On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:09:32 +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > Hi Gregor,
Hi Holger! > > Preparing to replace munin-node 1.2.6-17 (using > > .../munin-node_1.4.0-1_all.deb) ... Stopping Munin-Node: done. > > Unpacking replacement munin-node ... > > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/munin-node_1.4.0-1_all.deb > > (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/munin/plugins/users', which is > > also in package munin-plugins-extra 0:1.2.6-17 dpkg-deb: subprocess paste > > killed by signal (Broken pipe) > > Starting Munin-Node: done. > did you send this kill signal manually? I guess so and thus I guess this bug > should actually be serious ;-) No, I haven't done anything manually after starting the upgrade with aptitude. (Trying a second time worked, probably because munin-plugins-extra was then already upgraded.) > At the moment I'm wondering how to solve this as _some_ plugins have been > moved from the munin-plugin-extra package, while others have not. So a > provides/replaces debian/control header wont cut it. I might be missing something but a Replaces would allow munin-node to overwrite the moved files, shouldn't that be enough? (A versioned Conflicts might help to keep the packages in sync.) Cheers, gregor -- .''`. http://info.comodo.priv.at/ -- GPG Key IDs: 0x00F3CFE4, 0x8649AA06 : :' : Debian GNU/Linux user, admin, & developer - http://www.debian.org/ `. `' Member of VIBE!AT, SPI Inc., fellow of FSFE | http://got.to/quote/ `- NP: R.E.M.: King of Comedy
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