Ubuntu
ubuntu-meta package

Cannot upgrade between ubuntu releases if you remove ubuntu-desktop

Bug #78180 reported by HJMills
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ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: ubuntu-desktop

If you remove ubuntu-desktop it sometimes refuses to upgrade properly as it cant calculate the dependancies in the correct way - the obvious answer is to keep ubuntu-desktop installed but this forces you to install a lot of possibly unneccessary programs - could there be another meta-package for the vitals and the rest in a second meta package if people do want a standard install?

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Emmet Hikory (persia) wrote :

The meta-package you seek is ubuntu-minimal. This depends on the vital subsystems necessary for a smooth upgrade, but does not depend on all packages included in the standard install.

Changed in ubuntu-meta:
status: Unconfirmed → Fix Released
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HJMills (hjmills) wrote : Re: [Bug 78180] Re: Cannot upgrade between ubuntu releases if you remove ubuntu-desktop

Thanks for this - I think in the official upgrade documentation it tells you
that you require ubuntu-desktop which is evidently incorrect.

On 1/6/07, Emmet Hikory <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> The meta-package you seek is ubuntu-minimal. This depends on the vital
> subsystems necessary for a smooth upgrade, but does not depend on all
> packages included in the standard install.
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
> Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released
>
> --
> Cannot upgrade between ubuntu releases if you remove ubuntu-desktop
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/78180
>

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