python-minimal dependency blocks LTS upgrade from lucid to precise
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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update-manager-core (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
python-minimal is an essential package. In "precise" python-minimal is version 2.7.3, which has dependencies: python2.7-minimal (>= 2.7.3), dpkg (>= 1.13.20). The package python2.7-minimal in "precise" is version 2.7.3 (and it also appears in precise-updates). python2.7-minimal has dependencies: libc6 (>= 2.15), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libssl1.0.0 (>= 1.0.0), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.0), python-minimal (>= 2.6.6-3+squeeze1). The python-minimal dependency cannot be met from a fully updated "lucid" where the version of python-minimal is 2.6.5-0ubuntu1.
Furthermore:
1. Ubuntu release: 10.04.4LTS partially upgraded to 12.04, presently stuck in between due to multiple failures in the post first-point-release upgrade action triggered with update manager.
2. Package version: see above. apt-cache policy outputs for 3 packages:
python-minimal:
Installed: 2.6.5-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 2.7.3-0ubuntu2
Version table:
2.7.3-0ubuntu2 0
500 http://
*** 2.6.5-0ubuntu1 0
100 /var/lib/
python2.6-minimal:
Installed: 2.6.5-1ubuntu6
Candidate: 2.6.5-1ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 2.6.5-1ubuntu6 0
100 /var/lib/
python2.7-minimal:
Installed: 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
Candidate: 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
Version table:
*** 2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
2.7.3-0ubuntu3 0
500 http://
N.B. aptitude reports the state of python2.7-minimal as "unpacked".
3. What expected to happen: N/A
4. What happened: N/A
I have no idea why this came up under "util-linux". When it did I tried to change it, but apparently I did not know how to change it.