[lug] Recovering from massive Ubuntu mess

[Jed S. Baer]

On Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:12:13 -0700 (MST)
D. Stimits wrote:

> > Apparently, tasksel "helps" by running apt autoremove. The 1st thing in
> > it's display was a taskbar removing a bunch of stuff. I've been avoiding
> > doing autoremove, despite apt telling me I could do so, because of how
> > badly I got hosed the last time.  

> Is there a log listing what apt removed? Maybe just try to install that
> all with one copy and paste. If one blocks, then you have found something
> new to remove.

Oh, it'll show up in logwatch, assuming that still works. But I think it
won't help, since I'm hitting all manner of roadblocks, just trying to get
the basic Ubuntu Mate stuff in place.

I think the dependency tree is just hosed.

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