Your message dated Sun, 18 Jan 2026 11:54:12 +0000
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and subject line Bug#1119341: Removed package(s) from unstable
has caused the Debian Bug report #575786,
regarding cupt: should use selections instead of --force-* options
to be marked as done.
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Package: dpkg
Version: 1.15.5.6
Severity: important
>From dpkg log:
-8<-
Selecting previously deselected package libboost1.42-dev.
libboost1.42-dev conflicts with bcp
libboost1.40-dev provides bcp and is present and installed.
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/libboost1.42-dev_1.42.0-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
conflicting packages - not installing libboost1.42-dev
->8-
Sure, libboost1.42-dev conflicts with bcp, but it also replaces it:
-8<-
$ cupt show libboost1.42-dev | grep Replaces
Replaces: bcp
->8-
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (900, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii coreutils 7.5-6 GNU core utilities
ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib
ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in
dpkg recommends no packages.
Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii apt 0.7.25.3 Advanced front-end for dpkg
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Version: 2.10.4+nmu2+rm
Dear submitter,
as the package cupt has just been removed from the Debian archive
unstable we hereby close the associated bug reports. We are sorry
that we couldn't deal with your issue properly.
For details on the removal, please see https://bugs.debian.org/1119341
The version of this package that was in Debian prior to this removal
can still be found using https://snapshot.debian.org/.
Please note that the changes have been done on the master archive and
will not propagate to any mirrors until the next dinstall run at the
earliest.
This message was generated automatically; if you believe that there is
a problem with it please contact the archive administrators by mailing
[email protected].
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Joerg Jaspert (the ftpmaster behind the curtain)
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