dist-upgrade Dapper -> Edgy. Conflicting files x11-common <-> xinit

[Frode M. Døving]

Binary package hint: x11-common

Unpacking replacement x11-common ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.1.1ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/Xsession.5.gz', which is also in package xinit
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

[Frode M. Døving (frode)]

root@dark:~# dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/x11-common_1%3a7.1.1ubuntu5_i386.deb
(Reading database ... 60093 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace x11-common 7.0.0-0ubuntu45 (using .../x11-common_1%3a7.1.1ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement x11-common ...
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/Xsession.5.gz', which is also in package xinit
dpkg - warning, overriding problem because --force enabled:
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man5/Xsession.options.5.gz', which is also in package xinit
Setting up x11-common (7.1.1ubuntu5) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/init.d/x11-common ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/X11/Xsession ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/X11/Xsession.options ...
 System startup links for /etc/init.d/x11-common already exist.

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

Confirming based on the duplicate bug and further reports here:

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=279672

What version of the xinit package did you have installed when this happened? Attach /var/log/dpkg.log

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

x11-common declares a Replaces on xinit <= 1.0.1-0ubuntu3 (the version in Dapper), but this is broken by the recent Dapper security update which is 1.0.1-0ubuntu3.1 (but still contains the overlapping file)

Assigning to Kees

[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

Should probably just be "Replaces: xinit (<< 1.0.2)", since 1.0.2 was where the move happened in edgy, and that gives us a bit more breathing room for versioning.

[Kees Cook (kees)]

xorg 7.1.1ubuntu6 fixes this. It has been uploaded and will be available shortly.

[neomoha (msordo)]

Hi,
Well, in my laptop I made a mistake and removed all X files, so I couldn't access the graphical view.
In my PC I solved the conflict by removing xinit and installing the new one from edgy repository.
But after that I found 3 more conflicts of versions, not about x11 of course, but didn't let me continue with the installation. One of them was Anjuta <-> Anjuta-common and I can't remember now the other two.

In the laptot I decided finally to get an edgy RC CD from the website and formatting the '/' mount point. It works fine. Thank goodnes I burned a DVD with all my data before doing the first update between dapper and edgy.

[Tinti (viniciustinti)]

Hello,
My problem was with the anjuta, and I did it:

# dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/anjuta_2.0.2-2ubuntu1_i386.deb

And next

# apt-get -f install

Finily

# apt-get dist-upgrade;

[Matt Zimmerman (mdz)]

On Sun, Oct 29, 2006 at 09:54:47AM -0000, Tinti wrote:
> Hello,
> My problem was with the anjuta, and I did it:

That is unrelated to this bug and should be filed under anjuta.

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 - mdz