package wine (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/wine-stable', which is also in package wine-stable 3.0-1ubuntu1

[Fabio Marconi]

Happened during the upgrade to cosmic, I have not wine installed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: wine (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-22.24-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jun 4 20:17:39 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:wine:(not installed)
 Unpacking wine (3.0.1-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WcZobT/439-wine_3.0.1-2_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/wine-stable', which is also in package wine-stable 3.0-1ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/wine-stable', which is also in package wine-stable 3.0-1ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-30 (582 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu3
 apt 1.7.0~alpha0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: wine
Title: package wine (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/wine-stable', which is also in package wine-stable 3.0-1ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[jre (jre-phoenix)]

Hi,

thanks for your report, Fabio. This is caused by the transition from the old Ubuntu Wine packages to Debian's src:wine. Now in stage two we have to rename wine-stable back to wine. In a too optimistic naivety I had hoped that we don't need breaks/replaces for this - despite some positive tests it seems I was wrong. I've got no idea why it works for some people/package managers), but not you(rs).

Anyway, attached patch should fix it. It lets pkg:wine break/replace the real (non-transitional) pkg:wine-stable.

Ubuntu folks, please test and upload a fixed version of src:wine to cosmic.

If this works, I will add it in Debian until 20.04 is released, so that you can continue syncing wine again.

Greets
jre

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