Thanks fcole90. Possible duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux- oem-5.6/+bug/1881120
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1877849 Title: conflicting packages while installing perf Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I was trying to run perf, but I discovered it was not installed ``` $ perf stat -d so4/so-benchmark 1000000 Command 'perf' not found, but can be installed with: sudo apt install linux-oem-5.6-tools-common # version 5.6.0-1008.8, or sudo apt install linux-tools-common # version 5.4.0-29.33 ``` So I decided to install the latest version, so as `linux-oem-5.6-tools-common`. ``` $ sudo apt install linux-oem-5.6-tools-common Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-oem-5.6-tools-common 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 174 kB of archives. After this operation, 395 kB of additional disk space will be used. Get:1 http://ubuntu.mirror.su.se/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-oem-5.6-tools-common all 5.6.0-1008.8 [174 kB] Fetched 174 kB in 0s (446 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package linux-oem-5.6-tools-common. (Reading database ... 326483 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../linux-oem-5.6-tools-common_5.6.0-1008.8_all.deb ... Progress: [ 0%] [.............................................................................................................] Unpacking linux-oem-5.6-tools-common (5.6.0-1008.8) ...........................................................................] Setting up linux-oem-5.6-tools-common (5.6.0-1008.8) ...#####..................................................................] Progress: [ 60%] [#################################################################............................................] Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...#############################################################......................] ``` Then it finished, so I wanted to run perf finally. ``` $ perf stat -d so4/so-benchmark 1000000 WARNING: perf not found for kernel 5.4.0-28 You may need to install the following packages for this specific kernel: linux-tools-5.4.0-28-generic linux-cloud-tools-5.4.0-28-generic You may also want to install one of the following packages to keep up to date: linux-tools-generic linux-cloud-tools-generic ``` Ok, so I discover that my kernel is not compatible with version 5.6. But apt suggests to install one of those, so I pick `linux-tools- generic` so it stays up to date. ``` $ sudo apt install linux-tools-generic Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: linux-tools-5.4.0-29 linux-tools-5.4.0-29-generic linux-tools-common The following NEW packages will be installed: linux-tools-5.4.0-29 linux-tools-5.4.0-29-generic linux-tools-common linux-tools-generic 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 5 759 kB of archives. After this operation, 25,7 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y Get:1 http://ubuntu.mirror.su.se/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-tools-common all 5.4.0-29.33 [186 kB] Get:2 http://ubuntu.mirror.su.se/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-tools-5.4.0-29 amd64 5.4.0-29.33 [5 568 kB] Get:3 http://ubuntu.mirror.su.se/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-tools-5.4.0-29-generic amd64 5.4.0-29.33 [1 988 B] Get:4 http://ubuntu.mirror.su.se/ubuntu focal-updates/main amd64 linux-tools-generic amd64 5.4.0.29.34 [2 604 B] Fetched 5 759 kB in 7s (878 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package linux-tools-common. (Reading database ... 326549 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../linux-tools-common_5.4.0-29.33_all.deb ... Progress: [ 0%] [.............................................................................................................] Unpacking linux-tools-common (5.4.0-29.33) ....................................................................................] dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-tools-common_5.4.0-29.33_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/acpidbg', which is also in package linux-oem-5.6-tools-common 5.6.0-1008.8 dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Selecting previously unselected package linux-tools-5.4.0-29. Preparing to unpack .../linux-tools-5.4.0-29_5.4.0-29.33_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-tools-5.4.0-29 (5.4.0-29.33) ..................................................................................] Selecting previously unselected package linux-tools-5.4.0-29-generic...........................................................] Preparing to unpack .../linux-tools-5.4.0-29-generic_5.4.0-29.33_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-tools-5.4.0-29-generic (5.4.0-29.33) ..........................................................................] Selecting previously unselected package linux-tools-generic....................................................................] Preparing to unpack .../linux-tools-generic_5.4.0.29.34_amd64.deb ... Unpacking linux-tools-generic (5.4.0.29.34) ...#########.......................................................................] Errors were encountered while processing:#####################.................................................................] /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-tools-common_5.4.0-29.33_all.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ``` So, unfortunately I have now my package dependencies broken.. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: linux-tools-common (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: fabio 4406 F.... pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Sun May 10 15:09:06 2020 InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-03 (36 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Beta amd64 (20200401) MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 7590 ProcFB: 0 i915drmfb ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-28-generic root=UUID=4f215b94-50a2-44af-b8c6-faf7cea8214a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon. RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-5.4.0-28-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-5.4.0-28-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.187 SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 02/06/2020 dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.6.0 dmi.board.name: 0VYV0G dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.board.version: A00 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.6.0:bd02/06/2020:svnDellInc.:pnXPS157590:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0VYV0G:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr: dmi.product.family: XPS dmi.product.name: XPS 15 7590 dmi.product.sku: 0905 dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc. mtime.conffile..etc.apport.crashdb.conf: 2020-05-04T10:26:46.106768 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1877849/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp