>From root I did: # apt-get install mplayer which let me upgrade the packages. The apt output was:
Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libgii0 libgii0-target-x Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: libggi2 libgii1 libgii1-target-x Suggested packages: libggi-target-emu libggi-target-monotext libggimisc2 libdvdcss mplayer-doc Recommended packages: libggi-target-x libggi-target The following packages will be REMOVED: libgii0 libgii0-target-x The following NEW packages will be installed: libgii1 libgii1-target-x The following packages will be upgraded: libggi2 mplayer 2 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 2 to remove and 0 not upgraded. -- distribution updates greyed out in update manager https://launchpad.net/bugs/70114 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs