[Aptitude-devel] Bug#813546: loop when package is in "Bu" state and one tries to install it

[積丹尼 Dan Jacobson]

Package: aptitude
Version: 0.7.5-3

# aptitude install imagemagick
The following packages will be upgraded:
  imagemagick
The following packages will NOT be UPGRADED:
  libgdal1i  libssl1.0.2{a}  openssl{a}  xorg  xserver-xorg{a}
  xserver-xorg-core{a} (R: xserver-xorg)  xserver-xorg-input-evdev{a}
  xserver-xorg-input-kbd  xserver-xorg-input-mouse
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics{a} (S: gpointing-device-settings, S: touchfreeze)
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse{a}  xserver-xorg-video-all
  xserver-xorg-video-ati{a}  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-fbdev{a}  xserver-xorg-video-intel{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-mach64{a}  xserver-xorg-video-mga{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-neomagic{a}  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-r128{a}  xserver-xorg-video-radeon{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-savage{a}  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-tdfx  xserver-xorg-video-trident{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-vesa{a}  xserver-xorg-video-vmware{a}
1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,454 B of archives. After unpacking 236 kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
(Reading database ... 180254 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb ...
dpkg-query: no packages found matching imagemagick:all
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.

Repeats until kill -9

# aptitude search ~U
E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.
W: Could not lock the cache file; this usually means that dpkg or another apt tool is already installing packages.  Opening in read-only mode; any changes you make to the states of packages will NOT be preserved!
Bu  imagemagick


Trying again
aptitude install imagemagick

Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Reading extended state information...
Initializing package states...
Building tag database...
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "imaagemagick"
Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched "imaagemagick"
The following packages will NOT be UPGRADED:
  imagemagick{b} (D: imagemagick-6.q16)  libgdal1i  libssl1.0.2{a}
  openssl{a}  xorg  xserver-xorg{a}
  xserver-xorg-core{a} (R: xserver-xorg)  xserver-xorg-input-evdev{a}
  xserver-xorg-input-kbd  xserver-xorg-input-mouse
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics{a} (S: gpointing-device-settings, S: touchfreeze)
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse{a}  xserver-xorg-video-all
  xserver-xorg-video-ati{a}  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-fbdev{a}  xserver-xorg-video-intel{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-mach64{a}  xserver-xorg-video-mga{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-neomagic{a}  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-r128{a}  xserver-xorg-video-radeon{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-savage{a}  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-tdfx  xserver-xorg-video-trident{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-vesa{a}  xserver-xorg-video-vmware{a}
No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.
0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 29 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B of archives. After unpacking 0 B will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 imagemagick : Depends: imagemagick-6.q16 (= 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1) but 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 is installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Remove the following packages:
1)     imagemagick



Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] The following actions will resolve these dependencies:

     Upgrade the following packages:
1)     imagemagick [8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-1 (experimental, now) -> 8:6.9.2.10+dfsg-2 (



Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] The following packages will be upgraded:
  imagemagick
The following packages will NOT be UPGRADED:
  libgdal1i  libssl1.0.2{a}  openssl{a}  xorg  xserver-xorg{a}
  xserver-xorg-core{a} (R: xserver-xorg)  xserver-xorg-input-evdev{a}
  xserver-xorg-input-kbd  xserver-xorg-input-mouse
  xserver-xorg-input-synaptics{a} (S: gpointing-device-settings, S: touchfreeze)
  xserver-xorg-input-vmmouse{a}  xserver-xorg-video-all
  xserver-xorg-video-ati{a}  xserver-xorg-video-cirrus{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-fbdev{a}  xserver-xorg-video-intel{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-mach64{a}  xserver-xorg-video-mga{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-neomagic{a}  xserver-xorg-video-nouveau{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-r128{a}  xserver-xorg-video-radeon{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-savage{a}  xserver-xorg-video-sisusb{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-tdfx  xserver-xorg-video-trident{a}
  xserver-xorg-video-vesa{a}  xserver-xorg-video-vmware{a}
1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 28 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/1,454 B of archives. After unpacking 236 kB will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Writing extended state information...
(Reading database ... (Reading database ... 5%(Reading database ... 10%(Reading database ... 15%(Reading database ... 20%(Reading database ... 25%(Reading database ... 30%(Reading database ... 35%(Reading database ... 40%(Reading database ... 45%(Reading database ... 50%(Reading database ... 55%(Reading database ... 60%(Reading database ... 65%(Reading database ... 70%(Reading database ... 75%(Reading database ... 80%(Reading database ... 85%(Reading database ... 90%(Reading database ... 95%(Reading database ... 100%(Reading database ... 180254 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../imagemagick_8%3a6.9.2.10+dfsg-2_all.deb ...
dpkg-query: no packages found matching imagemagick:all
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
dpkg-query: package 'imagemagick' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.