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I was trying to a dist-upgarde on a machine I have (ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS) after an apt-get update but it wants to remove to many packages:

The following packages will be REMOVED
  account-plugin-facebook account-plugin-flickr account-plugin-google
  account-plugin-twitter activity-log-manager
  activity-log-manager-control-center akonadi-backend-mysql akonadi-server
  appmenu-qt appmenu-qt5 apport apport-gtk apt-transport-https apt-utils
  apt-xapian-index aptdaemon aptik aptitude apturl-common audacity banshee
  banshee-extension-soundmenu bbswitch-dkms bluez-cups boot-repair boot-sav
  boot-sav-extra brasero brasero-cdrkit brltty browser-plugin-vlc
  build-essential caribou checkbox-gui cheese chromium-browser
  chromium-browser-l10n cinnamon cinnamon-dbg cinnamon-doc
  cinnamon-screensaver click click-apparmor command-not-found compiz
  compiz-core compiz-gnome compiz-plugins compiz-plugins-default
  compiz-plugins-extra compizconfig-settings-manager conky-manager cortina
  cups cups-filters cups-ppdc dblatex default-jdk default-jre
  default-jre-headless deja-dup deja-dup-backend-cloudfiles
  deja-dup-backend-gvfs devhelp dh-autoreconf dkms docbook-to-man dockbarx
  dockbarx-applet-appindicator dockbarx-applet-battery-status
  dockbarx-applet-clock dockbarx-applet-hello-world dockbarx-applet-namebar
  dockbarx-applet-volume-control dockbarx-common dockbarx-dockx
  dockbarx-themes-extra easytag enblend enchant enfuse eog filezilla firefox
  flashplugin-installer frei0r-plugins friends friends-facebook
  friends-twitter g++ g++-4.8 gcc gcc-4.8 gcc-4.8-multilib gcc-multilib gdisk
  gdm gedit gedit-plugins gimp gir1.2-clutter-1.0 gir1.2-cogl-1.0
  gir1.2-coglpango-1.0 gir1.2-gtkclutter-1.0 gir1.2-muffin-3.0
  gir1.2-mutter-3.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gir1.2-totem-1.0 gir1.2-webkit-3.0
  gir1.2-webkit2-3.0 gjs gnome-common gnome-contacts gnome-control-center
  gnome-dbg gnome-media gnome-shell gnome-system-monitor gnome-user-guide
  gnome-video-effects gobject-introspection google-musicmanager-beta gparted
  grilo-plugins-0.2-mediascanner grub-customizer gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
  gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly gstreamer1.0-clutter gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly gtk-doc-tools gtkpod guayadeque handbrake-gtk
  hplip hud hugin hugin-tools ibus-pinyin id3v2 indicator-bluetooth
  indicator-datetime indicator-network indicator-printers jackd jackd2
  jackd2-firewire jade jstest-gtk katepart kde-runtime kdelibs-bin
  kdelibs5-plugins kdepim-runtime kdepimlibs-kio-plugins kdoctools kodi
  kodi-bin kubuntu-debug-installer kwalletmanager landscape-client-ui-install
  language-selector-common language-selector-gnome latex-beamer latex-xcolor
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  libaccount-plugin-google libaccounts-qt1 libaccounts-qt5-1 libadplug-2.2.1-0
  libakonadi-calendar4 libakonadi-contact4 libakonadi-kcal4 libakonadi-kde4
  libakonadi-kmime4 libakonadi-notes4 libakonadi-socialutils4
  libakonadiprotocolinternals1 libasound2-plugins:i386 libatkmm-1.6-1
  libatomic1 libattica0.4 libbaloocore4 libbaloofiles4 libbalooxapian4
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  libbrasero-media3-1 libcairomm-1.0-1 libcapnp-0.4.0 libcdr-0.0-0 libcec3
  libcheese-gtk23 libcheese7 libcholmod2.1.2 libchromaprint-tools
  libchromaprint0 libcjs-dev libclucene-contribs1 libclucene-core1
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  libkactivities-bin libkactivities-models1 libkactivities6 libkalarmcal2
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  liboxideqt-qmlplugin liboxideqtcore0 liboxideqtquick0 libpangomm-1.4-1
  libphonon4 libplasma-geolocation-interface4 libplasma3 libplasmaclock4abi4
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  libqgsttools-p1 libqjson0 libqmenumodel0 libqmobipocket1 libqt4-dbus
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  libqt4-qt3support libqt4-script libqt4-scripttools libqt4-sql
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  libqt5multimediawidgets5 libqt5network5 libqt5opengl5 libqt5organizer5
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  libsystemsettings1 libtaskmanager4abi5 libtbb2 libtelepathy-farstream3
  libthreadweaver4 libthumbnailer0 libtinyxml2.6.2 libtool libtotem0 libtsan0
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  libubuntu-download-manager-client0 libubuntu-download-manager-common0
  libubuntu-download-manager-priv0 libubuntu-location-service0
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  libunity-scopes1 libunity-webapps0 libunityvoice1 libusermetricsoutput1
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  texlive-luatex texlive-math-extra texlive-pictures texlive-pstricks
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just for it to update

The following NEW packages will be installed
  foomatic-filters gdebi-core jackd1 libjack0 libosp5 libostyle1c2
  linux-headers-3.13.0-77 linux-headers-3.13.0-77-generic
  linux-image-3.13.0-77-generic linux-image-extra-3.13.0-77-generic openjade
  opensp packagekit packagekit-backend-aptcc packagekit-tools
  python3-packagekit streamer xawtv-plugins
The following packages have been kept back:
  gcc-4.9-base gcc-4.9-base:i386 libgcc1 libgcc1:i386 libx32gcc1
The following packages will be upgraded:
  base-files cinnamon-bluetooth cinnamon-common cinnamon-session
  cinnamon-session-common cinnamon-settings-daemon
  cinnamon-settings-daemon-dev cpp-4.8 curl dolphin-emu-master
  firefox-locale-en fonts-opensymbol gcc-4.8-base gir1.2-gtk-2.0
  gir1.2-gudev-1.0 gir1.2-ibus-1.0 gir1.2-nemo-3.0 gtk2-engines-pixbuf ibus
  ibus-gtk ibus-gtk3 icedtea-6-jre-cacao icedtea-6-jre-jamvm ifupdown
  initscripts kpartx lib32asan0 libasan0 libc-bin libc-dev-bin libc6
  libc6:i386 libc6-dbg libc6-dev libc6-dev-i386 libc6-dev-x32 libc6-i386
  libc6-x32 libcurl3 libcurl3:i386 libcurl3-gnutls libgail-common libgail-dbg
  libgail18 libgcrypt11 libgcrypt11:i386 libgcrypt11-dev libgraphite2-3
  libgraphite2-3:i386 libgtk2.0-0 libgtk2.0-0:i386 libgtk2.0-0-dbg
  libgtk2.0-bin libgtk2.0-common libgtk2.0-dev libgudev-1.0-0 libgudev-1.0-dev
  libhogweed2 libibus-1.0-5 libnemo-extension-dev libnemo-extension1
  libnettle4 libnss-winbind libnss3 libnss3:i386 libnss3-1d libnss3-1d:i386
  libnss3-dev libnss3-nssdb libpam-systemd libpam-winbind libpci3
  libreoffice-style-human libsmbclient libsystemd-daemon-dev
  libsystemd-daemon0 libsystemd-journal0 libsystemd-login-dev
  libsystemd-login0 libudev-dev libudev1 libudev1:i386 libwbclient0
  libx32asan0 linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic
  linux-libc-dev login muffin-common multiarch-support nemo-data ntpdate
  openjdk-6-jre openjdk-6-jre-headless openjdk-6-jre-lib openssh-client
  openssh-server openssh-sftp-server oxideqt-codecs-extra passwd pciutils
  python-ibus python-samba qemu-keymaps qemu-system-common rhythmbox-data
  samba samba-common samba-common-bin samba-dsdb-modules samba-libs
  samba-vfs-modules smbclient ssh-askpass-gnome systemd-services sysv-rc
  sysvinit-utils udev winbind

So what can I do about it? Could there be security problems because of this?

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  • You are upgrading your distribution you are going to have old packages that need to be removed so it can install new ones. As security works its more of a risk not to update the packages.
    – DnrDevil
    Feb 19, 2016 at 13:29
  • would it be worth upgrading?, and if I did how could I get all those packages back? would it be a security problem if I didn't dist-upgrade?
    – Meep
    Feb 20, 2016 at 22:21
  • As described here dist-upgrade smartly remove and updates outdated package(s) and outdates packages may brings security issues, so in my opinion, yes it's worth upgrading and it's always worth it May 19, 2016 at 1:22

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