linux-virtual conflicts with linux-server, install fails

Bug #483858 reported by Gary
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: linux-virtual

Clean install of ubuntu-server-9.10-amd64 with SSH in VMWare Server 2.0.

apt-get install linux-virtual fails to install leaving apt-get broken. apt-get purge linux-virtual and apt-get -f install both fail. Complains of conflicting file between linux-virtual and linux-server packages.

ProblemType: Bug
AlsaDevices: Error: command ['ls', '-l', '/dev/snd/'] failed with exit code 2: ls: cannot access /dev/snd/: No such file or directory
AplayDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
Architecture: amd64
ArecordDevices: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory
CurrentDmesg:
 [ 19.420741] eth0: no IPv6 routers present
 [ 204.442745] SGI XFS with ACLs, security attributes, realtime, large block/inode numbers, no debug enabled
 [ 204.449917] SGI XFS Quota Management subsystem
 [ 204.508134] NTFS driver 2.1.29 [Flags: R/O MODULE].
 [ 204.554532] QNX4 filesystem 0.2.3 registered.
Date: Mon Nov 16 22:02:29 2009
Dependencies:
 linux-firmware 1.24
 linux-image-virtual 2.6.31.14.27
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Lsusb: Error: command ['lsusb'] failed with exit code 1:
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
Package: linux-virtual 2.6.31.14.27
PciMultimedia:

ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-server root=UUID=c485e7aa-69e8-4656-8214-cc84eb048bcf ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-server
SourcePackage: linux-meta
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-server x86_64
dmi.bios.date: 07/29/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd07/29/2008:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.

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Gary (thevoid) wrote :
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Gary (thevoid) wrote :

root@Zabbix:/boot# dpkg -l | grep linux
ii libselinux1 2.0.85-2ubuntu2 SELinux shared libraries
ii linux-firmware 1.24 Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii linux-headers-2.6.31-14 2.6.31-14.48 Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii linux-headers-2.6.31-14-server 2.6.31-14.48 Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.31 on x
ii linux-headers-server 2.6.31.14.27 Linux kernel headers on Server Equipment.
ii linux-image-2.6.31-14-server 2.6.31-14.48 Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on x86
ii linux-image-server 2.6.31.14.27 Linux kernel image on Server Equipment.
iU linux-image-virtual 2.6.31.14.27 Linux kernel image for virtual machines
ii linux-server 2.6.31.14.27 Complete Linux kernel on Server Equipment.
iU linux-virtual 2.6.31.14.27 Complete Linux kernel for virtual machines
ii util-linux 2.16-1ubuntu5 Miscellaneous system utilities
root@Zabbix:/boot# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies...Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual
Suggested packages:
  fdutils linux-doc-2.6.31 linux-source-2.6.31
The following NEW packages will be installed
  linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/11.7MB of archives.
After this operation, 33.0MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 40549 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual (from .../linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb) ...
Done.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-server', which is also in package linux-image-2.6.31-14-server 0:2.6.31-14.48
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Gary (thevoid) wrote :

apt-get -f install linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  fdutils linux-doc-2.6.31 linux-source-2.6.31
The following NEW packages will be installed
  linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/11.7MB of archives.
After this operation, 33.0MB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 40549 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual (from .../linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb) ...
Done.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-server', which is also in package linux-image-2.6.31-14-server 0:2.6.31-14.48
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Andy Whitcroft (apw) wrote :

[This is an automated message. Apologies if it has reached you inappropriately.]

This bug was reported against the linux-meta package when it likely should have been reported against the linux package instead. We are automatically transitioning this to the linux kernel package so that the appropriate teams are notified and made aware of this issue.

If this bug really is a bug in the linux-meta package you can move it back to linux-meta and tag it kj-linux-meta, or contact us on the #ubuntu-kernel channel on the FreeNode IRC server. Thanks.

affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu) → linux (Ubuntu)
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
tags: added: karmic
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James (kyrra) wrote :

Are there any workarounds to this issue?

Brad Figg (brad-figg)
tags: added: kj-triage
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
tags: added: bios-amd-powernow
Brad Figg (brad-figg)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
tags: added: b73a1py79
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Brad Figg (brad-figg) wrote : Unsupported series, setting status to "Won't Fix".

This bug was filed against a series that is no longer supported and so is being marked as Won't Fix. If this issue still exists in a supported series, please file a new bug.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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