package xserver-xorg-core behaves as if --auto-deconfigure was not given

[miked]

Binary package hint: dpkg

Ubuntu Natty Narwhal Alpha 2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.9.99.901+git20110131.be3be758-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CompisitorRunning: None
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
Date: Sun Feb 6 22:13:26 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2010-12-19 23:58:52.498961
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package xserver-xorg-core is already installed and configured
GraphicsCard: Subsystem: AOPEN Inc. Device [a0a0:033f]
Lsusb:
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
ProcKernelCmdLine: root=UUID=9831037e-f1f7-4155-b088-b3ca924eb69d ro single
Renderer: Software
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package xserver-xorg-core 2:1.9.99.901+git20110131.be3be758-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package xserver-xorg-core is already installed and configured
dmi.bios.date: 08/26/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix/Award Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: s651m
dmi.board.vendor: AOpen
dmi.board.version: 918EM10S50
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenix/AwardTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd08/26/2004:svn:pn:pvr:rvnAOpen:rns651m:rvr918EM10S50:cvn:ct3:cvr:
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu9
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.6~3ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.13.2+git20110124.fadee040-0ubuntu4
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.14.0-1ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:0.0.16+git20110107+b795ca6e-0ubuntu4

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Here is the error:

Unpacking replacement xkb-data ...
dpkg: regarding .../xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.9.99.901+git20110131.be3be758-0ubuntu3_i386.deb containing xserver-xorg-core:
 xserver-xorg-core breaks xserver-xorg-video-8
  xserver-xorg-video-geode provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-nv provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-intel provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-chips provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-trident provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-s3 provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-i128 provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-mga provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-neomagic provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-ark provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-tdfx provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-rendition provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-vesa provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-glint provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-fbdev provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-savage provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-vmware provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-openchrome provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-s3virge provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-voodoo provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-apm provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-sis provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
  xserver-xorg-video-v4l provides xserver-xorg-video-8 and is present and installed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.9.99.901+git20110131.be3be758-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 installing xserver-xorg-core would break existing software

This is rather confusing as apt runs dpkg with --auto-deconfigure

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 541595, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.