Bug#583647: fails to install, trying to overwrite other packages files

Holger Levsen holger at layer-acht.org
Sat May 29 07:24:29 UTC 2010


Package: gksu
Version: 2.0.2-2+b1
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa at lists.debian.org
Usertags: piuparts piuparts.d.o

Hi, 

during a test with piuparts I noticed your package failed to install because 
it tries to overwrite other packages files without declaring a replaces 
relation.

See policy 7.6 at 
http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-relationships.html#s-replaces

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

  Preparing to replace gksu 2.0.0-8 (using .../gksu_2.0.2-2+b1_amd64.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement gksu ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gksu_2.0.2-2+b1_amd64.deb 
(--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/nautilus/extensions-1.0/libnautilus-gksu.so', 
which is also in package nautilus-gksu 2.0.0-8


cheers,
	Holger
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