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These are no longer required: however removing them will break my os. What do you do to fix this? How do I re-install the packages these are allegedly depended upon?




2048-qt alsa-base appstream apt-config-icons apt-config-icons-hidpi
apt-config-icons-large apt-config-icons-large-hidpi apt-xapian-index
arc-theme avahi-utils bolt breeze-cursor-theme compton compton-conf
compton-conf-l10n cups-pk-helper dc debconf-kde-data dns-root-data
dnsmasq-base efibootmgr fcitx fcitx-bin fcitx-config-common
fcitx-config-gtk fcitx-data fcitx-frontend-all fcitx-frontend-gtk2
fcitx-frontend-gtk3 fcitx-frontend-qt4 fcitx-frontend-qt5
fcitx-module-dbus fcitx-module-kimpanel fcitx-module-lua
fcitx-module-x11 fcitx-modules fcitx-ui-classic fcitx-ui-qimpanel
fcitx5-module-quickphrase-editor fonts-freefont-ttf fonts-kacst
fonts-kacst-one fonts-khmeros-core fonts-lao fonts-lklug-sinhala
fonts-noto-cjk fonts-sil-abyssinica fonts-sil-padauk fonts-symbola
fonts-thai-tlwg fonts-tibetan-machine fonts-tlwg-garuda
fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf fonts-tlwg-kinnari fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf
fonts-tlwg-laksaman fonts-tlwg-laksaman-ttf fonts-tlwg-loma
fonts-tlwg-loma-ttf fonts-tlwg-mono fonts-tlwg-mono-ttf
fonts-tlwg-norasi fonts-tlwg-norasi-ttf fonts-tlwg-purisa
fonts-tlwg-purisa-ttf fonts-tlwg-sawasdee fonts-tlwg-sawasdee-ttf
fonts-tlwg-typewriter fonts-tlwg-typewriter-ttf fonts-tlwg-typist
fonts-tlwg-typist-ttf fonts-tlwg-typo fonts-tlwg-typo-ttf
fonts-tlwg-umpush fonts-tlwg-umpush-ttf fonts-tlwg-waree
fonts-tlwg-waree-ttf fwupd fwupd-signed fwupdate gir1.2-nm-1.0
gir1.2-notify-0.7 gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0
gir1.2-secret-1 gir1.2-udisks-2.0 gnome-accessibility-themes
gnome-themes-extra gnome-themes-extra-data gtk2-engines-murrine
gtk2-engines-pixbuf haveged hplip-data htop iio-sensor-proxy
inputattach kactivities-bin kactivitymanagerd kcalc kde-cli-tools
kde-cli-tools-data kde-style-breeze kerneloops laptop-detect
libappstream-glib8 libappstream4 libappstreamqt2 libcdr-0.1-1
libcolamd2 libconfig9 libdebconf-kde1 libdrm-dev libefiboot1
libegl1-mesa-dev libfcitx-config4 libfcitx-core0 libfcitx-gclient1
libfcitx-qt5-1 libfcitx-qt5-data libfcitx-utils0 libfreehand-0.1-1
libfwup1 libfwupd2 libgcab-1.0-0 libgettextpo0 libgl1-mesa-dev
libgles1 libgles2-mesa-dev libglib2.0-dev libglib2.0-dev-bin
libglu1-mesa-dev libglvnd-core-dev libglvnd-dev libhavege1 libhpmud0
libkf5activities5 libkf5bluezqt-data libkf5bluezqt6
libkf5calendarevents5 libkf5networkmanagerqt-dev
libkf5networkmanagerqt-doc libkf5networkmanagerqt6 libkf5plasma5
libkf5plasmaquick5 libkf5sane-data libkf5sane5 libkf5style5
libkf5su-bin libkf5su-data libkf5su5 libkworkspace5-5 libmbim-glib4
libmbim-proxy libmimetic0v5 libminiupnpc17 libminizip1 libmspub-0.1-1
libmysqlclient20 libnatpmp1 libndp0 libnm-dev libnm0 libopengl0
libpackagekit-glib2-18 libpackagekitqt5-1 libpagemaker-0.0-0
libpcre16-3 libpcre3-dev libpcre32-3 libpcrecpp0v5 libpresage-data
libpresage1v5 libpthread-stubs0-dev libqapt3 libqapt3-runtime
libqca-qt5-2 libqca-qt5-2-plugins libqgpgme7 libqmi-glib5 libqmi-proxy
libqrencode3 libqt4-dbus libqt4-declarative libqt4-network
libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-xml
libqt4-xmlpatterns libqt5concurrent5 libqt5designer5 libqt5help5
libqt5keychain1 libqt5opengl5-dev libqt5positioning5 libqt5sensors5
libqt5webchannel5 libqt5webengine-data libqt5webenginecore5
libqt5webenginewidgets5 libqt5webkit5 libqtcore4 libqtdbus4 libqtgui4
libre2-4 libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-calc
libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-impress libreoffice-kde5
libsane-hpaio libsmbios-c2 libsnapd-qt1 libspectre1 libstemmer0d
libsuitesparseconfig5 libsynctex2 libteamdctl0 libtinyxml2.6.2v5
libu2f-udev libuniconf4.6 libvisio-0.1-1 libvncclient1 libwayland-bin
libwayland-dev libwhoopsie0 libwvstreams4.6-base
libwvstreams4.6-extras libx11-dev libx11-xcb-dev libxapian30
libxau-dev libxcb-composite0 libxcb-damage0 libxcb-dri2-0-dev
libxcb-dri3-dev libxcb-glx0-dev libxcb-present-dev libxcb-randr0-dev
libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-sync-dev
libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxcb1-dev libxdamage-dev libxdmcp-dev libxext-dev
libxfixes-dev libxshmfence-dev libxxf86vm-dev linux-sound-base
lp-solve lubuntu-artwork lubuntu-default-settings lxqt-admin
lxqt-admin-l10n memtest86+ mesa-common-dev
mobile-broadband-provider-info mscompress mtools muon mysql-common
neofetch nm-tray noblenote ofono packagekit packagekit-tools pass
pastebinit pcmciautils pkg-config plasma-discover
plasma-discover-common plasma-discover-snap-backend plasma-framework
policykit-desktop-privileges polkit-kde-agent-1 ppp pptp-linux presage
pwgen python3-cairo python3-cups python3-cupshelpers
python3-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 python3-debian python3-distutils
python3-lib2to3 python3-olefile python3-pexpect python3-pil
python3-ptyprocess python3-pyqt5 python3-renderpm python3-reportlab
python3-reportlab-accel python3-sip python3-software-properties
python3-xapian python3-xkit qapt-batch qdbus
qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt qml-module-org-kde-kconfig
qml-module-org-kde-kcoreaddons qml-module-org-kde-kio
qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols qml-module-org-kde-qqc2desktopstyle
qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-dialogs
qml-module-qtquick-layouts qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets qpdfview
qpdfview-djvu-plugin qpdfview-ps-plugin qpdfview-translations qrencode
qt-at-spi qt5-qmake qt5-qmake-bin qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools
qtchooser qtcore4-l10n qtpass quassel quassel-data rfkill sbsigntool
sddm sddm-theme-lubuntu secureboot-db skanlite
software-properties-common software-properties-qt spice-vdagent
syslinux syslinux-common syslinux-legacy transmission-common
transmission-qt tree trojita trojita-data trojita-l10n
ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola ttf-ubuntu-font-family ubuntu-drivers-common
ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt ubuntu-report usb-creator-common
usb-creator-kde usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data vlc vlc-bin
vlc-l10n vlc-plugin-access-extra vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-qt
vlc-plugin-samba vlc-plugin-skins2 vlc-plugin-svg
vlc-plugin-video-splitter vlc-plugin-visualization whoopsie wvdial
x11-apps x11-session-utils x11proto-core-dev x11proto-damage-dev
x11proto-dev x11proto-fixes-dev x11proto-xext-dev
x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev xbitmaps xclip xdg-desktop-portal-kde xinit
xorg xorg-sgml-doctools xtrans-dev zlib1g-dev zsync










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    These are no longer required: however removing them will break my os. What do you do to fix this? How do I re-install the packages these are allegedly depended upon?




    2048-qt alsa-base appstream apt-config-icons apt-config-icons-hidpi
    apt-config-icons-large apt-config-icons-large-hidpi apt-xapian-index
    arc-theme avahi-utils bolt breeze-cursor-theme compton compton-conf
    compton-conf-l10n cups-pk-helper dc debconf-kde-data dns-root-data
    dnsmasq-base efibootmgr fcitx fcitx-bin fcitx-config-common
    fcitx-config-gtk fcitx-data fcitx-frontend-all fcitx-frontend-gtk2
    fcitx-frontend-gtk3 fcitx-frontend-qt4 fcitx-frontend-qt5
    fcitx-module-dbus fcitx-module-kimpanel fcitx-module-lua
    fcitx-module-x11 fcitx-modules fcitx-ui-classic fcitx-ui-qimpanel
    fcitx5-module-quickphrase-editor fonts-freefont-ttf fonts-kacst
    fonts-kacst-one fonts-khmeros-core fonts-lao fonts-lklug-sinhala
    fonts-noto-cjk fonts-sil-abyssinica fonts-sil-padauk fonts-symbola
    fonts-thai-tlwg fonts-tibetan-machine fonts-tlwg-garuda
    fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf fonts-tlwg-kinnari fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf
    fonts-tlwg-laksaman fonts-tlwg-laksaman-ttf fonts-tlwg-loma
    fonts-tlwg-loma-ttf fonts-tlwg-mono fonts-tlwg-mono-ttf
    fonts-tlwg-norasi fonts-tlwg-norasi-ttf fonts-tlwg-purisa
    fonts-tlwg-purisa-ttf fonts-tlwg-sawasdee fonts-tlwg-sawasdee-ttf
    fonts-tlwg-typewriter fonts-tlwg-typewriter-ttf fonts-tlwg-typist
    fonts-tlwg-typist-ttf fonts-tlwg-typo fonts-tlwg-typo-ttf
    fonts-tlwg-umpush fonts-tlwg-umpush-ttf fonts-tlwg-waree
    fonts-tlwg-waree-ttf fwupd fwupd-signed fwupdate gir1.2-nm-1.0
    gir1.2-notify-0.7 gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0
    gir1.2-secret-1 gir1.2-udisks-2.0 gnome-accessibility-themes
    gnome-themes-extra gnome-themes-extra-data gtk2-engines-murrine
    gtk2-engines-pixbuf haveged hplip-data htop iio-sensor-proxy
    inputattach kactivities-bin kactivitymanagerd kcalc kde-cli-tools
    kde-cli-tools-data kde-style-breeze kerneloops laptop-detect
    libappstream-glib8 libappstream4 libappstreamqt2 libcdr-0.1-1
    libcolamd2 libconfig9 libdebconf-kde1 libdrm-dev libefiboot1
    libegl1-mesa-dev libfcitx-config4 libfcitx-core0 libfcitx-gclient1
    libfcitx-qt5-1 libfcitx-qt5-data libfcitx-utils0 libfreehand-0.1-1
    libfwup1 libfwupd2 libgcab-1.0-0 libgettextpo0 libgl1-mesa-dev
    libgles1 libgles2-mesa-dev libglib2.0-dev libglib2.0-dev-bin
    libglu1-mesa-dev libglvnd-core-dev libglvnd-dev libhavege1 libhpmud0
    libkf5activities5 libkf5bluezqt-data libkf5bluezqt6
    libkf5calendarevents5 libkf5networkmanagerqt-dev
    libkf5networkmanagerqt-doc libkf5networkmanagerqt6 libkf5plasma5
    libkf5plasmaquick5 libkf5sane-data libkf5sane5 libkf5style5
    libkf5su-bin libkf5su-data libkf5su5 libkworkspace5-5 libmbim-glib4
    libmbim-proxy libmimetic0v5 libminiupnpc17 libminizip1 libmspub-0.1-1
    libmysqlclient20 libnatpmp1 libndp0 libnm-dev libnm0 libopengl0
    libpackagekit-glib2-18 libpackagekitqt5-1 libpagemaker-0.0-0
    libpcre16-3 libpcre3-dev libpcre32-3 libpcrecpp0v5 libpresage-data
    libpresage1v5 libpthread-stubs0-dev libqapt3 libqapt3-runtime
    libqca-qt5-2 libqca-qt5-2-plugins libqgpgme7 libqmi-glib5 libqmi-proxy
    libqrencode3 libqt4-dbus libqt4-declarative libqt4-network
    libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-xml
    libqt4-xmlpatterns libqt5concurrent5 libqt5designer5 libqt5help5
    libqt5keychain1 libqt5opengl5-dev libqt5positioning5 libqt5sensors5
    libqt5webchannel5 libqt5webengine-data libqt5webenginecore5
    libqt5webenginewidgets5 libqt5webkit5 libqtcore4 libqtdbus4 libqtgui4
    libre2-4 libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-calc
    libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-impress libreoffice-kde5
    libsane-hpaio libsmbios-c2 libsnapd-qt1 libspectre1 libstemmer0d
    libsuitesparseconfig5 libsynctex2 libteamdctl0 libtinyxml2.6.2v5
    libu2f-udev libuniconf4.6 libvisio-0.1-1 libvncclient1 libwayland-bin
    libwayland-dev libwhoopsie0 libwvstreams4.6-base
    libwvstreams4.6-extras libx11-dev libx11-xcb-dev libxapian30
    libxau-dev libxcb-composite0 libxcb-damage0 libxcb-dri2-0-dev
    libxcb-dri3-dev libxcb-glx0-dev libxcb-present-dev libxcb-randr0-dev
    libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-sync-dev
    libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxcb1-dev libxdamage-dev libxdmcp-dev libxext-dev
    libxfixes-dev libxshmfence-dev libxxf86vm-dev linux-sound-base
    lp-solve lubuntu-artwork lubuntu-default-settings lxqt-admin
    lxqt-admin-l10n memtest86+ mesa-common-dev
    mobile-broadband-provider-info mscompress mtools muon mysql-common
    neofetch nm-tray noblenote ofono packagekit packagekit-tools pass
    pastebinit pcmciautils pkg-config plasma-discover
    plasma-discover-common plasma-discover-snap-backend plasma-framework
    policykit-desktop-privileges polkit-kde-agent-1 ppp pptp-linux presage
    pwgen python3-cairo python3-cups python3-cupshelpers
    python3-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 python3-debian python3-distutils
    python3-lib2to3 python3-olefile python3-pexpect python3-pil
    python3-ptyprocess python3-pyqt5 python3-renderpm python3-reportlab
    python3-reportlab-accel python3-sip python3-software-properties
    python3-xapian python3-xkit qapt-batch qdbus
    qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt qml-module-org-kde-kconfig
    qml-module-org-kde-kcoreaddons qml-module-org-kde-kio
    qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols qml-module-org-kde-qqc2desktopstyle
    qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-dialogs
    qml-module-qtquick-layouts qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets qpdfview
    qpdfview-djvu-plugin qpdfview-ps-plugin qpdfview-translations qrencode
    qt-at-spi qt5-qmake qt5-qmake-bin qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools
    qtchooser qtcore4-l10n qtpass quassel quassel-data rfkill sbsigntool
    sddm sddm-theme-lubuntu secureboot-db skanlite
    software-properties-common software-properties-qt spice-vdagent
    syslinux syslinux-common syslinux-legacy transmission-common
    transmission-qt tree trojita trojita-data trojita-l10n
    ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola ttf-ubuntu-font-family ubuntu-drivers-common
    ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt ubuntu-report usb-creator-common
    usb-creator-kde usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data vlc vlc-bin
    vlc-l10n vlc-plugin-access-extra vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-qt
    vlc-plugin-samba vlc-plugin-skins2 vlc-plugin-svg
    vlc-plugin-video-splitter vlc-plugin-visualization whoopsie wvdial
    x11-apps x11-session-utils x11proto-core-dev x11proto-damage-dev
    x11proto-dev x11proto-fixes-dev x11proto-xext-dev
    x11proto-xf86vidmode-dev xbitmaps xclip xdg-desktop-portal-kde xinit
    xorg xorg-sgml-doctools xtrans-dev zlib1g-dev zsync










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      These are no longer required: however removing them will break my os. What do you do to fix this? How do I re-install the packages these are allegedly depended upon?




      2048-qt alsa-base appstream apt-config-icons apt-config-icons-hidpi
      apt-config-icons-large apt-config-icons-large-hidpi apt-xapian-index
      arc-theme avahi-utils bolt breeze-cursor-theme compton compton-conf
      compton-conf-l10n cups-pk-helper dc debconf-kde-data dns-root-data
      dnsmasq-base efibootmgr fcitx fcitx-bin fcitx-config-common
      fcitx-config-gtk fcitx-data fcitx-frontend-all fcitx-frontend-gtk2
      fcitx-frontend-gtk3 fcitx-frontend-qt4 fcitx-frontend-qt5
      fcitx-module-dbus fcitx-module-kimpanel fcitx-module-lua
      fcitx-module-x11 fcitx-modules fcitx-ui-classic fcitx-ui-qimpanel
      fcitx5-module-quickphrase-editor fonts-freefont-ttf fonts-kacst
      fonts-kacst-one fonts-khmeros-core fonts-lao fonts-lklug-sinhala
      fonts-noto-cjk fonts-sil-abyssinica fonts-sil-padauk fonts-symbola
      fonts-thai-tlwg fonts-tibetan-machine fonts-tlwg-garuda
      fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf fonts-tlwg-kinnari fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf
      fonts-tlwg-laksaman fonts-tlwg-laksaman-ttf fonts-tlwg-loma
      fonts-tlwg-loma-ttf fonts-tlwg-mono fonts-tlwg-mono-ttf
      fonts-tlwg-norasi fonts-tlwg-norasi-ttf fonts-tlwg-purisa
      fonts-tlwg-purisa-ttf fonts-tlwg-sawasdee fonts-tlwg-sawasdee-ttf
      fonts-tlwg-typewriter fonts-tlwg-typewriter-ttf fonts-tlwg-typist
      fonts-tlwg-typist-ttf fonts-tlwg-typo fonts-tlwg-typo-ttf
      fonts-tlwg-umpush fonts-tlwg-umpush-ttf fonts-tlwg-waree
      fonts-tlwg-waree-ttf fwupd fwupd-signed fwupdate gir1.2-nm-1.0
      gir1.2-notify-0.7 gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0
      gir1.2-secret-1 gir1.2-udisks-2.0 gnome-accessibility-themes
      gnome-themes-extra gnome-themes-extra-data gtk2-engines-murrine
      gtk2-engines-pixbuf haveged hplip-data htop iio-sensor-proxy
      inputattach kactivities-bin kactivitymanagerd kcalc kde-cli-tools
      kde-cli-tools-data kde-style-breeze kerneloops laptop-detect
      libappstream-glib8 libappstream4 libappstreamqt2 libcdr-0.1-1
      libcolamd2 libconfig9 libdebconf-kde1 libdrm-dev libefiboot1
      libegl1-mesa-dev libfcitx-config4 libfcitx-core0 libfcitx-gclient1
      libfcitx-qt5-1 libfcitx-qt5-data libfcitx-utils0 libfreehand-0.1-1
      libfwup1 libfwupd2 libgcab-1.0-0 libgettextpo0 libgl1-mesa-dev
      libgles1 libgles2-mesa-dev libglib2.0-dev libglib2.0-dev-bin
      libglu1-mesa-dev libglvnd-core-dev libglvnd-dev libhavege1 libhpmud0
      libkf5activities5 libkf5bluezqt-data libkf5bluezqt6
      libkf5calendarevents5 libkf5networkmanagerqt-dev
      libkf5networkmanagerqt-doc libkf5networkmanagerqt6 libkf5plasma5
      libkf5plasmaquick5 libkf5sane-data libkf5sane5 libkf5style5
      libkf5su-bin libkf5su-data libkf5su5 libkworkspace5-5 libmbim-glib4
      libmbim-proxy libmimetic0v5 libminiupnpc17 libminizip1 libmspub-0.1-1
      libmysqlclient20 libnatpmp1 libndp0 libnm-dev libnm0 libopengl0
      libpackagekit-glib2-18 libpackagekitqt5-1 libpagemaker-0.0-0
      libpcre16-3 libpcre3-dev libpcre32-3 libpcrecpp0v5 libpresage-data
      libpresage1v5 libpthread-stubs0-dev libqapt3 libqapt3-runtime
      libqca-qt5-2 libqca-qt5-2-plugins libqgpgme7 libqmi-glib5 libqmi-proxy
      libqrencode3 libqt4-dbus libqt4-declarative libqt4-network
      libqt4-script libqt4-sql libqt4-sql-mysql libqt4-xml
      libqt4-xmlpatterns libqt5concurrent5 libqt5designer5 libqt5help5
      libqt5keychain1 libqt5opengl5-dev libqt5positioning5 libqt5sensors5
      libqt5webchannel5 libqt5webengine-data libqt5webenginecore5
      libqt5webenginewidgets5 libqt5webkit5 libqtcore4 libqtdbus4 libqtgui4
      libre2-4 libreoffice-avmedia-backend-gstreamer libreoffice-calc
      libreoffice-draw libreoffice-gtk3 libreoffice-impress libreoffice-kde5
      libsane-hpaio libsmbios-c2 libsnapd-qt1 libspectre1 libstemmer0d
      libsuitesparseconfig5 libsynctex2 libteamdctl0 libtinyxml2.6.2v5
      libu2f-udev libuniconf4.6 libvisio-0.1-1 libvncclient1 libwayland-bin
      libwayland-dev libwhoopsie0 libwvstreams4.6-base
      libwvstreams4.6-extras libx11-dev libx11-xcb-dev libxapian30
      libxau-dev libxcb-composite0 libxcb-damage0 libxcb-dri2-0-dev
      libxcb-dri3-dev libxcb-glx0-dev libxcb-present-dev libxcb-randr0-dev
      libxcb-render0-dev libxcb-shape0-dev libxcb-sync-dev
      libxcb-xfixes0-dev libxcb1-dev libxdamage-dev libxdmcp-dev libxext-dev
      libxfixes-dev libxshmfence-dev libxxf86vm-dev linux-sound-base
      lp-solve lubuntu-artwork lubuntu-default-settings lxqt-admin
      lxqt-admin-l10n memtest86+ mesa-common-dev
      mobile-broadband-provider-info mscompress mtools muon mysql-common
      neofetch nm-tray noblenote ofono packagekit packagekit-tools pass
      pastebinit pcmciautils pkg-config plasma-discover
      plasma-discover-common plasma-discover-snap-backend plasma-framework
      policykit-desktop-privileges polkit-kde-agent-1 ppp pptp-linux presage
      pwgen python3-cairo python3-cups python3-cupshelpers
      python3-dbus.mainloop.pyqt5 python3-debian python3-distutils
      python3-lib2to3 python3-olefile python3-pexpect python3-pil
      python3-ptyprocess python3-pyqt5 python3-renderpm python3-reportlab
      python3-reportlab-accel python3-sip python3-software-properties
      python3-xapian python3-xkit qapt-batch qdbus
      qml-module-org-kde-bluezqt qml-module-org-kde-kconfig
      qml-module-org-kde-kcoreaddons qml-module-org-kde-kio
      qml-module-org-kde-kquickcontrols qml-module-org-kde-qqc2desktopstyle
      qml-module-qtquick-controls qml-module-qtquick-dialogs
      qml-module-qtquick-layouts qml-module-qtquick-privatewidgets qpdfview
      qpdfview-djvu-plugin qpdfview-ps-plugin qpdfview-translations qrencode
      qt-at-spi qt5-qmake qt5-qmake-bin qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools
      qtchooser qtcore4-l10n qtpass quassel quassel-data rfkill sbsigntool
      sddm sddm-theme-lubuntu secureboot-db skanlite
      software-properties-common software-properties-qt spice-vdagent
      syslinux syslinux-common syslinux-legacy transmission-common
      transmission-qt tree trojita trojita-data trojita-l10n
      ttf-ancient-fonts-symbola ttf-ubuntu-font-family ubuntu-drivers-common
      ubuntu-release-upgrader-qt ubuntu-report usb-creator-common
      usb-creator-kde usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data vlc vlc-bin
      vlc-l10n vlc-plugin-access-extra vlc-plugin-notify vlc-plugin-qt
      vlc-plugin-samba vlc-plugin-skins2 vlc-plugin-svg
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