fail to update to python-psyco 1.6-1

[vaggouras]

 /var/cache/apt/archives/python-psyco_1.6-1_i386.deb: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: python-psyco 1.5.1-3 [modified: usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/psyco/_psyco.so]
SourcePackage: psyco
Title: package python-psyco 1.5.1-3 [modified: usr/lib/python2.5/site-packages/psyco/_psyco.so] failed to install/upgrade: subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report. The cause of the failure is:
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Preparing to replace python-psyco 1.5.1-3 (using .../python-psyco_1.6-1_i386.deb) ...
pycentral: pycentral pkgprepare: not overwriting local files
pycentral pkgprepare: not overwriting local files
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python-psyco_1.6-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1
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This is an intended behavior of pycentral to not overwrite locally installed python modules. So, this is not an error in Ubuntu.
You can either remove the version installed by hand or set overwrite-local=1 in /etc/python/debian_config and retry the upgrade of the package

I'm closing this report. Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.

[vaggouras (vaggouras)]

J-B-L!

Thank you for your immediate reply!
By adding overwrite-local=1 in the /etc/python/debian_config, the
upgrade was installed.

vv