Hello, First of all, sorry for sending the bug to the wrong location (it was reportbug's fault, it should be more intelligent than me :-) )
As of today, both gnome meta-packages are back to testing repositories, so the main problem is gone. Regarding gnome-cups-manager, I have completely removed it and installed system-config-printer (it does not start, there seems to be a python bug - but that's another story...). I have applied again (with Aptitude) desktop and gnome-desktop tasks, and installed new packages. However, I have not seen system-config-printer there yet (it is a dependency in gnome meta-package, though; may be it should be added to tasksel...). Regarding update-manager / update-notifier, I was using it with no problems. For me it is not dramatic having it removed, though, as I tend to use synaptic itself. Nevertheless, it's true that novice users may suffer from security problems or lack of new functionality. I would help fixing the packages myself, but currently I only have time to be on the dark side (bug reporter). Thank you. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]