Wrong dependencies for Raring13.04

[Pascal Mons]

from http://packages.ubuntu.com/precise/libnetcdf6

one of the dependence of libnetcdf6 [Raring] :
"libhdf5-serial-1.8.4
    Hierarchical Data Format 5 (HDF5) - runtime files - serial version
or libhdf5-1.8.4
    virtual package provided by libhdf5-lam-1.8.4, libhdf5-mpich-1.8.4, libhdf5-openmpi-1.8.4, libhdf5-serial-1.8.4"

However the dependencies / conflicts of package libhdf5-7 [Raring] from the package itself is :

"Conflicts: libhdf5-1.8, libhdf5-1.8.4, libhdf5-1.8.6, libhdf5-1.8.7, libhdf5-7, libhdf5-serial-1.8.4, libhdf5-serial-1.8.6, libhdf5-serial-1.8.7
Replaces: libhdf5-1.8.4, libhdf5-1.8.6, libhdf5-1.8.7, libhdf5-serial-1.8.4, libhdf5-serial-1.8.6, libhdf5-serial-1.8.7
Provides: libhdf5-1.8, libhdf5-7"

I encountered this when trying to upgrade to package libnetcdf6 from Raring. Previously I had to install pckage libhdf5-7 [Raring], however since it conflicts and replaces libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 I had to remove it.

However it appears that package libnetcdf6 [Raring] IS NOT AWARE that libhdf5-7 replaces libhdf5-1.8.4 and libhdf5-serial-1.8.4

Hence I am holding "broken packages".

I was upgrading to the latest matplotlib in Precise to those of raring issuing the command :

$ sudo dpkg -i python-matplotlib_1.2.0-1_amd64.deb python-matplotlib-data_1.2.0-1_all.deb fonts-lyx_2.0.3-3_all.deb python-numpy_1.7.0-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb python-glade2_2.24.0-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb python-gtk2_2.24.0-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb python-pygame_1.9.1release+dfsg-8_amd64.deb libblas3_1.2.20110419-5_amd64.deb liblapack3_3.4.2-1~exp3_amd64.deb octave_3.6.4-1_amd64.deb libatlas3gf-base_3.8.4-9ubuntu1_all.deb libfftw3-double3_3.3.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb libfftw3-single3_3.3.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb libblas3gf_1.2.20110419-5_all.deb liblapack3gf_3.4.2-1~exp3_all.deb libfftw3-3_3.3.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb liboctave1_3.6.4-1_amd64.deb octave-common_3.6.4-1_all.deb libgl2ps0_1.3.6-1_amd64.deb libhdf5-7_1.8.9-1~exp3_amd64.deb libnetcdf6_4.1.1-6_amd64.deb libatlas3-base_3.8.4-9ubuntu1_amd64.deb libfftw3-dev_3.3.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb libfftw3-bin_3.3.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb libfftw3-long3_3.3.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb libfftw3-quad3_3.3.3-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb

dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libnetcdf6:
 libnetcdf6 depends on libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 | libhdf5-1.8.4; however:
  Package libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 is not installed.
  Package libhdf5-1.8.4 is not installed.
  Package libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 which provides libhdf5-1.8.4 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libnetcdf6 (--install):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured

Errors were encountered while processing:
 libnetcdf6

Earlier I had to --force-depends to install libhdf5-7 :

$ sudo dpkg -i --force-depends libhdf5-7_1.8.9-1~exp3_amd64.deb
dpkg: considering removing libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 in favour of libhdf5-7 ...
dpkg: warning: ignoring dependency problem with removal of libhdf5-serial-1.8.4:
 libnetcdf6 depends on libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 | libhdf5-1.8.4
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 is to be removed.
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 provides libhdf5-1.8.4 but is to be removed.

dpkg: warning: ignoring dependency problem with removal of libhdf5-serial-1.8.4:
 libgdal1-1.7.0 depends on libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 | libhdf5-1.8.4
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 is to be removed.
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 provides libhdf5-1.8.4 but is to be removed.

dpkg: may have trouble removing libhdf5-serial-1.8.4, as it provides libhdf5-1.8.4 ...
dpkg: warning: ignoring dependency problem with removal of libhdf5-serial-1.8.4:
 libnetcdf6 depends on libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 | libhdf5-1.8.4
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 is to be removed.
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 provides libhdf5-1.8.4 but is to be removed.

dpkg: may have trouble removing libhdf5-serial-1.8.4, as it provides libhdf5-1.8.4 ...
dpkg: warning: ignoring dependency problem with removal of libhdf5-serial-1.8.4:
 libgdal1-1.7.0 depends on libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 | libhdf5-1.8.4
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 is to be removed.
  libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 provides libhdf5-1.8.4 but is to be removed.

dpkg: yes, will remove libhdf5-serial-1.8.4 in favour of libhdf5-7.
(Reading database ... 793629 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libhdf5-7 (from libhdf5-7_1.8.9-1~exp3_amd64.deb) ...
Setting up libhdf5-7 (1.8.9-1~exp3) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
$

Can you please fix the dependencies in package "libnetcdf6 [Raring]" ?

[Bas Couwenberg (sebastic)]

This should be fixed in later versions.