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[Jay Mac <683471@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks.  I appreciate the help.

I was able to install GIMP by some sort of brute force.

I re-added the getdeb third party source into Synaptic Package Manager
as:

deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu maverick-getdeb apps

Adding the repository key, strangely didn't allow the app to install as
signed:

wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key
add -

I installed it via:

http://www.getdeb.net/install/gimp/2.6.11-1%7Egetdeb1%7Emaverick

which installs it via the Ubuntu Software Centre.  But I am forced to
accept it as unsigned.

All-in-all, I see this as a problem with Synaptic Package Manager.  I
think it should be doing a better job here.  There's obviously something
in my config that is confusing it.  And it's error messages aren't
helpful.  I suppose if a person was an expert with apt, they could
figure it out.  I could read up on it and learn.  I just think Ubuntu
should be a little more user friendly than that.

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Title:
  Unable to install GIMP on Maverick