package python-dmidecode-dbg (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/pyshared/dmidecode.py', which is also in package python-dmidecode 0:3.10.7-1.1ubuntu1

[cyberb764]

Binary package hint: python-dmidecode-dbg

installation failed

TEST CASE
1. Enable debugging packages repository in sources.list
deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com lucid main universe multiverse restricted
2. apt-get install python-dmidecode python-dmidecode-dbg
3. check that both packages install cleanly

VERIFICATION SUCCEEDED
- python-dmidecode and python-dmidecode-dbg are correctly installed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: python-dmidecode-dbg (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-23.37-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 15 17:15:45 2010
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/pyshared/dmidecode.py', which is also in package python-dmidecode 0:3.10.7-1.1ubuntu1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
SourcePackage: python-dmidecode
Title: package python-dmidecode-dbg (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/pyshared/dmidecode.py', which is also in package python-dmidecode 0:3.10.7-1.1ubuntu1

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. However, I am closing it because the bug has been fixed in the latest development version of Ubuntu - Maverick Meerkat.

This is a significant bug in Ubuntu. If you need a fix for the bug in previous versions of Ubuntu, please do steps 1 and 2 of the SRU Procedure [1] to bring the need to a developer's attention.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

python-dmidecode (3.10.8-2) unstable; urgency=low

  * Resolved conflict between standard and debug package (Closes: #561904).

 -- Nima Talebi <email address hidden> Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:17:37 +1100

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Nominating for SRU:
- The package and the associated debug symbols cannot be installed together
- The patch is safe and picked from 10.10. It copies the conflicting file dmidecode.py to dmidecode-dbg.py
- Regression: None because the debug package cannot be installed in Lucid.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

A symlink would probably be more elegant, but it's "good enough". Please upload. Thank you!

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

lucid has seen the end of its life and is no longer receiving any updates. Marking the lucid task for this ticket as "Won't Fix".