I agree. I just wish I knew how to use apt-get to install these packages into an environment that doesn't already have an older version of libpam0g installed.
On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Steve Langasek <steve.langa...@canonical.com > wrote: > Well, if you have internal tools that handle dependency loops > differently to the official tools used in Ubuntu, then I think those > tools are buggy. > > Which doesn't mean pam isn't also buggy; but since there doesn't appear > to be any impact on the system, it's of low priority. > > ** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) > Importance: Undecided => Low > > ** Changed in: pam (Ubuntu) > Status: Incomplete => Triaged > > -- > Dependency / Pre-Dependency cycle > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424566 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in “pam” package in Ubuntu: Triaged > Status in “pam” package in Debian: Incomplete > > Bug description: > In version 1.1.0, > > libpam-modules pre-depends on libpam0g > libpam0g depends on libpam-runtime > libpam-runtime depends on libpam-modules > > It is therefore impossible to install any of these, because libpam0g needs > to be installed first, but it cannot be installed without the others. This > situation arose when the dependency libpam-runtime -> libpam-modules was > added. > -- Dependency / Pre-Dependency cycle https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424566 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
