On November 25, 2003 12:54 pm, Norman Walsh wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > In a recent apt-get update/upgrade cycle on a machine running > unstable, I seem to have stumbled over an inconsistency. > > # apt-get upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages will be upgraded > python python2.3 > 2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > Need to get 2897kB of archives. > After unpacking 16.4kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y > Get:1 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main python 2.3.2-6 [153kB] > Get:2 http://http.us.debian.org unstable/main python2.3 2.3.2-6 [2744kB] > Fetched 2635kB in 3m16s (13.4kB/s) > Reading changelogs... Done > (Reading database ... 73727 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace python 2.3.2-2 (using .../python_2.3.2-6_all.deb) ... > Document `python-policy' is not installed, cannot remove. > Unpacking replacement python ... > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python_2.3.2-6_all.deb > (--unpack): trying to overwrite > `/usr/share/doc/python2.3/python-policy.html', which is also in package > python2.3 dpkg: considering removing python in favour of python2.3 ... > dpkg: no, cannot remove python (--auto-deconfigure will help): > python-gdk-imlib-1.2 depends on python (<< 2.4) > python is to be removed. > dpkg: regarding .../python2.3_2.3.2-6_i386.deb containing python2.3: > python2.3 conflicts with python (<= 2.3.2-5) > python (version 2.3.2-2) is installed. > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python2.3_2.3.2-6_i386.deb > (--unpack): conflicting packages - not installing python2.3 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/python_2.3.2-6_all.deb > /var/cache/apt/archives/python2.3_2.3.2-6_i386.deb > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > Is this a known inconsistency, or have I mangled something on my machine? > > Be seeing you, > norm >
I also noticed this problem. You have not mangled anything on your machine. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
