package nova-compute-uml not installed failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite /etc/nova/nova-compute.conf , which is also in package nova-compute-kvm 2012.1-0ubuntu1

[lorenz]

package nova-compute-uml and nova-compute-kvm 2012.1-0ubuntu1

The two packages are trying to write to the same conf file. No experience with either of them just trying to install. On the surface my guess is that it seems they either:

need separate conf files,

need to share the same conf file or

the installer should get a flag to remove the existing package and its conf file prior to installing the new one.

Someone more familiar than I needs to make the call on what the actual solution might be.

Sorry I was not more helpful.

Also my apologies if multiple instances of this bug report get submitted. Apport or whatever program that Synaptic called to submit the bug report kept presenting dialog boxes asking to submit the report but I did not see any information to identify what the problems were. I assumed that they were all different bugs but now I am not so sure. Sorry for spamming Launchpad if they were all the same.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nova-compute-uml (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-22.35-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 6 17:00:47 2012
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/nova/nova-compute.conf', which is also in package nova-compute-kvm 2012.1-0ubuntu1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20120214.2)
SourcePackage: nova
Title: package nova-compute-uml (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/nova/nova-compute.conf', which is also in package nova-compute-kvm 2012.1-0ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-04 (2 days ago)

[Adam Gandelman (gandelman-a)]

Confirming the conflict. The nova-compute-$foo packages need a relationship set with each other such that each conflicts with the others.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package nova - 2012.1-0ubuntu2

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nova (2012.1-0ubuntu2) precise; urgency=low

  [ Adam Gandelman ]
  * debian/rules: Properly create empty doc/build/man dir for builds that
    skip doc building
  * debian/control: Set 'Conflicts: nova-compute-hypervisor' for the various
    nova-compute-$type packages. (LP: #975616)
  * debian/control: Set 'Breaks: nova-api' for the various nova-api-$service
    sub-packages. (LP: #966115)

  [ Chuck Short ]
  * Resynchronize with stable/essex:
    - b1d11b8 Use project_id in ec2.cloud._format_image()
    - 6e988ed Fixes image publication using deprecated auth. (LP: #977765)
    - 6e988ed Populate image properties with project_id again
    - 3b14c74 Fixed bug 962840, added a test case.
    - d4e96fe Allow unprivileged RADOS users to access rbd volumes.
    - 4acfab6 Stop libvirt test from deleting instances dir
    - 155c7b2 fix bug where nova ignores glance host in imageref
  * debian/nova.conf: Enabled ec2_private_dns_show_ip so that juju can
    connect to openstack instances.
  * debian/patches/fix-docs-build-without-network.patch: Fix docs build
    when there is no network access.
 -- Chuck Short <email address hidden> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:14:29 -0400