Here's a chunk of my /v/l/dpkg.log:
2012-05-26 19:08:27 startup archives unpack 2012-05-26 19:08:28 upgrade libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:28 status half-configured libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:28 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:28 status half-installed libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:28 status half-installed libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:28 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:28 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:29 startup packages configure 2012-05-26 19:08:29 configure libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 <none> 2012-05-26 19:08:29 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:29 status half-configured libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 19:08:29 status installed libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:57 startup archives unpack 2012-05-26 20:24:57 upgrade libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:57 status half-configured libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:57 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:57 status half-installed libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:57 status half-installed libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:58 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:58 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:59 startup packages configure 2012-05-26 20:24:59 configure libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 <none> 2012-05-26 20:24:59 status unpacked libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:59 status half-configured libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 2012-05-26 20:24:59 status installed libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 apt-cache policy libqwt-dev: root@major:/var/log# apt-cache policy libqwt-dev libqwt-dev: Installed: 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 Candidate: 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 Version table: 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 0 500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages *** 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 0 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status (That policy output looks odd compared with other packages which only list one entry in the version table) dpkg -l libqwt-dev: ii libqwt-dev 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 Qt widgets library for technical applications (development) Section from /var/lib/dpkg/available: Package: libqwt-dev Priority: optional Section: libdevel Installed-Size: 652 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Architecture: amd64 Source: qwt Version: 6.0.0-1ubuntu1 Replaces: libqwt5-qt4-dev (<< 6.0.0) Depends: libc6 (>= 2.2.5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libqt4-designer (>= 4:4.5.3), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.5.3), libqwt6 (= 6.0.0-1ubuntu1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.1.1), libqt4-dev Breaks: libqwt5-qt4-dev (<< 6.0.0-1) Size: 102534 Description: Qt widgets library for technical applications (development) The Qwt library contains Qt GUI Components and utility classes which are primarily useful for programs with a technical background. Most of these widgets are used to control or display values, arrays, or ranges of type double. . This package contains the Qwt development files for Qt. Homepage: http://qwt.sourceforge.net Original-Maintainer: Fathi Boudra <f...@debian.org> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/997201 Title: libqwt-dev (6.0.0-1ubuntu1) in update loop To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qwt/+bug/997201/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs