Public bug reported: Trying to install vim from selections fail on Precise:
>From a fresh install our scripts perform echo vim install | dpkg --set-selections and then apt-get dselect-upgrade which produces Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed vim-runtime 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 0 B/6,277 kB of archives. After this operation, 22.8 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Selecting previously unselected package vim-runtime. (Reading database ... 56537 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking vim-runtime (from .../vim-runtime_2%3a7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1_all.deb) ... Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/help.txt to /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/help.txt.vim-tiny by vim-runtime' Adding 'diversion of /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/tags to /usr/share/vim/vim73/doc/tags.vim-tiny by vim-runtime' Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up vim-runtime (2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1) ... Processing /usr/share/vim/addons/doc and I get no vim. If then do echo vim-nox install | dpkg --set-selections and apt-get dselect-upgrade I get the humorous result Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following NEW packages will be installed liblua5.1-0 libperl5.14 libreadline5 libruby1.8 tcl8.5 vim vim-nox 0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 5,320 kB of archives. After this operation, 15.1 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Get:1 http://linux-sua.it.su.se/precise/ubuntu/ precise/main liblua5.1-0 amd64 5.1.4-12ubuntu1 [172 kB] Get:2 http://linux-sua.it.su.se/precise/ubuntu/ precise/main libreadline5 amd64 5.2-11 [128 kB] Get:3 http://linux-sua.it.su.se/precise/ubuntu/ precise/main libperl5.14 amd64 5.14.2-6ubuntu2 [1,224 B] Get:4 http://linux-sua.it.su.se/precise/ubuntu/ precise/main libruby1.8 amd64 1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1 [1,793 kB] Get:5 http://linux-sua.it.su.se/precise/ubuntu/ precise/main tcl8.5 amd64 8.5.11-1ubuntu1 [1,098 kB] Get:6 http://linux-sua.it.su.se/precise/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main vim amd64 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1 [1,048 kB] Get:7 http://linux-sua.it.su.se/precise/ubuntu/ precise-updates/universe vim-nox amd64 2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1 [1,079 kB] Fetched 5,320 kB in 0s (6,080 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package liblua5.1-0. (Reading database ... 58101 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking liblua5.1-0 (from .../liblua5.1-0_5.1.4-12ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libreadline5. Unpacking libreadline5 (from .../libreadline5_5.2-11_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libperl5.14. Unpacking libperl5.14 (from .../libperl5.14_5.14.2-6ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package libruby1.8. Unpacking libruby1.8 (from .../libruby1.8_1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Selecting previously unselected package tcl8.5. Unpacking tcl8.5 (from .../tcl8.5_8.5.11-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking vim (from .../vim_2%3a7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking vim-nox (from .../vim-nox_2%3a7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Setting up liblua5.1-0 (5.1.4-12ubuntu1) ... Setting up libreadline5 (5.2-11) ... Setting up libperl5.14 (5.14.2-6ubuntu2) ... Setting up libruby1.8 (1.8.7.352-2ubuntu1) ... Setting up tcl8.5 (8.5.11-1ubuntu1) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/tclsh8.5 to provide /usr/bin/tclsh (tclsh) in auto mode. Setting up vim (2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vim (vim) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vimdiff (vimdiff) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rvim (rvim) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode. Setting up vim-nox (2:7.3.429-2ubuntu2.1) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.nox to provide /usr/bin/vim (vim) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.nox to provide /usr/bin/vimdiff (vimdiff) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.nox to provide /usr/bin/rvim (rvim) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.nox to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.nox to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.nox to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.nox to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode. Processing triggers for libc-bin ... ldconfig deferred processing now taking place Notice how vim now gets installed. Asking for purge of vim-nox echo vim-nox purge | dpkg --set-selections apt-get dselect-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED vim-nox* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 2,133 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? (Reading database ... 59069 files and directories currently installed.) Removing vim-nox ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rvim (rvim) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vimdiff (vimdiff) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.basic to provide /usr/bin/vim (vim) in auto mode. goes well and so does it for vim echo vim purge | dpkg --set-selections apt-get dselect-upgrade Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages will be REMOVED vim* 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 2,061 kB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? (Reading database ... 59063 files and directories currently installed.) Removing vim ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.tiny to provide /usr/bin/vi (vi) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.tiny to provide /usr/bin/view (view) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.tiny to provide /usr/bin/ex (ex) in auto mode. update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/vim.tiny to provide /usr/bin/rview (rview) in auto mode. lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Release: 12.04 ** Affects: vim (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1000189 Title: vim won't install from selections To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/+bug/1000189/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
