Package: ntp Version: 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2 Severity: serious
Coin, Here is the result of the transition: dpkg: ntp-server: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you request: ntp-simple depends on ntp-server. (Reading database ... 40430 files and directories currently installed.) Removing ntp-server ... Stopping NTP server: ntpd. (Reading database ... 40424 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace ntp 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 (using .../ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement ntp ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/ntpd', which is also in package ntp-simple dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Preparing to replace ntp-simple 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 (using .../ntp-simple_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement ntp-simple ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ntp-simple: ntp-simple depends on ntp (>= 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2); however: Version of ntp on system is 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1. dpkg: error processing ntp-simple (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: ntp-simple In fact ntp should Conflicts/Replaces on ntp-simple (ntp-server is not enough). -- Marc Dequènes (Duck)
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