package hexchat-plugins 2.12.0-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/pkgconfig/hexchat-plugin.pc', which is also in package hexchat 2.10.2-1ubuntu3
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hexchat (Ubuntu) |
High
|
Mattia Rizzolo | ||
| Yakkety |
High
|
Mattia Rizzolo | ||
| Zesty |
High
|
Mattia Rizzolo |
Bug Description
[Impact]
* updating hexchat-plugins from xenial to yakkety (or to zesty, fwiw)
plainly fails with a "trying to overwrite" dpkg error
[Test Case]
In xenial chroot:
* apt install hexchat hexchat-plugins
* sed -e s/xenial/yakkety/g /etc/apt/
* apt update
* apt install hexchat hexchat-plugins
=> fail
[Regression Potential]
* can't really see any.
Original bug report follows:
I have YAkkety proposed enabled.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: hexchat-plugins 2.12.0-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 25 18:07:59 2016
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-22 (34 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.18.7ubuntu1
apt 1.3~exp1
SourcePackage: hexchat
Title: package hexchat-plugins 2.12.0-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
cariboo (cariboo) wrote : | #1 |
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) |
Trent Lloyd (lathiat) wrote : | #3 |
Can confirm this here, on upgrade from xenial-proposed to yakkety-proposed.
The good news is, if you re-run the upgrade it works since the hexchat package gets unpacked afterwards. But obviously this needs to be fixed.
Unpacking hexchat-python (2.12.0-2ubuntu2) over (2.10.2-1ubuntu3) ...
Selecting previously unselected package hexchat-python3.
Preparing to unpack .../hexchat-
Unpacking hexchat-python3 (2.12.0-2ubuntu2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../hexchat-
Unpacking hexchat-perl (2.12.0-2ubuntu2) over (2.10.2-1ubuntu3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../hexchat-
Unpacking hexchat-plugins (2.12.0-2ubuntu2) over (2.10.2-1ubuntu3) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/
Preparing to unpack .../hexchat_
Unpacking hexchat (2.12.0-2ubuntu2) over (2.10.2-1ubuntu3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../hexchat-
Unpacking hexchat-common (2.12.0-2ubuntu2) over (2.10.2-1ubuntu3) ...
Christophe Lyon (christophe-lyon) wrote : | #4 |
It wasn't fixed for the yakkety release, I just got this problem while upgrading.
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox) → Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri) |
status: | Confirmed → In Progress |
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu Yakkety): | |
assignee: | nobody → Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri) |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu Yakkety): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu Zesty): | |
importance: | Undecided → High |
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : | #6 |
This bug was fixed in the package hexchat - 2.12.3-0.1ubuntu2
---------------
hexchat (2.12.3-0.1ubuntu2) zesty; urgency=medium
* Bump Breaks+Replaces of hexchat-plugins against hexchat.
hexchat-
has not been updated. LP: #1586239
-- Mattia Rizzolo <email address hidden> Tue, 29 Nov 2016 01:03:36 +0100
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu Zesty): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Released |
Hello cariboo, or anyone else affected,
Accepted hexchat into yakkety-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https:/
Please help us by testing this new package. See https:/
If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-
Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https:/
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu Yakkety): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
tags: | added: verification-needed |
Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri) wrote : | #8 |
yep, works, great.
tags: |
added: verification-done removed: verification-needed |
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote : | #9 |
This bug was fixed in the package hexchat - 2.12.0-2ubuntu2.1
---------------
hexchat (2.12.0-2ubuntu2.1) yakkety; urgency=medium
* Bump Breaks+Replaces of hexchat-plugins against hexchat.
hexchat-
has not been updated. LP: #1586239
-- Mattia Rizzolo <email address hidden> Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:48:03 +0100
Changed in hexchat (Ubuntu Yakkety): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
The verification of the Stable Release Update for hexchat has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.