iputils-arping conflicts with package arping because of same name
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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arping (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
iputils (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
I need to scan for an ip address based on MAC address and wanted to use the utility arping.
Unfortunatly there are TWO different versions of the program with the exact same name. arping has dependancies with network-manager network-
This discussion (from 2005) sums it up in the end as well. (why does this issue still exist?)
http://
What procedure needs to be followed in order to get one of the programmers to rename their program, or to repackage the ubuntu package arping so that it creates /usr/bin/arpingmac or something similar instead of the naming conflict?
kat@tabbykat:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 11.04
Release: 11.04
arping:
Geïnstalleerd: (geen)
Kandidaat: 2.09-2
Versietabel:
2.09-2 0
500 http://
kat@tabbykat:~$ apt-cache policy iputils-arping
iputils-arping:
Geïnstalleerd: 3:20100418-3ubuntu1
Kandidaat: 3:20100418-3ubuntu1
Versietabel:
*** 3:20100418-3ubuntu1 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
What I expected to happen:
arping -i eth1 00:E0:29:XX:YY:ZZ
returns
60 bytes from 192.168.0.AAA (00:e0:
What I really get
kat@tabbykat:~$ arping -I eth0 00:21:00:xx:xx:xx
arping: unknown host 00:21:00:xx:xx:xx
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: arping (not installed)
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 25 08:36:38 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=nl_NL:en
LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: arping
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: natty |
Changed in iputils (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Incomplete |
I have also asked one of the developers Thomas Habets upstream to rename the package arping