Philip Jägenstedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > OK, again... > > $ sudo dpkg -i mkisofs_2.01.01a50-0ubuntu1~ppa1~hardy_i386.deb > (Reading database ... 248447 files and directories currently installed.) > Preparing to replace mkisofs 10:2.01.01a50-0ubuntu1~ppa1~hardy (using > mkisofs_2.01.01a50-0ubuntu1~ppa1~hardy_i386.deb) ... > Unpacking replacement mkisofs ... > Replaced by files in installed package genisoimage ... > Setting up mkisofs (10:2.01.01a50-0ubuntu1~ppa1~hardy) ... > > So it seems that it isn't being installed because the genisoimage > package already "provides" it. But you can't remove genisoimage without > also removing ubuntu-desktop, so you'd have to make a dummy package to > work around this.
You're right, the genisoimage package would need to have modified to no longer add a 'Provides:' field and stop distributing the mkisofs symlink. As workaround, you would have to remove genisoimage and the ubuntu-desktop metapackage in order to test these packages. > But it's all beside the point, because unless the license issue is > settled Ubuntu won't go back to using cdrtools and thus genisoimage > should be properly fixed. But since I haven't found a single version of > it that does work it's hard to say when things broke... Work on this is ongoing. It currently looks like we could have cdrtools in jaunty if everything goes well. Stay tuned... -- Gruesse/greetings, Reinhard Tartler, KeyID 945348A4 -- genisoimage generates wrong DVD-Video images https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/233942 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
