[pkg-cryptsetup-devel] Bug#905188: cryptsetup-initramfs: fails to install, remove, distupgrade, and install again

[Andreas Beckmann]

Package: cryptsetup-initramfs
Version: 2:2.0.3-6
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts
Control: affects -1 + cryptsetup

Hi,

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package cryptsetup failed to
install (in 'stretch'), remove (but not purge), distupgrade to 'buster',
and install again.
Before the second installation the package is in config-files-remaining
state. The configuration is remaining from the last version that was
successfully configured - which is from the previous release.

The problem shows up in cryptsetup-initramfs, which prompts about a
deleted conffile, which was not deleted by the user, but probably by a
buggy script in the old package.

Like a plain failure on initial install this makes the package too buggy
for a release, thus the severity.

>From the attached log (scroll to the bottom...):

  Setting up initramfs-tools-core (0.131) ...
  Setting up initramfs-tools (0.131) ...
  update-initramfs: deferring update (trigger activated)
  Setting up cryptsetup-initramfs (2:2.0.3-6) ...
  
  Configuration file '/etc/cryptsetup-initramfs/conf-hook'
   ==> Deleted (by you or by a script) since installation.
   ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
     What would you like to do about it ?  Your options are:
      Y or I  : install the package maintainer's version
      N or O  : keep your currently-installed version
        D     : show the differences between the versions
        Z     : start a shell to examine the situation
   The default action is to keep your current version.
  *** conf-hook (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? dpkg: error processing package cryptsetup-initramfs (--configure):
   end of file on stdin at conffile prompt
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cryptsetup:
   cryptsetup depends on cryptsetup-initramfs (>= 2:2.0.3-1); however:
    Package cryptsetup-initramfs is not configured yet.
  
  dpkg: error processing package cryptsetup (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-5) ...
  Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.131) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   cryptsetup-initramfs
   cryptsetup


cheers,

Andreas
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