aptitude safe-upgrade crached

Bug #384792 reported by Titeuf
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apt (Ubuntu)
Expired
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: apt

on ubuntu 8.10
command: aptitude safe-upgrade
error message:"
Preparing to replace apt 0.7.14ubuntu6 (using .../apt_0.7.14ubuntu6.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement apt ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_0.7.14ubuntu6.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d', which is also in package debconf
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/apt_0.7.14ubuntu6.1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install."

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 libgcc1 1:4.3.2-1ubuntu12
 gcc-4.3-base 4.3.2-1ubuntu12
 libstdc++6 4.3.2-1ubuntu12
 findutils 4.4.0-2ubuntu3
 libc6 2.8~20080505-0ubuntu9
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d', which is also in package debconf
Package: apt 0.7.14ubuntu6
SourcePackage: apt
Title: package apt 0.7.14ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/etc/apt/apt.conf.d', which is also in package debconf
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-14-generic i686

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Titeuf (christophe-labidalle) wrote :
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Vish (vish) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. You reported this bug a while ago and there hasn't been any activity in it recently. We were wondering if this is still an issue for you. Can you try with the latest Ubuntu release? Thanks in advance.

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for apt (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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