package gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnupod-tools.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/info/dir.old.gz', which is also in package bash-doc
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnupod-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Colin Watson |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnupod-tools
package gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/
Seems like /usr/share/info.dir is something too general to be assumed as owned by a certain package.
Here's the session with the error (cut&paste from synaptic)
Selecting previously deselected package libxml-simple-perl.
(Reading database ... 366840 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libxml-simple-perl (from .../libxml-
Selecting previously deselected package gnupod-tools.
Unpacking gnupod-tools (from .../gnupod-
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/
Preparing to replace gtkpod 0.99.12-3 (using .../gtkpod_
Unpacking replacement gtkpod ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Setting up gtkpod (0.99.12-3) ...
Setting up libxml-simple-perl (2.18-1) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: gnupod-tools
Title: package gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-14-server i686
Related branches
Changed in gnupod-tools (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Triaged |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in gnupod-tools (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Colin Watson (cjwatson) |
This bug was fixed in the package gnupod-tools - 0.99.7-2ubuntu1
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gnupod-tools (0.99.7-2ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low
* Don't ship /usr/share/ info/dir. gz or /usr/share/ info/dir. old.gz
(LP: #358854).
-- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:44:41 +0100