Hi, On Monday 27 July 2009 12:21:40 you wrote: > 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. >
Could you please provide the output of $ dpkg-divert --list /bin/sh, and readlink -f /bin/sh? We tested many scenarios and we didn't find any failure, so this must be something that should not be common. Cheers, -- Raphael Geissert - Debian Developer www.debian.org - get.debian.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
