package libevent is named libevent-2.1-6

[Falk]

Should there not be a virtual package that is named libevent that links to libevent-2.1.6?
Now there is a libevent-2.1-6 that contains (2.1.8-stable-4)?

So that ppa's that has dependencies on libevent breaks.

Bug or feature?

falk@broekn-notepad:~$ apt show libevent-2.1-6
Package: libevent-2.1-6
Version: 2.1.8-stable-4
Priority: standard
Section: libs
Source: libevent
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Original-Maintainer: Anibal Monsalve Salazar <email address hidden>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 383 kB
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.17)
Homepage: http://libevent.org/
Task: ubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-usb, cloud-image, server, kubuntu-desktop, kubuntu-full, edubuntu-desktop, edubuntu-usb, xubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-gtk-desktop, lubuntu-desktop, lubuntu-qt-desktop, ubuntustudio-desktop, ubuntu-gnome-desktop, ubuntukylin-desktop, ubuntu-mate-desktop, ubuntu-budgie-desktop
Supported: 9m
Download-Size: 134 kB
APT-Manual-Installed: yes
APT-Sources: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages
Description: Asynchronous event notification library
 Libevent is an asynchronous event notification library that provides a
 mechanism to execute a callback function when a specific event occurs
 on a file descriptor or after a timeout has been reached.
 .
 It is meant to replace the asynchronous event loop found in
 event driven network servers. Currently, libevent supports /dev/poll,
 kqueue(2), event ports, select(2), poll(2) and epoll(4).
 .
 For backward compatibility and to transition to "libevent_core only"
 or "libevent_core + libevent_extra", the libevent source package builds
 the libevent library that includes everything in libevent_core and
 libevent_extra.

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Regards Falk

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libevent-2.1-6 2.1.8-stable-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Sep 29 17:11:19 2017
Dependencies:
 gcc-7-base 7.2.0-7ubuntu1
 libc6 2.26-0ubuntu1
 libgcc1 1:7.2.0-7ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-19 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170918)
SourcePackage: libevent
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Digital Spinner (digital-spinner)]

Hi, cannot use the seafile-gui client anymore! Won't install because of this...
https://forum.seafile.com/t/seafile-gui-ubuntu-17-10/3800/5

[Digital Spinner (digital-spinner)]

Hi the Seafile packages have been fixed.

[Chris Guiver (guiverc)]

Thank you for reporting this bug to Ubuntu.

Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) reached end-of-life on July 19, 2018.

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