Generally you need to do safe-upgrade & then check with full-upgrade. The man page:
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safe-upgrade - Perform a safe upgrade.
full-upgrade - Perform an upgrade, possibly installing and removing packages.
Full-upgrade will suggest options--Safe-upgrade will only install packages that don't cause depends problems.
Safe-upgrade from this evening:
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sudo aptitude safe-upgrade
Resolving dependencies...
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libexporter-lite-perl{a}
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libdevel-symdump-perl{u} libpod-coverage-perl{u} libtest-pod-perl{u}
The following packages will be upgraded:
alsa-base alsa-utils cpp-4.5 cups cups-client cups-common cups-ppdc g++-4.5
gcc-4.5 gcc-4.5-base lib32asound2 libasound2 libasound2-dev
libasound2-plugins libcups2 libcups2-dev libcupscgi1 libcupsdriver1
libcupsimage2 libcupsmime1 libcupsppdc1 libgphoto2-2 libgphoto2-port0
libimobiledevice1 libparse-debcontrol-perl libstdc++6-4.5-dev
linux-sound-base ttf-lyx
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
libgphoto2-l10n samba4-clients smbclient
28 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 3 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
Need to get 29.0 MB of archives. After unpacking 36.9 kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Full-upgrade after the Safe-upgrade:
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sudo aptitude full-upgrade
The following packages will be upgraded:
gnome-icon-theme-extras{b} python-cairo python-gobject python-pyorbit
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
python-gobject-cairo
4 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,690 kB of archives. After unpacking 172 kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
python-gnome2: Depends: python2.5-gobject which is a virtual package.
Depends: python2.5-pyorbit which is a virtual package.
gnome-icon-theme-extras: Depends: gnome-icon-theme (>= 3.0) but 2.30.3-2 is installed.
python-gtksourceview2: Depends: python2.5-gobject which is a virtual package.
python-xklavier: Depends: python2.5-gobject which is a virtual package.
python-gtk2: Depends: python2.5-cairo which is a virtual package.
Depends: python2.5-gobject which is a virtual package.
python-gconf: Depends: python2.5-gobject which is a virtual package.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Remove the following packages:
1) alacarte
2) apturl
3) awn-applets-python-core
4) awn-applets-python-extras
5) awn-settings
6) compizconfig-settings-manager
7) computertemp
8) debian-bts-applet
9) deskbar-applet
10) dropbox
11) gdebi
12) gedit
13) gimp
14) gmail-notify
15) gmountiso
16) gnome-about
17) gnome-activity-journal
18) gnome-applets
19) gnome-codec-install
20) gnome-control-center
21) gnome-games
22) gnome-gmail
23) gnome-icon-theme-extras
24) gnome-mag
25) gnome-main-menu
26) gnome-menus
27) gnome-panel
28) gnome-schedule
29) gnome-session
30) gufw
31) gwibber
32) gwibber-service
33) gwibber-service-facebook
34) gwibber-service-identica
35) gwibber-service-twitter
36) indicator-applet
37) indicator-applet-appmenu
38) indicator-applet-complete
39) indicator-applet-session
40) link-monitor-applet
41) mint-common
42) mint-meta-common
43) mint-meta-debian
44) mintbackup
45) mintdesktop
46) mintinstall
47) mintmenu
48) mintnanny
49) mintsystem
50) mintupdate
51) mintupload
52) mintwelcome
53) mintwifi
54) miro
55) nautilus-dropbox
56) ndisgtk
57) python-awn
58) python-bugbuddy
59) python-eggtrayicon
60) python-evolution
61) python-gconf
62) python-glade2
63) python-gmenu
64) python-gnome2
65) python-gnomeapplet
66) python-gnomedesktop
67) python-gnomekeyring
68) python-gtk2
69) python-gtksourceview2
70) python-gtkspell
71) python-notify
72) python-pyatspi
73) python-rsvg
74) python-sexy
75) python-vte
76) python-webkit
77) python-wnck
78) python-xklavier
79) rhythmbox
80) rhythmbox-plugins
81) service-discovery-applet
82) software-properties-gtk
83) soundconverter
84) system-config-printer
85) totem-plugins
86) xplanetfx
87) zeitgeist
88) zeitgeist-datahub
Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
89) alacarte recommends gnome-panel
90) avant-window-navigator recommends awn-applets-python-core
91) avant-window-navigator recommends awn-settings (>= 0.4.0-2)
92) awn-applets-c-core recommends awn-settings
93) awn-applets-c-core recommends awn-applets-python-core
94) awn-applets-c-extras recommends awn-settings
95) awn-applets-python-core recommends awn-settings (>= 0.3~bzr489)
96) awn-applets-python-core recommends gnome-applets
97) awn-applets-python-extras recommends awn-settings (>= 0.3~bzr489)
98) capplets-data recommends gnome-control-center (>= 1:2.30.1-3)
99) gnome-control-center recommends gnome-session
100) gedit-common recommends gedit
101) gedit recommends python-gnome2
102) gnome-applets recommends deskbar-applet
103) gnome-applets recommends python-gconf
104) gnome-games-data recommends gnome-games
105) gnome-panel-data recommends gnome-panel
106) gnome-system-tools recommends gnome-control-center (>= 1:2.10.1-1)
107) indicator-messages recommends indicator-applet | indicator-renderer
108) metacity recommends gnome-session | x-session-manager
109) mousetweaks recommends gnome-control-center
110) rhythmbox recommends rhythmbox-plugins
111) synaptic recommends software-properties-gtk
112) totem recommends totem-plugins
113) zeitgeist-datahub recommends python-gtk2 (>= 2.14.1)
114) libgimp2.0 recommends gimp
115) gimp-data recommends gimp
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I answered "no" in this case......
