package ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/init.d/networking', which is also in package netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2

[Harold Toms]

Binary package hint: ifupdown

Ubuntu 9.10

2.6.31-20-generic

ifupdown upgrade was offered but it would not install due to apparent conflict with netbase.

ProblemType: Package
AptOrdering:
 ifupdown: Install
 ifupdown: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Feb 22 10:00:32 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/init.d/networking', which is also in package netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2
Package: ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-20.57-generic
SourcePackage: ifupdown
Title: package ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/init.d/networking', which is also in package netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-20-generic i686

[KDontenville (kevin-keepnet)]

Get this on starting an apt-get upgrade (nb using the proposed repository)

The following packages will be upgraded:
  ifupdown
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/58.1kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,096B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 273747 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21 (using .../ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ifupdown ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/init.d/networking', which is also in package netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[man.vvip (steven-b-007)]

I have the exact same problem:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  ifupdown
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/60.4kB of archives.
After this operation, 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 124197 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21 (using .../ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ifupdown ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/init.d/networking', which is also in package netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Mathieu Marquer (slasher-fun)]

The faulting package has been deleted from the repositories
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/0.6.8ubuntu21.1/+publishinghistory

But we may need an update for people who tried to update before the deletion.

[toay001 (touay001)]

Still in the repositories. Just tried to update!

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 158502 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21 (using .../ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ifupdown ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/init.d/networking', which is also in package netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:

[pichi_de (pichiweb)]

Confirmed

[Myzeus (myzeus)]

I have just tried to update. The package is still in the repositories. Got the same problem:

paolo@pc-paolo:/$ sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for paolo:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  ifupdown
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 58.1kB of archives.
After this operation, 4,096B disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21.1 [58.1kB]
Fetched 58.1kB in 0s (1,055kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 133711 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21 (using .../ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ifupdown ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/init.d/networking', which is also in package netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[palimmo (palimmo)]

I seguenti pacchetti saranno aggiornati:
  ifupdown
1 aggiornati, 0 installati, 0 da rimuovere e 1 non aggiornati.
È necessario scaricare 60,4kB di archivi.
Dopo quest'operazione, verranno occupati 0B di spazio su disco.
Continuare [S/n]? s
Scaricare:1 http://it.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-proposed/main ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21.1 [60,4kB]
Recuperati 60,4kB in 0s (188kB/s)
Preconfigurazione dei pacchetti in corso
(Lettura del database... 166544 file e directory attualmente installati.)
Preparativi per sostituire ifupdown v.0.6.8ubuntu21 (utilizzando .../ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb)...
Estrazione del sostituto di ifupdown...
dpkg: errore nell'elaborare /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 tentata sovrascrittura di "/etc/init.d/networking" presente anche nel pacchetto netbase 0:4.35ubuntu2
Elaborazione dei trigger per man-db...
Elaborazione dei trigger per ureadahead...
Si sono verificati degli errori nell'elaborazione:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[ilna (a-gaydenko)]

It's deleted now from the *central* repository - the problem has gone. I think. you can just wait for changings be propagated to Italy server.

[eugenio (thongrim)]

Package is in the repository, wake up

[Ryszard Skowron (skowron-ryszard)]

Następujące pakiety zostaną zaktualizowane:
  ifupdown
1 aktualizowanych, 0 nowo instalowanych, 0 usuwanych i 0 nieaktualizowanych.
Konieczne pobranie 0B/58,1kB archiwów.
Po tej operacji zostanie zwolnione 4096B miejsca na dysku.
Kontynuować [T/n]? T
Prekonfiguracja pakietów ...
(Odczytywanie bazy danych ... 199062 plików i katalogów obecnie zainstalowanych.)
Przygotowanie do zastąpienia ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu21 (wykorzystując .../ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb) ...
Rozpakowanie pakietu zastępującego ifupdown ...
dpkg: błąd przetwarzania /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 próba zastąpienia '/etc/init.d/networking', który jest także w paczce 'netbase''0:4.35ubuntu2'
Przetwarzanie wyzwalaczy dla man-db...
Przetwarzanie wyzwalaczy dla ureadahead...
Wystąpiły błędy podczas przetwarzania:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ifupdown_0.6.8ubuntu21.1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[ilna (a-gaydenko)]

eugenio , I mean there isn't the package update any more. Status is already changed this way:

Current status: 0 updates [-1].

So, I have woke up already :-)

[Dmitry Murat (dmitry-murat)]

The same @ Ubuntu 9.10 x64

[axelsvag (darinsson)]

The problem is still there

[Mathieu Marquer (slasher-fun)]

Marking as fix released : the faulting package has been deleted from the main mirror, please wait a little for this change to occur on other mirros as well.

[palimmo (palimmo)]

solved in italy