Kubuntu: adept_manager bails out in error for config files

[Swâmi Petaramesh]

Binary package hint: adept-manager

When upgrading Kubuntu 7.04 to 7.10, adept_manager bails out in error everytime apt issues a question like "Config file xxxx for package xxx has been modified. Install package maintainer's version or keep your version ? (Y/N/D...)"

This makes upgrading a Kubuntu 7.04 to 7.10 using adept_manager a real pain in the ***.

The (numerous) shortcomings of this tool makes it simply unable to do its job.

[Juan Carlos Torres (jucato)]

Duplicate bug report #149803 has more detailed information regarding this.

[Yuriy Kozlov (yuriy-kozlov)]

I am setting the importance to High because this prevents most users from updating using Adept on some package upgrades.

[Phil (neo6238-ubuntu)]

Confirmed on a fresh Kubuntu Gutsy and libqt3-mt!
(This stuff with dpkg to fix it is not good as most usual users won't even get the idea! And fixes won't help these users, as the upgrade mechanism is blocked. That should be fixed quickly before other packages will block more users!)

[klerfayt (klerfayt-deactivatedaccount)]

I guess it won't hurt if I mention the workaround here after you block adept updater:
sudo dpkg --configure -a

[mornfall (mornfall)]

Fixed in 3.0 beta 2.