tried again and I found a workaround...
this chashes:
ma...@croese:~$ sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
this doesn't:
ma...@croese:~$ sudo aptitude -vvvsD dist-upgrade
adding the D made the difference
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ma...@croese:~$ sudo aptitude dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information... Done
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
aptdaemon{a} python-aptdaemon{a} python-aptdaemon-gtk{a}
python-gnupginterface{a}
python-software-properties{a} software-center{ab} software-properties-gtk{a}
unattended-upgrades{a}
The following packages will be upgraded:
gnome-app-install xserver-xorg-core{b}
2 packages upgraded, 8 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 273kB/3875kB of archives. After unpacking 2146kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
xserver-xorg-core: Breaks: xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (<= 1.2.2-1) but
1.2.2-1 is installed.
software-center: Conflicts: gnome-app-install but 1.1.21debian2 is to be
installed.
Segmentation fault
ma...@croese:~$
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ma...@croese:~$ sudo aptitude -vvvsD dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information... Done
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
aptdaemon{a} (D: software-center, R: python-aptdaemon)
libimobiledevice1{a} (D: gvfs-backends)
libtracker-client-0.8-0{a} (D: nautilus, D: totem-plugins)
python-aptdaemon{a} (D: aptdaemon, D: python-aptdaemon-gtk, D:
software-center)
python-aptdaemon-gtk{a} (D: software-center)
python-gnupginterface{a} (D: python-software-properties)
python-software-properties{a} (D: python-aptdaemon, D:
software-properties-gtk)
software-center{ab} (C: gnome-app-install)
software-properties-gtk{a} (R: software-center, S: update-manager-gnome)
unattended-upgrades{a} (D: python-software-properties)
The following packages will be REMOVED:
libimobiledevice0{u} (D: gvfs-backends)
libtrackerclient0{u} (D: nautilus, D: totem-plugins)
The following packages will be upgraded:
fetchmail fetchmailconf gedit-common gir1.0-freedesktop
gir1.0-glib-2.0 gnome-app-install gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin
iproute java-common libgirepository1.0-0 libnautilus-extension1
libphonon4 midori nautilus nautilus-data phonon-backend-xine totem
totem-coherence totem-common totem-mozilla totem-plugins
xserver-xorg-core xserver-xorg-input-evdev
xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
gedit (R: gedit-common, S: claws-mail)
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (R: libswfdec-0.8-0, R: totem, S: openoffice.org)
26 packages upgraded, 10 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 20,5MB/24,1MB of archives. After unpacking 2955kB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
software-center: Conflicts: gnome-app-install but 1.1.21debian2 is to be
installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Remove the following packages:
1) gnome-app-install
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?]
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libimobiledevice1{a} (D: gvfs-backends)
libtracker-client-0.8-0{a} (D: nautilus, D: totem-plugins)
The following packages will be REMOVED:
gnome-app-install{a} libimobiledevice0{u} (D: gvfs-backends)
libtrackerclient0{u} (D: nautilus, D: totem-plugins)
The following packages will be upgraded:
fetchmail fetchmailconf gedit-common gir1.0-freedesktop
gir1.0-glib-2.0 gvfs gvfs-backends gvfs-bin iproute java-common
libgirepository1.0-0 libnautilus-extension1 libphonon4 midori
nautilus nautilus-data phonon-backend-xine totem totem-coherence
totem-common totem-mozilla totem-plugins xserver-xorg-core
xserver-xorg-input-evdev xserver-xorg-input-synaptics
The following packages are RECOMMENDED but will NOT be installed:
gedit (R: gedit-common, S: claws-mail)
gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (R: libswfdec-0.8-0, R: totem, S: openoffice.org)
25 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 3 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 2021kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Remv gnome-app-install [0.5.60.1]
Inst libimobiledevice1 (1.0.0-1 Debian:unstable)
Inst gvfs-bin [1.6.0-1] (1.6.0-1+b1 Debian:unstable) []
Inst gvfs-backends [1.6.0-1] (1.6.0-1+b1 Debian:unstable) []
Inst gvfs [1.6.0-1] (1.6.0-1+b1 Debian:unstable)
Remv libimobiledevice0 [0.9.7-2]
Inst totem-mozilla [2.28.5-2] (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable) []
Inst libnautilus-extension1 [2.28.4-2] (2.28.4-3 Debian:unstable) []
Inst totem-plugins [2.28.5-2] (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable) []
Inst totem [2.28.5-2] (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable) []
Inst totem-common [2.28.5-2] (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable) []
Inst libtracker-client-0.8-0 (0.8.2-1 Debian:unstable)
Inst nautilus-data [2.28.4-2] (2.28.4-3 Debian:unstable)
Inst nautilus [2.28.4-2] (2.28.4-3 Debian:unstable)
Remv libtrackerclient0 [0.6.96-2]
Inst iproute [20100224-4] (20100224-5 Debian:unstable)
Inst fetchmail [6.3.16-1] (6.3.16-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst fetchmailconf [6.3.16-1] (6.3.16-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst gedit-common [2.30.0-1] (2.30.2-1 Debian:unstable)
Inst gir1.0-freedesktop [0.6.9-1] (0.6.10-1 Debian:unstable)
Inst libgirepository1.0-0 [0.6.9-1] (0.6.10-1 Debian:unstable)
Inst gir1.0-glib-2.0 [0.6.9-1] (0.6.10-1 Debian:unstable)
Inst java-common [0.35] (0.36 Debian:unstable)
Inst libphonon4 [4:4.6.0really4.4.0-2] (4:4.6.0really4.4.0-3 Debian:unstable)
[phonon-backend-xine ]
Inst phonon-backend-xine [4:4.6.0really4.4.0-2] (4:4.6.0really4.4.0-3
Debian:unstable)
Inst midori [0.2.4-2] (0.2.4-3 Debian:unstable)
Inst totem-coherence [2.28.5-2] (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable)
Inst xserver-xorg-input-synaptics [1.2.2-1] (1.2.2-2 Debian:unstable) []
Inst xserver-xorg-core [2:1.7.6-1] (2:1.7.6.901-2 Debian:unstable)
Inst xserver-xorg-input-evdev [1:2.3.2-5] (1:2.3.2-6 Debian:unstable)
Conf libimobiledevice1 (1.0.0-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf gvfs (1.6.0-1+b1 Debian:unstable)
Conf gvfs-bin (1.6.0-1+b1 Debian:unstable)
Conf gvfs-backends (1.6.0-1+b1 Debian:unstable)
Conf libnautilus-extension1 (2.28.4-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf totem-common (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf totem (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf totem-mozilla (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf libtracker-client-0.8-0 (0.8.2-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf totem-plugins (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf nautilus-data (2.28.4-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf nautilus (2.28.4-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf iproute (20100224-5 Debian:unstable)
Conf fetchmail (6.3.16-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf fetchmailconf (6.3.16-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf gedit-common (2.30.2-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf gir1.0-freedesktop (0.6.10-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf libgirepository1.0-0 (0.6.10-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf gir1.0-glib-2.0 (0.6.10-1 Debian:unstable)
Conf java-common (0.36 Debian:unstable)
Conf libphonon4 (4:4.6.0really4.4.0-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf phonon-backend-xine (4:4.6.0really4.4.0-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf midori (0.2.4-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf totem-coherence (2.28.5-3 Debian:unstable)
Conf xserver-xorg-core (2:1.7.6.901-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf xserver-xorg-input-synaptics (1.2.2-2 Debian:unstable)
Conf xserver-xorg-input-evdev (1:2.3.2-6 Debian:unstable)
ma...@croese:~$
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