Package: pure-ftpd Version: 1.0.19-4 Whenever I try to run apt-get upgrade or apt-get install, I get a conflict since I have 2 ftp daemons running. As discussed on the debian-mentors mailing list, this is an unnecessary conflict since once FTPd package won't break the other and vice versa. It becomes a real pain when you need to have 2 ftpds on the system.
>From http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html "A special exception is made for packages which declare a conflict with their own package name, or with a virtual package which they provide (see below): this does not prevent their installation, and allows a package to conflict with others providing a replacement for it. You use this feature when you want the package in question to be the only package providing some feature." Then an allow conflicting package option/feature would be of use in apt. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++ $ sudo apt-get upgrade -s Reading Package Lists... Done Building Dependency Tree... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these. The following packages have unmet dependencies: pure-ftpd: Conflicts: ftp-server vsftpd: Conflicts: ftp-server E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f. Package: pure-ftpd Status: hold ok installed Priority: optional Section: net Installed-Size: 292 Maintainer: Stefan Hornburg (Racke) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Architecture: i386 Version: 1.0.19-4 Replaces: ftp-server Provides: ftp-server Depends: pure-ftpd-common (= 1.0.19-4), libc6 (>= 2.3.2.ds1-4), libcap1, libpam0g (>= 0.76), libssl0.9.7 Conflicts: ftp-server Conffiles: /etc/init.d/pure-ftpd a1d45b11955ae436a162a44fca0015d9 /etc/ftpusers 5792584369edcb3791c57cae7978572e Description: Pure-FTPd FTP server Pure-FTPd is a fast, production-quality, standards-conformant FTP server based upon Troll-FTPd. Features include chrooted home directories, virtual domains, built-in 'ls', anti-warez system, configurable ports for passive downloads, FXP protocol, bandwidth throttling, ratios, fortune files, Apache-like log files, fast standalone mode, atomic uploads, text / HTML / XML real-time status report, virtual users, virtual quotas, privilege separation, SSL/TLS and more. NOTICE: This email contains privileged and confidential information and is intended only for the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this transmission by mistake and delete this communication from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secured or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. AVIS: Le présent courriel contient des renseignements de nature privilégiée et confidentielle et nest destiné qu'à la personne à qui il est adressé. Si vous nêtes pas le destinataire prévu, vous êtes par les présentes avisés que toute diffusion, distribution ou reproduction de cette communication est strictement interdite. Si vous avez reçu ce courriel par erreur, veuillez en aviser immédiatement lexpéditeur et le supprimer de votre système. Notez que la transmission de courriel ne peut en aucun cas être considéré comme inviolable ou exempt derreur puisque les informations quil contient pourraient être interceptés, corrompues, perdues, détruites, arrivées en retard ou incomplètes ou contenir un virus.
