This bug is not fixed! I just tried to upgrade from Precise to Quantal. do-release-upgrade failed for some reason, and now dpkg fails with:
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 29257 package 'odbcinst': mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present It won't LET me purge the package, because of that error! dpkg: Installed: 1.16.7ubuntu6 Candidate: 1.16.7ubuntu6 Version table: *** 1.16.7ubuntu6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ quantal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status The Perl script linked in the bug description doesn't help--all it does is tell me to purge that package with dpkg, which doesn't work! I knew I shouldn't have tried to upgrade. Every time I upgrade from one Ubuntu release to another, I encounter a weird problem that is worse than the last time I upgraded Ubuntu. The worst part of all? This bug has been on Launchpad for over 6 months, and was reported on the Debian lists last March, but it's still not fixed, and Quantal was released like this! I've been using Ubuntu since Warty, and it didn't used to be like this! What is happening to Ubuntu?! -- 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