It seems that this problem is solved. radoe in #ubuntu-de gave me a hint. I removed the assertion of [Ubuntu 7.10_Gutsy Gibbon_ - Alpha i386 (20070809)] / gutsy main restricted] in Synaptic > Einstellungen > Paketquellen > Software-Quellen > Software von Drittanbietern. Today Update Manager offered me to update two DEB program packages, and for the first time in a long sequence Update Manager did not mention 'dpkg-dev' to be upgraded.
** Attachment added: "sources.list" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/9519672/sources.list -- [Feisty, Update Manager] Cannot upgrade the DEB program package 'dpkg-dev' https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/144684 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs