package landscape-common 1.0.18-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/landscape/patch.py', which is also in package landscape-client

[Γουργιώτης Γιώργος (aka Gourgi)]

Binary package hint: landscape-client

possible duplicate of this bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/landscape-client/+bug/268039 but i report it seperate because i use intrepid and because last comment in that bug says it will be reviewed again in intrepid.

error happened when installing the package using update-manager.
here is the terminal error :

...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/landscape-common_1.0.18-0ubuntu2_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
....

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of landscape-client:
 landscape-client depends on landscape-common; however:
  Package landscape-common is not installed.
dpkg: error processing landscape-client (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
....

update-manager to look for broken packages from synaptic but the package is not marked as broken there :|
update-manager also mentioned something about /usr/../python2.5/patch.py but i missed the exact location and text.

i'll try purging and re-installing and if installation success i'll post back

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/landscape/patch.py', which is also in package landscape-client
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: landscape-common 1.0.18-0ubuntu2
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: landscape-client
Title: package landscape-common 1.0.18-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/landscape/patch.py', which is also in package landscape-client
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-3-generic x86_64

[Γουργιώτης Γιώργος (aka Gourgi) (gourgi)]

i marked the landscape-common and landscape-client for complete removal and installed them again with no errors this time.

[Khairul Aizat Kamarudzzaman (fenris)]

thanks gourgi .. for the tips .. work for me ...

[nullack (nullack)]

While the workaround results in an install, I do note that the install reports:

"landscape-client is not configured, please run landscape-config"

I do not accept the need to have to conduct further manual intervention after the install was reported to the user as being "successful" by synaptic.

[Brian Curtis (bcurtiswx)]

confirm as well.. The problem is update manager doesn't want to install the landscape-common when it installs the landscape-client.

[Daniel Holm (danielholm)]

Confimed by me to.

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

This should be fixed in release ubuntu3 of the package which has already been uploaded. The source is already up at the archive.

[Jose Bernardo (bernardo-bandos)]

Until then, a simple "sudo apt-get install -f" fixes it for me.

[cRoW2k (crow2k)]

Until then, a simple "sudo apt-get install -f" fixes it for me.

me too

[sagnoro (marcin93)]

Fix or re aptitude safe-upgrade and it's - ok

[Michael Hüttemann (michael-huettemann)]

confirm as well.

[nullack (nullack)]

Folks, when Andreas originally moved the bug status from "new" to "confirmed", that is when the bug was confirmed. Please be aware that there is no additional value in further confirming the bug. You can show your support for the bug by subscribing to the bug. There is a bunch of helpful documentation about how to optimise your time spent on bugs at:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ReportingBugs

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/BestPractices

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProcedures

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

this is a pretty severe (it breaks upgrades) and obvious (missing replaces in debian/control) bug. Adjusting importance.

[Savvas Radevic (medigeek)]

I think it's because of a partial config, I did
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude safe-upgrade

and it was fixed

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

No, as I said before, it was fixed in a new upload (ubuntu3). So, everybody who tried to upgrade after that upload finished got the new package which is fixed.

So, this can be marked as closed now. Sorry about it and thanks to all who reported this issue.