upgrade to firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.3-0ubuntu2 fails

[Michael Bienia]

From my last apt-get upgrade run:

Preparing to replace firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.3-0ubuntu1 (using .../firefox_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
cp: cannot overwrite non-directory `/usr/lib/firefox/././res' with directory `/usr/lib/mozilla-firefox/./res'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 1

This happend on amd64 running dapper.

I could work around it by removing the res symlink in /usr/lib/firefox. It got recreated successfully by the upgrade.

[Cameron Braid (cameron-braid)]

Sorry, I just posted a duplicate https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/44619

[Jérémie Corbier (jcorbier)]

Setting status to confirmed. It looks like /usr/lib/firefox/chrome, /usr/lib/firefox/icons and /usr/lib/firefox/././searchplugins are also concerned.

[David Larlet (david-bgk)]

Just a quick pool with subscribers, do you have previously installed firefox 1.5 with sources (off-package)? Because it's my case and maybe the issue come from that installation...

[David Sedeño Fernandez (david-alderia)]

No, I haven't. Always package from ubuntu.

[Marcus Malcom (malcomm77)]

No, my install of firefox, as for the packages, did not change - sources are on.

[Alessio Fattorini (alessio.fattorini)]

Fails on i386 too, for me.

[Marcus Malcom (malcomm77)]

I was able to get passed this failure by uninstalling firefox - updating my system (new kernel) and then re-installing the firefox package. Not sure if others have done this as well???

FYI - 2.6.15-23-386

[Pierre Slamich (pierre-slamich)]

I've done it as well, but a problem caused this. The problem might still be
there and it might some day play a nasty trick.

On 5/22/06, Marcus Malcom <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> I was able to get passed this failure by uninstalling firefox - updating
> my system (new kernel) and then re-installing the firefox package. Not
> sure if others have done this as well???
>
> FYI - 2.6.15-23-386
>
> --
> upgrade to firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.3-0ubuntu2 fails
> https://launchpad.net/bugs/44487
>

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Pierre
<email address hidden>

[Marcus Malcom (malcomm77)]

Agreed, this still needs to be fixed, but I just wanted to comment on a work-around for folks.

[David Larlet (david-bgk)]

The bug has been fixed for me since last update. Thanks.

[Alessio Fattorini (alessio.fattorini)]

> The bug has been fixed for me since last update. Thanks.
Me too
Alessio

[sam tygier (samtygier)]

sounds like this has been fixed. please reopen if thats not the case.