Bug#685810: marked as done (live-tools: fails to upgrade from testing - diversion conflict)
New steps to reproduce. In a clean wheezy chroot:
# apt-get install live-tools
Selecting previously unselected package live-tools.
(Reading database ... 9863 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking live-tools (from .../live-tools_3.0.3-1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up live-tools (3.0.3-1) ...
# dpkg-divert --list | grep live-tools
diversion of /usr/bin/uptime to /usr/bin/uptime.procps by live-tools
# ls -l /usr/bin/uptime*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 11 Jul 5 15:08 /usr/bin/uptime -> live-uptime
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 9636 Jun 17 09:13 /usr/bin/uptime.procps
# echo deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian sid main >> \
/etc/apt/sources.list
# apt-get update
...
# apt-get install -t sid live-tools
...
Preparing to replace live-tools 3.0.3-1 (using
.../live-tools_3.0.12-1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement live-tools ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Can not write log, openpty() failed (/dev/pts not mounted?)
Setting up live-tools (3.0.12-1) ...
# dpkg-divert --list | grep live-tools
diversion of /usr/sbin/update-initramfs to
/usr/sbin/update-initramfs.orig.initramfs-tools by live-tools
diversion of /usr/share/man/man8/update-initramfs.8.gz to
/usr/share/man/man8/update-initramfs.orig.initramfs-tools.8.gz by live-tools
diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/uptime.1.gz to
/usr/share/man/man1/uptime.orig.procps.1.gz by live-tools
diversion of /usr/bin/uptime to /usr/bin/uptime.orig.procps by live-tools
# ls -l /usr/bin/uptime*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Sep 30 15:19 /usr/bin/uptime -> /bin/live-uptime
Unfortunately, at this point uptime is broken because the original
diverted file is gone. Now if we purge live-tools and reinstall from wheezy:
# dpkg --purge live-tools
...
# dpkg-divert --list | grep live-tools
# ls -l /usr/bin/uptime*
ls: cannot access /usr/bin/uptime*: No such file or directory
# apt-get install -t wheezy live-tools
...
Selecting previously unselected package live-tools.
(Reading database ... 9863 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking live-tools (from .../live-tools_3.0.3-1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Setting up live-tools (3.0.3-1) ...
And finally, upgrade it to sid, we get the reported error:
# apt-get install -t sid live-tools
...
Preparing to replace live-tools 3.0.3-1 (using
.../live-tools_3.0.12-1_all.deb) ...
dpkg-divert: error: `diversion of /usr/bin/uptime to
/usr/bin/uptime.orig.procps by live-tools' clashes with `diversion of
/usr/bin/uptime to /usr/bin/uptime.procps by live-tools'
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/live-tools_3.0.12-1_all.deb (--unpack):
subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/live-tools_3.0.12-1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
So yes, this bug needs to remain open, and also we need to solve the
damage being done to /usr/bin/uptime from the procps package if
live-tools 3.0.3-1 is upgraded to 3.0.12-1.
Ben
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