after Karmic ubuntu upgrade

[http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (Robert)]

make sure rebooting works (i.e., grub is OK)
get wireless networking working consistently
get getty terminal windows working
*run "software-properties" to restore third-party software
*deal with /etc/privoxy/config*
edit /etc/update-manager/release* so it is "lts"
deal with /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/50unattended-upgrades*
add bluez-gnome back
deal with /etc/cron.daily/apt*
deal with /etc/pulse/client.conf*
deal with /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf*
deal with /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf*
deal with /etc/cups/cupsd.conf*
deal with /etc/pulse/default.pa*

Remove packages:
  acl avahi-utils brasero check firefox-3.0-branding
  firefox-3.0-gnome-support g++-4.3 gcj-4.2-base gij-4.2
  gnome-app-install gnome-user-guide-en hotkey-setup
  javascript-common language-support-translations-ar libass1
  libavahi-compat-libdnssd1 libavahi-core5 libavutil-unstripped-49
  libbeecrypt6 libbind9-40 libboost-date-time1.34.1
  libboost-python1.35.0 libboost-thread1.34.1 libcap1 libcolamd-3.2.0
  libdb4.4 libdirectfb-1.0-0 libdiscid0 libdmx1 libdns46 libdvbpsi4
  libeel2-2 libeel2-data libfame-0.9 libffado0 libflickrnet2.1.5-cil
  libgcj8-1 libgcj9-0-awt libgda2-3 libgda2-common libggi-target-x
  libggi2 libgii1 libgii1-target-x libgksu1.2-1 libgksuui1.0-1
  libgmyth0 libgnome-speech7 libgoffice-0-6 libgoffice-0-6-common
  libhd15 libhesiod0 libicu38 libindicate1 libisc45 libisccc40
  libisccfg40 libjs-mochikit liblrdf0 liblwres40 liblzo1
  libmagickcore1 libmagickwand1 libmono-data2.0-cil
  libmono-getoptions2.0-cil libmoon libmusicbrainz3-6
  libmysqlclient15off libneon27 libnm-glib0 libntfs-3g49 libogmrip0
  libopal3.6.1 libosp5 libparted1.8-10 libphonon4 libpoppler4
  libpopt-dev libpt2.6.1 libpulsecore9 libpvm3 libraw1394-8
  libscrollkeeper0 libsgutils1 libstdc++6-4.3-dev libvlccore0
  libvolume-id-dev libvolume-id1 libwvstreams4.4-base
  libwvstreams4.4-extras libx264-65 libxklavier12 libzephyr3
  linux-headers-2.6.28-11 linux-headers-2.6.28-11-generic
  linux-headers-2.6.28-12 linux-headers-2.6.28-12-generic
  linux-headers-2.6.28-13 linux-headers-2.6.28-13-generic
  linux-headers-2.6.28-14 linux-headers-2.6.28-14-generic
  linux-headers-2.6.28-15 linux-headers-2.6.28-15-generic
  linux-headers-2.6.28-16 linux-headers-2.6.28-16-generic
  linux-headers-2.6.28-17 linux-headers-2.6.28-17-generic
  linux-headers-2.6.28-18 linux-headers-2.6.28-18-generic
  linux-image-2.6.28-11-generic linux-image-2.6.28-12-generic
  linux-image-2.6.28-13-generic linux-image-2.6.28-14-generic
  linux-image-2.6.28-15-generic linux-image-2.6.28-16-generic
  linux-image-2.6.28-17-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-11-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-12-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-13-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-14-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-15-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-16-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-17-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-2.6.28-18-generic
  linux-restricted-modules-common linux-restricted-modules-generic
  mdetect moonlight-plugin-core msttcorefonts nvidia-71-modaliases
  openoffice.org-l10n-ar openoffice.org-writer2latex
  pulseaudio-module-hal pulseaudio-module-hal-dbg pvm python-gdata
  python-pyopenssl python-setuptools python-usb python-xml
  seahorse-plugins sun-java5-bin sun-java5-demo sun-java5-jdk
  sun-java5-jre sun-java5-plugin toolame ttf-bitstream-vera
  ttf-farsiweb ttf-sil-scheherazade ubuntu-gdm-themes update-motd
  wwwconfig-common xulrunner-1.9-gnome-support xutils-dev