Ubuntu 10.04 Upgrade "Package "ubuntu-desktop" is marked for removal, but is in the removal blacklist." + Solution
May 5, 2010 · 1 minute readCategory: ubuntu
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Need to remove xubuntu-desktop before doing the upgrade to let it go through properly.
apt-get remove xubuntu-desktop
Restart the machine and try the update again, should all go fine