[pkg-netfilter-team] Bug#913814: iptables fails to upgrade: ln: failed to create symbolic link '/sbin/iptables': File exists

[Adrian Bunk]

Package: iptables
Version: 1.8.2-1
Severity: serious

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Preparing to unpack .../01-iptables_1.8.2-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking iptables (1.8.2-1) over (1.8.1-2) ...
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ln: failed to create symbolic link '/sbin/iptables': File exists
dpkg: error processing package iptables (--configure):
 installed iptables package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1


$ ls -la /sbin/iptables
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 18 Oct 26 00:47 /sbin/iptables -> /usr/sbin/iptables
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