93
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done

Calculating the changes

Calculating the changes

Could not calculate the upgrade

An unresolvable problem occurred while calculating the upgrade:
The package 'ubuntu-desktop' is marked for removal but it is in the
removal blacklist.

This can be caused by:
* Upgrading to a pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Running the current pre-release version of Ubuntu
* Unofficial software packages not provided by Ubuntu

If none of this applies, then please report this bug against the
'update-manager' package and include the files in
/var/log/dist-upgrade/ in the bug report.

Restoring original system state

Aborting
Reading package lists: Donem karmic-backports/universe Packages: 93
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
Reading state information: Done
k78724@Kproductions:~$

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