I can confirm this. I tried to "apt-get install gnome" on ubuntu 8.04 server edition and I get the same exact error.
** Changed in: meta-gnome2 (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Confirmed
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Unmet depenency for gnome-desktop-environment package
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/225979
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