[mythtv-users] apt-get dist-upgrade removes apt-get

[Nicholas Gibson]

Hello,

I know this problem has been encountered and a
solution exists somewhere.   If someone could point me
in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it,
I'm going to go blind if I install my machine again :)

I'm following Jarod's howto on a clean FC3 machine. 
Running apt-get dist-upgrade wants to remove, rpm,
apt-get among other packages.  This leaves me unable
to continue after performing the apt-get dist-upgrade.
 Without the apt-get or rpm packages on my system I'm
essentially dead in the water...

Any information on how to get around this would be
greatly appreciated.

I have attached the output from apt-get dist-upgrade.

Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
Calculating Upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded
  HelixPlayer MyODBC NetworkManager Omni Omni-foomatic
acl alsa-lib
  alsa-lib-devel alsa-utils apr arts at autoconf
autofs automake automake14
  automake15 automake16 automake17 bash beecrypt
bind-libs bind-utils binutils
  boost boost-devel bzip2 bzip2-devel bzip2-libs
checkpolicy cpp cups
  cups-libs curl curl-devel cvs dbus dbus-devel
dbus-glib dbus-python dbus-x11
  dhclient dhcpv6_client diffstat diskdumputils dmraid
docbook-dtds dovecot
  dump e2fsprogs e2fsprogs-devel elinks emacs
emacs-common emacs-leim enscript
  ethereal fedora-release fetchmail file flac
fontconfig fontconfig-devel
  fonts-xorg-100dpi fonts-xorg-75dpi fonts-xorg-base
foomatic freeglut
  freetype freetype-devel gail gamin gamin-devel gcc
gcc-c++ gcc-g77 gcc-java
  gd gd-devel gdb gdk-pixbuf glib2 glibc glibc-common
glibc-devel
  glibc-headers gnome-vfs2 gnupg gphoto2 grep
gstreamer gtk2 gzip hal hotplug
  howl htdig httpd httpd-manual httpd-suexec
iiimf-libs iiimf-libs-devel info
  initscripts ipsec-tools iptables jwhois kdeartwork
kdebase kdegraphics
  kdelibs kdenetwork kdepim kdeutils kernel-utils
krb5-devel krb5-libs
  krb5-workstation lftp libacl libacl-devel libao
libdv libexif libf2c libgcc
  libgcj libgcj-devel libgcrypt libgpg-error libogg
libogg-devel libpcap
  libpng libpng-devel libpng10 libpng10-devel
libraw1394 libselinux
  libselinux-devel libstdc++ libstdc++-devel libtiff
libtiff-devel libtool
  libtool-libs libvorbis libvorbis-devel libxml2
libxml2-devel libxml2-python
  libxslt lm_sensors lockdev lockdev-devel logwatch
lsof man mgetty mikmod
  mod_python mod_ssl module-init-tools mutt mysql
mysql-devel net-snmp
  net-snmp-libs net-tools netpbm netpbm-devel
nfs-utils nscd openjade
  openmotif openmotif-devel openssh openssh-askpass
openssh-askpass-gnome
  openssh-clients openssh-server openssl openssl-devel
pam pam-devel pcmcia-cs
  perl perl-Convert-ASN1 perl-HTML-Parser
perl-XML-LibXML perl-XML-Parser
  perl-XML-Twig perl-libwww-perl php php-ldap php-pear
pkgconfig
  policycoreutils popt postgresql-libs prelink procps
pygtk2 pygtk2-libglade
  python python-devel pyxf86config qt redhat-menus
rhgb rhnlib rhpl rmt
  rpm-devel rsh samba samba-client samba-common
sane-backends
  selinux-policy-targeted sgml-common shadow-utils
slang slang-devel
  sound-juicer spamassassin squid sudo sysklogd
system-config-date
  system-config-display system-config-printer
system-config-printer-gui
  system-config-samba system-config-securitylevel
  system-config-securitylevel-tui
system-config-services tcl tcpdump tcsh
  telnet texinfo tk tzdata udev urw-fonts util-linux
vim-common vim-enhanced
  vim-minimal vixie-cron vte wireless-tools words
xloadimage xml-common
  xorg-x11 xorg-x11-Mesa-libGL xorg-x11-Mesa-libGLU
xorg-x11-deprecated-libs
  xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-devel xorg-x11-devel
xorg-x11-font-utils
  xorg-x11-libs xorg-x11-tools xorg-x11-twm
xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-xdm
  xorg-x11-xfs zip zlib zlib-devel
The following packages will be REPLACED:
  howl-libs (by howl)  rpm-libs (by librpm4.4,
librpm4.3)
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  atrpms-kickstart firstboot gstreamer-plugins
kdeaddons kdemultimedia
  rhn-applet rhythmbox rpm rpm-build rpm-python
system-config-network
  system-config-network-tui system-config-packages
up2date up2date-gnome
  vorbis-tools yum
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  atrpms docbook-style-dsssl elfutils-devel
elfutils-libelf-devel
  fedora-package-config kernel#2.6.11-1.35_FC3
libFLAC++4 libFLAC6
  libOggFLAC++0 libOggFLAC1 libbeecrypt6 libdv4
libfontconfig1 libfreetype6
  libgcrypt11 libghttp libhowl-0.9.6_1 libhowl0
libidn-devel libmDNSResponder0
  libogg0 libosp4 libraw1394_5 libraw1394_8 librpm4.3
librpm4.4 libttf2
  libvorbis0 libvorbisenc2 libvorbisfile3 libxslt1
neon-devel perl-HTTP-GHTTP
  perl-XML-XPath pythonabi sqlite sqlite-devel
The following packages have been kept back
  system-config-users
WARNING: The following essential packages will be
removed
This should NOT be done unless you know exactly what
you are doing!
  rpm
272 upgraded, 37 newly installed, 2 replaced, 17
removed and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 413MB of archives.
After unpacking 16.2MB of additional disk space will
be used.
You are about to do something potentially harmful
To continue type in the phrase 'Yes, do as I say!'

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