Package: wireshark Version: 1.2.6-1 Severity: normal I download source code for wireshark (apt-get source wireshark) and try build with dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot. But I have strange unmet build dependiencies. It's look like that:
debian:/home/sp3cu/wireshark-1.2.6# LANG=C aptitude install libcap2-dev -s -V Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done The following packages are BROKEN: libcap2-dev [2.11-2] 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/15.7kB of archives. After unpacking 86.0kB will be used. The following packages have unmet dependencies: libcap2-dev: Depends: libcap2 (= 2.11-2) but 1:2.17-2 is installed. The following actions will resolve these dependencies: Downgrade the following packages: libcap2 [1:2.17-2 (testing, unstable, now) -> 2.11-2 (stable)] Score is 80 Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y The following packages will be DOWNGRADED: libcap2 [1:2.17-2 -> 2.11-2] The following NEW packages will be installed: libcap2-dev [2.11-2] 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0B/27.5kB of archives. After unpacking 86.0kB will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y Would download/install/remove packages. I have mixed my system, but this look like bug for me because in squeeze/sid lack libcap2-dev. When I accept above operation, I have information from apt(itude) about old package but the package have been kept. debian:/home/sp3cu# LANG=C aptitude upgrade -s -V W: The "upgrade" command is deprecated; use "safe-upgrade" instead. Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Reading task descriptions... Done The following packages have been kept back: libcap2 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used. Would download/install/remove packages. debian:/home/sp3cu# cat /etc/apt/preferences Package: * Pin: release a=stable Pin-Priority: 90 Package: * Pin: release a=testing Pin-Priority: 990 Package: * Pin: release a=unstable Pin-Priority: 60 Package: * Pin: release a=experimental Pin-Priority: 30 debian:/home/sp3cu# cat /etc/apt/sources.list | grep -v ^# deb http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib non-free deb-src http://volatile.debian.org/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ squeeze main contrib non-free deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ sid main contrib non-free deb http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free deb-src http://ftp.pl.debian.org/debian/ experimental main contrib non-free deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org lenny main deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main deb-src http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian lenny non-free deb http://deb.opera.com/opera/ squeeze non-free