lucid -> precise server upgrade fail: dpkg: error processing dpkg (--configure): package dpkg is already installed and configured

[James Troup]

I just tried a lucid -> precise server upgrade and it failed hard. Attaching logs as request by mvo

[James Troup (elmo)]

After apt-get -f install, I get the following from apt-get dist-upgrade:

The following packages have unmet dependencies.
  libwww-perl: Breaks: librpc-xml-perl (< 0.74-2) but 0.72-1 is to be installed

with -o debug::pkgrpoblemresolver=1, I get:

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Starting
Starting 2
Investigating console-setup
Package console-setup has broken Conflicts on console-terminus
  Considering console-terminus -1 as a solution to console-setup 17
  Added console-terminus to the remove list
  Fixing console-setup via remove of console-terminus
Investigating libdrm-nouveau1a
Package libdrm-nouveau1a has broken Conflicts on libdrm-nouveau1
  Considering libdrm-nouveau1 2 as a solution to libdrm-nouveau1a 9
  Added libdrm-nouveau1 to the remove list
  Fixing libdrm-nouveau1a via remove of libdrm-nouveau1
Investigating ntfs-3g
Package ntfs-3g has broken Conflicts on libntfs-3g75
  Considering libntfs-3g75 -1 as a solution to ntfs-3g 5
  Added libntfs-3g75 to the remove list
  Fixing ntfs-3g via remove of libntfs-3g75
Investigating libruby
Package libruby has broken Conflicts on libopenssl-ruby
  Considering libopenssl-ruby 1 as a solution to libruby 3
  Added libopenssl-ruby to the remove list
  Fixing libruby via remove of libopenssl-ruby
Investigating libept0
Package libept0 has broken Depends on libapt-pkg-libc6.10-6-4.8
  Considering apt 22 as a solution to libept0 3
  Removing libept0 rather than change libapt-pkg-libc6.10-6-4.8
Investigating librpc-xml-perl
Package librpc-xml-perl has broken Depends on libhttp-daemon-perl
  Considering libhttp-daemon-perl 2 as a solution to librpc-xml-perl 1
  Holding Back librpc-xml-perl rather than change libhttp-daemon-perl
Package librpc-xml-perl has broken Depends on libwww-perl
  Considering libwww-perl 8 as a solution to librpc-xml-perl 1
  Holding Back librpc-xml-perl rather than change libwww-perl
  Or group keep for librpc-xml-perl
Investigating libperl5.10
Package libperl5.10 has broken Depends on perl-base
  Considering perl-base 5256 as a solution to libperl5.10 -1
  Removing libperl5.10 rather than change perl-base
Investigating libwww-perl
Package libwww-perl has broken Breaks on librpc-xml-perl
  Considering librpc-xml-perl 1 as a solution to libwww-perl 8
  Upgrading librpc-xml-perl due to Breaks field in libwww-perl
Investigating librpc-xml-perl
Package librpc-xml-perl has broken Depends on libhttp-daemon-perl
  Considering libhttp-daemon-perl 2 as a solution to librpc-xml-perl 1
  Holding Back librpc-xml-perl rather than change libhttp-daemon-perl
Package librpc-xml-perl has broken Depends on libwww-perl
  Considering libwww-perl 8 as a solution to librpc-xml-perl 1
  Holding Back librpc-xml-perl rather than change libwww-perl
  Or group keep for librpc-xml-perl
Investigating libwww-perl
Package libwww-perl has broken Breaks on librpc-xml-perl
  Considering librpc-xml-perl 1 as a solution to libwww-perl 8
  Upgrading librpc-xml-perl due to Breaks field in libwww-perl
Investigating librpc-xml-perl
Package librpc-xml-perl has broken Depends on libhttp-daemon-perl
  Considering libhttp-daemon-perl 2 as a solution to librpc-xml-perl 1
 ...

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Thanks for your bugreport.

Unfortunately I can not reproduce this currently using the apt-clone file. But the install log already looks different from your early n, so this needs some more debugging in why its different.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

Most likely a dupe of #927993

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

(which is marked critical)