Public bug reported: Similar to another bug reported. I also fail to understand why apt wants to remove gnome-games.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo apt-get install glchess [sudo] password for tacone: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed: gnuchess Suggested packages: xboard eboard Recommended packages: python-opengl libgtkglext1 python-gtkglext1 gnuchess-book The following packages will be REMOVED: gnome-games The following NEW packages will be installed: glchess gnuchess 0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 287kB of archives. After this operation, 598kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe gnuchess 5.07-4 [90.9kB] Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com hardy/universe glchess 1.0+debian-1 [196kB] Fetched 287kB in 0s (430kB/s) (Reading database ... 248576 files and directories currently installed.) Removing gnome-games ... Selecting previously deselected package gnuchess. (Reading database ... 248517 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking gnuchess (from .../gnuchess_5.07-4_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package glchess. Unpacking glchess (from .../glchess_1.0+debian-1_all.deb) ... Setting up gnuchess (5.07-4) ... Setting up glchess (1.0+debian-1) ... /usr/sbin/update-python-modules:125: DeprecationWarning: raising a string exception is deprecated raise "Trying to overwrite %s which is already provided by %s"%(os.path.join(dir,file),otherdir) Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 339, in <module> process(basedir,install_modules(py_installed)) File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 160, in process func(basedir, dir, file) File "/usr/sbin/update-python-modules", line 125, in install_modules_func raise "Trying to overwrite %s which is already provided by %s"%(os.path.join(dir,file),otherdir) Trying to overwrite glchess/__init__.py which is already provided by /usr/share/python-support/gnome-games-data dpkg: error processing glchess (--configure): subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 Errors were encountered while processing: glchess E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ** Affects: ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New -- Package glchess fails to install and ask removal of gnome-games https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/234865 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
