** Description changed: This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in: mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.ga15...@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.ga18...@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit + + -- + TODO + natty, oneiric, precise are suspected they may corrupt dpkg database as stated in [0] + it is possible to use script from [1] to fix up the dpkg database + Should this be done in dpkg or in update-manager? + Should this be backported to natty, oneiric, precise? + -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1 lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages: empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED: libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed: libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded: empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/7,509 kB of archives. After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386': mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively: deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-bce PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)
** Description changed: This is the bug which was warned about in [0] The easy analysis that you can run, with solutions proposed to recover is in [1] The minimal test case goes like this: 1) install non-multiarch package for native architecture with some config files 2) remove non-multiarch package (not purge) 3) rm /var/lib/dpkg/info/lp1015567.list 4) install multiarch package for foreign architecture, optionally with the same config file 5) upgrading dpkg will result in: mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To easily reproduce the problem, I created a test case packages, see lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test bzr branch lp:~dmitrij.ledkov/+junk/lp1015567-test cd lp1015567-test debuild pbuilder-dist precise create echo "HOOKDIR=~/pbuilder/hookdir" >> ~/.pbuilderrc cp ../lp1015567-test*_all.deb ~/pbuilder/hookdir pbuilder-dist precise execute F10lp1015567 [0] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120310083539.ga15...@gaara.hadrons.org [1] http://lists.debian.org/msgid-search/20120315080224.ga18...@rivendell.home.ouaza.com/firsthit -- TODO natty, oneiric, precise are suspected they may corrupt dpkg database as stated in [0] it is possible to use script from [1] to fix up the dpkg database Should this be done in dpkg or in update-manager? + One solution is to mark the: rc non-ma package as ma:same Should this be backported to natty, oneiric, precise? - -- ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal. I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade. the upgrade failed. Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like: $ sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes Reading package lists... Building dependency tree... Reading state information... Correcting dependencies... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1 lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services Suggested packages: empathy-call The following packages will be REMOVED: libgnome-desktop-3-2 The following NEW packages will be installed: libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common The following packages will be upgraded: empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1 libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services 16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded. 81 not fully installed or removed. Need to get 0 B/7,509 kB of archives. After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386': mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2) Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively: deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main and deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) ProcEnviron: TERM=screen-bce PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: dpkg UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago) ** Tags added: rls-p-incomming rls-q-incomming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1015567 Title: upgrade failed: mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1015567/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs