Activity log for bug #798461

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2011-06-16 22:49:58 Tormod Volden bug added bug
2011-06-16 22:50:49 Tormod Volden description Binary package hint: gdebi gdebi refuses to install dpkg 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5 and complains "Error: Breaks existing package 'grub-common' dependency dpkg (<= 1.14.25)" Apparently this is because grub-common has these deps: Depends: base-files (>= 4.0.1~), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info | dpkg (<= 1.14.25), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.8), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.20), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), gettext-base so it looks like even though the first "dpkg (>= 1.15.4)" alternative is satisfied, it borks on " dpkg (<= 1.14.25)". ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gdebi 0.6.0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39 Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jun 17 00:43:15 2011 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdebi Binary package hint: gdebi gdebi refuses to install dpkg 1.15.5.6ubuntu4.5 and complains "Error: Breaks existing package 'grub-common' dependency dpkg (<= 1.14.25)" Apparently this is because grub-common has these deps: Depends: base-files (>= 4.0.1~), dpkg (>= 1.15.4) | install-info | dpkg (<= 1.14.25), lsb-base (>= 3.0-6), libc6 (>= 2.8), libdevmapper1.02.1 (>= 2:1.02.20), libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4), gettext-base so it looks like even though the first "dpkg (>= 1.15.4)" alternative is satisfied, it borks on " dpkg (<= 1.14.25)". Installing the package on the command line with dpkg -i works perfectly. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: gdebi 0.6.0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.39-3.10-generic 2.6.39 Uname: Linux 2.6.39-3-generic i686 Architecture: i386 Date: Fri Jun 17 00:43:15 2011 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron:  LANG=en_US.UTF-8  SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: gdebi
2011-06-30 19:26:55 Luca Falavigna gdebi (Ubuntu): importance Undecided Medium
2011-06-30 19:26:55 Luca Falavigna gdebi (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2011-06-30 19:48:20 Luca Falavigna summary gdebi does not parse compound depends properly does not parse compound depends properly
2011-06-30 19:49:38 Luca Falavigna affects gdebi (Ubuntu) python-apt (Ubuntu)
2014-03-17 13:07:41 Julian Andres Klode tags apport-bug i386 lucid ubuntu-unity apport-bug apt.debfile i386 lucid ubuntu-unity