Package: dash Version: 0.5.5.1-2 Severity: grave Justification: renders package unusable
Upgrading dash fails: (Reading database ... 181192 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace dash 0.5.5.1-2 (using .../dash_0.5.5.1-2.2_amd64.deb) ... Adding `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash' Unpacking replacement dash ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-2.2_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/bin/sh', which is also in package bash Removing `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/sh.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/sh.distrib.1.gz by dash' Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for menu ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/dash_0.5.5.1-2.2_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: If I understand this correctly bash should release the files and dash should conflict with the current version of bash. In any case this is not a smooth upgrade. Helmut -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.28.7 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_DE (charmap=ISO-8859-1) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages dash depends on: ii libc6 2.9-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries dash recommends no packages. dash suggests no packages. -- debconf information: * dash/sh: false -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
