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nodejs package

Different Binary Name in 12.04 and 12.10 (name conflict with "node" package)

Bug #1069903 reported by Ma Hsiao-chun
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Node JS
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node (Ubuntu)
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nodejs (Debian)
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Bug Description

12.04 binary name is "node"
http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/amd64/nodejs/filelist
meanwhile
12.10 binary name is "nodejs"
http://packages.ubuntu.com/quantal/amd64/nodejs/filelist

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in nodejs (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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László Monda (mondalaci) wrote :

I think this is a huge mess with a long history - see http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2012/07/msg00002.html

The nodejs package should definitely contain the node binary because node libraries depend on it. Does anyone argue that?

Why has this change happened?

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Ben Kuhn (ben-s-kuhn) wrote :

Workaround:

sudo apt-get install nodejs-legacy

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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

This seems to be fixed in Ubuntu according to the referred resolution above.

Changed in nodejs (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
summary: - Different Binary Name in 12.04 and 12.10
+ Different Binary Name in 12.04 and 12.10 (name conflict with "node"
+ package)
Changed in node (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in nodejs (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko) wrote :

I opened an upstream ticket for supporting "nodejs" binary: https://github.com/joyent/node/issues/4772

Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)
Changed in node (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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