Activity log for bug #1015567

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2012-06-20 13:36:26 Scott Moser bug added bug
2012-06-20 13:42:32 Scott Moser attachment added /var/lib/dpkg tarball https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1015567/+attachment/3197514/+files/var-lib-dpkg.tar.bz2
2012-06-20 14:39:01 Scott Moser attachment added /var/log/dpkg*.log files https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1015567/+attachment/3197582/+files/dpkg-logs.tar.bz2
2012-06-20 14:53:31 Steve Langasek dpkg (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2012-06-20 14:53:44 Steve Langasek dpkg (Ubuntu): status New Triaged
2012-06-20 14:54:21 Steve Langasek dpkg (Ubuntu): milestone quantal-alpha-2
2012-06-20 14:54:36 Steve Langasek nominated for series Ubuntu Quantal
2012-06-20 14:54:36 Steve Langasek bug task added dpkg (Ubuntu Quantal)
2012-06-20 14:56:15 Steve Langasek dpkg (Ubuntu Quantal): assignee Dmitrijs Ledkovs (dmitrij.ledkov)
2012-06-22 10:06:56 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test
2012-06-22 10:20:26 Dimitri John Ledkov description This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1 lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages: empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED: libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed: libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded: empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386': mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively: deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-bce PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago) This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy test that you can run with solutions proposed is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in: mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)
2012-06-22 10:21:05 Dimitri John Ledkov description This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy test that you can run with solutions proposed is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in: mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago) This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in:  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/7,509 kB of archives. After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)
2012-06-22 11:04:55 Dimitri John Ledkov description This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in:  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago) This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in:  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- TODO natty, oneiric, precise are suspected they may corrupt dpkg database as stated in [0] it is possible to use script from [1] to fix up the dpkg database Should this be done in dpkg or in update-manager? Should this be backported to natty, oneiric, precise? -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)
2012-06-22 11:05:35 Dimitri John Ledkov description This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in:  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- TODO natty, oneiric, precise are suspected they may corrupt dpkg database as stated in [0] it is possible to use script from [1] to fix up the dpkg database Should this be done in dpkg or in update-manager? Should this be backported to natty, oneiric, precise? -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago) This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in:  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- TODO natty, oneiric, precise are suspected they may corrupt dpkg database as stated in [0] it is possible to use script from [1] to fix up the dpkg database Should this be done in dpkg or in update-manager? One solution is to mark the: rc non-ma package as ma:same Should this be backported to natty, oneiric, precise? -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)
2012-06-22 11:06:57 Dimitri John Ledkov tags amd64 apport-bug precise amd64 apport-bug precise rls-p-incomming rls-q-incomming
2012-06-22 12:34:34 Scott Moser attachment added tarball of /var/backups/dpkg* https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1015567/+attachment/3200243/+files/var-backups.tar.bz2
2012-06-26 08:49:57 Colin Watson tags amd64 apport-bug precise rls-p-incomming rls-q-incomming amd64 apport-bug precise rls-p-incoming rls-q-incoming
2012-06-26 16:26:02 Brian Murray tags amd64 apport-bug precise rls-p-incoming rls-q-incoming amd64 apport-bug precise rls-p-incoming
2012-06-28 20:21:10 Kate Stewart dpkg (Ubuntu Quantal): milestone quantal-alpha-2 quantal-alpha-3
2012-07-27 17:52:06 Lance Hirdler bug added subscriber Lance Hirdler
2012-08-17 23:57:53 Vadim Ogranovich bug added subscriber Vadim Ogranovich
2012-08-30 16:29:30 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Brian Murray
2012-09-10 14:17:06 Colin Watson dpkg (Ubuntu Quantal): milestone quantal-alpha-3 ubuntu-12.10-beta-2
2012-09-13 15:06:39 Ian Sandulak bug added subscriber Ian Sandulak
2012-09-26 11:48:33 Michael Vogt dpkg (Ubuntu Quantal): importance High Critical
2012-09-26 12:39:00 Michael Vogt attachment added Full status file https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1015567/+attachment/3345117/+files/status.gz
2012-09-27 09:37:42 Dimitri John Ledkov dpkg (Ubuntu Quantal): status Triaged Fix Committed
2012-09-27 21:45:14 Launchpad Janitor dpkg (Ubuntu Quantal): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2012-09-27 22:40:44 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:ubuntu/dpkg
2012-09-29 00:17:37 Dimitri John Ledkov description This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in:  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- TODO natty, oneiric, precise are suspected they may corrupt dpkg database as stated in [0] it is possible to use script from [1] to fix up the dpkg database Should this be done in dpkg or in update-manager? One solution is to mark the: rc non-ma package as ma:same Should this be backported to natty, oneiric, precise? -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago) If you are affected by this bug, please do not email me personally for support. As suggested below, you can use the perl script from: https://lists.debian.org/debian-dpkg/2012/03/msg00045.html In general, simply purge the packages that are have mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present. Regards, Dmitrijs. ==== This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in:  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.GA15353@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.GA18049@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- TODO natty, oneiric, precise are suspected they may corrupt dpkg database as stated in [0] it is possible to use script from [1] to fix up the dpkg database Should this be done in dpkg or in update-manager? One solution is to mark the: rc non-ma package as ma:same Should this be backported to natty, oneiric, precise? -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:   erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1   lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools   erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets   erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13   libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8   libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5   nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages:   empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED:   libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed:   libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16   libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0   librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded:   empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common   gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data   gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1   libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common   unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. 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After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':  mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and  deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron:  TERM=screen-bce  PATH=(custom, user)  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)
2012-12-29 14:39:32 jim forrest bug added subscriber jim forrest