[Parted-maintainers] Bug#566930: Bug#566930: gnu-fdisk: fails to upgrade (diversion clash)

[Denis Laxalde]

Hi,

Le mardi 26 janvier 2010 à 11:23 +0100, Xavier Oswald a écrit :
> I just tried it by installing the 1.2.3-2 version and replace it with the
> 1.2.4-1 version. It's in french but it's not that important.
> 
> =====
> ─[~/dev/debian/gnu-fdisk/1.2.4]sudo dpkg -i gnu-fdisk_1.2.4-1_amd64.deb
> (Lecture de la base de données... 247363 fichiers et répertoires déjà installés.)
> Préparation du remplacement de gnu-fdisk 1.2.3-2 (en utilisant gnu-fdisk_1.2.4-1_amd64.deb) ...
> Conservation de « diversion of /usr/share/man/man8/cfdisk.8.gz to /usr/share/man/man8/cfdisk.distrib.8.gz by gnu-fdisk »
> Conservation de « diversion of /usr/share/man/man8/fdisk.8.gz to /usr/share/man/man8/fdisk.distrib.8.gz by gnu-fdisk »
> Dépaquetage de la mise à jour de gnu-fdisk ...
> Paramétrage de gnu-fdisk (1.2.4-1) ...
> Traitement des actions différées (« triggers ») pour « man-db »...
> Traitement des actions différées (« triggers ») pour « install-info »...
> =====

Here I have:
# dpkg -i /var/cache/apt/archives/gnu-fdisk_1.2.4-1_amd64.deb 
(Reading database ... 251940 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gnu-fdisk 1.2.3-2
(using .../gnu-fdisk_1.2.4-1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg-divert: `diversion of /usr/share/man/man8/cfdisk.8.gz
to /usr/share/man/man8/cfdisk.distrib.8.gz by gnu-fdisk' clashes with
`diversion of /usr/share/man/man8/cfdisk.8.gz
to /usr/share/man/man8/cfdisk.8.gz.distrib by gnu-fdisk'
dpkg: error
processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnu-fdisk_1.2.4-1_amd64.deb
(--install):
 subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gnu-fdisk_1.2.4-1_amd64.deb


> If you could provide me more information, it would be nice.

Sure, what kind of information would you like ?

Cheers,

-- 
Denis