reassign -1 dpkg 1.18.15 (cutting down heavily on the text)
On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 02:43:35PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > --\ Packages to be upgraded (17) […] > iuA nvidia-driver-libs 367.57-1 > 367.57-2 […] > --\ Packages being removed because they are no longer used (27) […] > idA nvidia-driver-libs:i386 -180 kB 367.57-1 > 367.57-2 […] > dpkg: error processing package nvidia-driver-libs:amd64 (--configure): > package nvidia-driver-libs:amd64 367.57-2 cannot be configured because > nvidia-driver-libs:i386 is at a different version (367.57-1) This looks like a bug in dpkg as it is not considering the removal of nvidia-driver-libs:i386 as solution to the problem it runs into here even through libapt has told it via selections that it wants it removed. Reproducing is 'easy' with any M-A:same package which is installed for two (or more) architectures in version 1 and one of the architectures is upgraded to version 2 while the other is removed. That said, you can see this bug with apt(itude) only as libapt incorrectly detects a crossgrade here dropping the explicit remove. As we (= libapt) want to eventually drop the explicit removes and other frontends arguable have already like dselect I am reassigning to dpkg – "fixing" (its closer to a workaround) this in libapt is partly done already, so I don't need/want a clone. In terms of the solution itself: I haven't looked closely, but apt tries to not explore solutions caused by M-A:same version screw – aptitude seems way more willing to suggest such solutions; that is okay I guess as it is way more interactive, too. Best regards David Kalnischkies
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