Bug#1130174: wesnoth: Upgrade fail to version 1.18.6-2

[Davide Prina]

Package: wesnoth
Version: 1:1.18.6-2
Followup-For: Bug #1130174
X-Debbugs-Cc: Davide.Prina at null.net

Hi Vincent,

Vincent Cheng wrote:

> Davide Prina wrote:

>> The error I get (/var/log/apt/term.log) is:
>>
>> Setting up wesnoth-1.18 (1:1.18.6-2) ...
>> update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/share/man/it/man6/wesnoth.6.gz is already managed by wesnoth.it$
>> dpkg: error processing package wesnoth-1.18 (--configure):
>>  old wesnoth-1.18 package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with exit status 2
>> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wesnoth:
>>  wesnoth depends on wesnoth-1.18 (>= 1:1.18.6-2); however:
>>   Package wesnoth-1.18 is not configured yet.

> I cannot reproduce this in a clean chroot/container, either upgrading
> from 1:1.18.6-1 -> 1:1.18.6-2, or from 1:1.18.5-1 (current
> stable/trixie) -> 1:1.18.6-2. There aren't any piuparts failures for
> this package either.

I'm using testing

I note now that:
$ apt-file -s usr/share/man/it/man6/wesnoth.6.gz
$
$ apt-file search usr/share/man/it/man6/wesnoth.6.gz
$

I don't know where this file come from.

> Are you trying to do something unsupported like upgrading across
> multiple stable releases all at once? 

no, I added the stable security repository.
If a package is not upgraded in testing and there is a security
patch than I get that from that repo.

> Can you share your last entries
> in e.g. /var/log/apt/history.log ?

there is nothing special:

Start-Date: 2026-03-10  18:51:11
Commandline: apt -u upgrade
Install: libzxing4:amd64 (3.0.2+ds-1, automatic)
Upgrade: libkirigamidelegates6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libxtables12:amd64 (1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), libreoffice-calc:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6webenginecore6-bin:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), libcivetweb1:amd64 (1.16+dfsg-3, 1.16+dfsg-4), qml6-module-org-kde-prison:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.0-1+b1), libreoffice-gnome:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6pdf6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), uno-libs-private:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libreoffice-base-core:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), octave-doc:amd64 (10.3.0-3, 11.1.0-2), iptables:amd64 (1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), octave-common:amd64 (10.3.0-3, 11.1.0-2), octave:amd64 (10.3.0-3, 11.1.0-2), libctf-nobfd0:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libreoffice-core:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), python3-tornado:amd64 (6.5.4-0.1, 6.5.4-1), libkirigamitemplates6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libkirigamilayouts6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libout123-0t64:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), libkf6prisonscanner6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.0-1+b1), libkirigamiprivate6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libuno-sal3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libreoffice-report-builder-bin:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6pdfwidgets6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), e2fsprogs-l10n:amd64 (1.47.2-3, 1.47.4-1), ure:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libcap2-bin:amd64 (1:2.75-10+b7, 1:2.75-10+b9), libext2fs2t64:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libbinutils:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), colobot-common-textures:amd64 (0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), libreoffice-draw:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libip4tc2:amd64 (1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), pci.ids:amd64 (0.0~2026.02.21-1, 0.0~2026.03.08-1), binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libkirigami6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libreoffice-impress:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6webengine6-data:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), colobot:amd64 (0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), libqt6webenginequick6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), libcom-err2:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libkirigamidialogs6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libcap2:amd64 (1:2.75-10+b7, 1:2.75-10+b9), qml6-module-qtwebengine:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), comerr-dev:amd64 (2.1-1.47.2-3+b8, 2.1-1.47.4-1), autoconf:amd64 (2.72-5, 2.72-6), libkirigamiprimitives6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libcap-dev:amd64 (1:2.75-10+b7, 1:2.75-10+b9), libkirigamiplatform6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libreoffice-writer:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libkirigamilayoutsprivate6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libctf0:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libreoffice-base-drivers:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6webenginewidgets6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), libreoffice:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libreoffice-sdbc-mysql:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6webenginecore6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), libkirigamipolyfill6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libip6tc2:amd64 (1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), binutils-common:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libkf6prison6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.0-1+b1), python3-uno:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libsyn123-0t64:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), libsframe3:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), mpg123:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), qml6-module-org-kde-kirigami:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), colobot-common:amd64 (0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), fuse2fs:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libgprofng0:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), colobot-common-sounds:amd64 (0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), libpam-cap:amd64 (1:2.75-10+b7, 1:2.75-10+b9), libreoffice-base:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libmpg123-0t64:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), libreoffice-math:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), logsave:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libreoffice-gtk3:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libuno-cppu3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), binutils-multiarch:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libuno-purpenvhelpergcc3-3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libss2:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libuno-salhelpergcc3-3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), binutils:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libkirigami-data:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), e2fsprogs:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2026-03-10  19:00:33

Start-Date: 2026-03-10  19:07:06
Commandline: apt -u dist-upgrade
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2026-03-10  19:07:10

Start-Date: 2026-03-10  19:08:48
Commandline: apt -f install
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2026-03-10  19:08:52

I don't play wesnoth, I have installed time ago for my little parents
I can remove it whitouth problem... if you don't need to understand
where is the problem.

Ciao
Davide

-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable-security')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.18.15+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=it_IT.utf8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages wesnoth depends on:
ih  wesnoth-1.18       1:1.18.6-2
ii  wesnoth-1.18-data  1:1.18.6-2

wesnoth recommends no packages.

wesnoth suggests no packages.

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