cannot install linux-image-2.6.27-1-server and linux-image-2.6.27-1-generic together
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: linux-image
In the process of bug 256316 I stumbled on the following:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image-
Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-
(Reading database ... 203428 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-
linux-image-
Done.
dpkg: error processing
linux-image-
trying to overwrite `/lib/firmware/
package linux-image-
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz.old
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Errors were encountered while processing:
linux-
Now, if I'm not mistaken, the linux-image-
I have experience this as well when attempting to install my custom compiled 2.6.28.x series kernel.
dpkg: error processing linux-image- 2.6.28. 7-em64t_ 1_amd64. deb (--install): atmsar11. fw', which is also in package linux-image- 2.6.27. 10-em64t
trying to overwrite `/lib/firmware/
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Here is the complete log:
$ sudo dpkg -i linux-image- 2.6.28. 7-em64t_ 1_amd64. deb 2.6.28. 7-em64t (from linux-image- 2.6.28. 7-em64t_ 1_amd64. deb) ... 2.6.28. 7-em64t_ 1_amd64. deb (--install): atmsar11. fw', which is also in package linux-image- 2.6.27. 10-em64t 2.6.27. 10-em64t 2.6.27- 11-generic +.bin
[sudo] password for squishy:
(Reading database ... 144190 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-
Done.
dpkg: error processing linux-image-
trying to overwrite `/lib/firmware/
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /sbin/update-grub.
Searching for GRUB installation directory ... found: /boot/grub
Searching for default file ... found: /boot/grub/default
Testing for an existing GRUB menu.lst file ... found: /boot/grub/menu.lst
Searching for splash image ... none found, skipping ...
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-
Found kernel: /boot/memtest86
Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ... done
Errors were encountered while processing: image-2. 6.28.7- em64t_1_ amd64.deb
linux-