Since this seems to be a bug only with the GTK frontend, I simply circumvented it by using a different frontend, instead of hacking the scripts. This has the addidional benefit that you actually get the confirmation dialog, and can have a look which packages will be removed.
cd /tmp/tmpXXXXXX ./gutsy --help sudo ./gutsy --frontend=DistUpgradeViewText --have-prerequists --with-network You might also want to try DistUpgradeViewKDE (even if you're on Ubuntu) to get a graphical frontend (but I haven't tested it). Chris: I tried commenting out the line you identified as the culprit in comment 8, but it didn't work, so either the real problem happens elsewhere, or the precompiled pyc files were used instead of the source scripts (my python is a bit rusty). -- Upgrade to 7.10 hangs at "Modifying the software channels/Checking package manager" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/152296 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
