Bug#727558: Upgrading gdm3 + gnome-shell from 3.4 to 3.8 is impossible

[Ben Hutchings]

Control: reassign -1 gdm3 3.8.4-2
Control: close -1 3.8.4-3

On Thu, 2013-10-24 at 18:34 +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Hi Ben,
> 
> Am 24.10.2013 11:54, schrieb Ben Hutchings:
> > Package: gnome-shell
> > Version: 3.8.4-4
> > Severity: grave
> > 
> > ~$ sudo dpkg --configure gdm3
> > dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of gdm3:
> >  gdm3 depends on gnome-shell; however:
> >   Package gnome-shell is not configured yet.
> > 
> > dpkg: error processing gdm3 (--configure):
> >  dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
> > Errors were encountered while processing:
> >  gdm3
> 
> I've seen similar issues when testing dist-upgrades from wheezy to sid.
> 
> The change in gdm3 (3.8.4-3) fixed this for me:
> 
>   [ Michael Biebl ]
>   * Use a versioned Depends on gnome-shell (>= 3.6) rather then an unversioned
>     Depends + a versioned Breaks. There is no real reason to do the latter and
>     it seems to confuse APT and break upgrades.
> 
> 
> Would be great if you can test if 3.8.4-3 work better for you.

Works for me.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
If at first you don't succeed, you're doing about average.
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