Unable to upgrade Unity due to libxi6 dependency
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
libxi (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Dimitri John Ledkov | ||
unity (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Precise |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
As of Thursday 9th January I am unable to upgrade packages without being offered to remove unity and Ubuntu desktop:
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"apt-get install ubuntu-desktop^" complains that a version of libxi6 is to be installed which doesn't meet unity's dependencies:
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"apt-get policy" outputs for libxi6 and unity:
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ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.20.0-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-35-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: i386
CompizPlugins: [core,composite
Date: Fri Jan 10 01:23:18 2014
MarkForUpload: True
ProcEnviron:
TERM=screen
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-01 (618 days ago)
Changed in libxi (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Critical |
assignee: | nobody → Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst) |
status: | Confirmed → New |
assignee: | Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst) → nobody |
importance: | Critical → Undecided |
Changed in libxi (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in unity (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Invalid |
Changed in libxi (Ubuntu Precise): | |
status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
libxi 2:1.7.1. 901-1ubuntu1~ precise1 was published in precise-updates pocket on the 6th of January
https:/ /launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +source/ libxi/2: 1.7.1.901- 1ubuntu1~ precise1
It appears as if on your system there are non standard pinning levels, and thus instead of installing from -updates pocket, libxi6 from -security pocket is installed. (990, 900)
Please note, that generally one does not need to rank -security pocket, higher than -updates pocket. As security updates always "trump" updates pocket, by strict version number comparison.