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Bug 17

Summary:	cannot install kdesudo-kde3
Product:	TDE	Reporter:	Stefan Endrullis <stefan>
Component:	tdebase	Assignee:	Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	bugwatch, darrella, preed, wdconinc
Priority:	P3
Version:	3.5.10
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Compiler Version:		TDE Version String:
Application Version:		Application Name:

Description Stefan Endrullis 2008-12-18 17:14:18 CST

Installing kdesudo-kde3 fails with the following error:
$ aptitude -f install
[...]
Unpacking kdesudo-kde3 (from .../kdesudo-kde3_4%3a2.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
Leaving `diversion of /usr/kde3/bin/kdesu to /usr/kde3/bin/kdesu.distrib by kdesudo-kde3'
dpkg-divert: `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/kdesu.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/kdesu.distrib.1.gz by kdesudo-kde3' clashes with `diversion of /usr/share/man/man1/kdesu.1.gz to /usr/share/man/man1/kdesu.distrib.1.gz by kdesudo'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdesudo-kde3_4%3a2.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: didn't understand being called with `abort-install'
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdesudo-kde3_4%3a2.5.1-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done

Comment 1 Timothy Pearson 2008-12-18 19:23:23 CST

This only happens under specific circumstances.  Installation of KDE3 over Kubuntu always works (if you want KDE3 while this bug is still being fixed)

Comment 2 Timothy Pearson 2008-12-18 20:31:59 CST

Uploaded a fixed package.  Please test and make sure that it fixes this bug on your systems.

You may need to completely remove the old package (4:2.5.1-3ubuntu2) before attempting to install this one (4:2.5.1-3ubuntu3).  These commands will do that for you:
sudo dpkg -r --force-all kdesudo-kde3
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kdesudo-kde3

Comment 3 Wouter Deconinck 2008-12-19 11:19:50 CST

Also encountering this bug here.  Completely removing the previous version with dpkg -r (or even -P, and also for kdebase-kde3-bin) using the commands above does not solve the problem.

Error message:
Unpacking kdesudo-kde3 (from .../kdesudo-kde3_4%3a2.5.1-3ubuntu5_i386.deb) ...
Leaving `diversion of /usr/kde3/bin/kdesu to /usr/kde3/bin/kdesu.distrib by kdesudo-kde3'
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdesudo-kde3_4%3a2.5.1-3ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/kdesu-kde3.1.gz', which is also in package kdebase-kde3-bin
/var/lib/dpkg/tmp.ci/postrm: didn't understand being called with `abort-install'
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdesudo-kde3_4%3a2.5.1-3ubuntu5_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


Maybe you can add the following to preinst?
dpkg-divert --package kdesudo-kde3 \
 --divert /usr/share/man/man1/kdesu-kde3.1-distrib.gz \
 --rename /usr/share/man/man1/kdesu-kde3.1.gz

Comment 4 Wouter Deconinck 2008-12-19 11:20:41 CST

*** Bug 18 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Stefan Endrullis 2008-12-19 12:20:33 CST

I get the same error now.

Comment 6 Stefan Endrullis 2008-12-19 12:24:14 CST

I mean I get the same error as Wouter Deconinck when I try to reinstall the package.

Comment 7 Timothy Pearson 2008-12-19 12:49:40 CST

I apologize for the problem; when attempting to fix the intermittent problem I introduced a different, more serious one.  The fix is being built on the PPA as I type this--look for version 4:2.5.1-3ubuntu6 to become available.

Comment 8 Wouter Deconinck 2008-12-19 13:08:03 CST

Confirmed working with 4:2.5.1-3ubuntu6.  Thanks a lot!

Comment 9 Stefan Endrullis 2008-12-19 13:16:42 CST

Yeah, it works! Thanks a lot!