Bug#809744: Bug#809743: /var/lib/dpkg/info/udev.prerm called with unknown argument 'deconfigure'

[Guus Sliepen]

On Mon, Jan 04, 2016 at 08:58:57AM +0100, Martin Pitt wrote:

> > But maybe it really is (also) a problem with udev's prerm script.
> 
> It is indeed. It got fixed in 228-3, but we can't retroactively fix
> the old one.

Hm, I thought dpkg would try the prerm script from the new package if
the one from the old one failed?

> Michael's idea was to drop the Breaks: from ifupdown and
> only keep the Replaces:, which  will avoid deconfiguring udev and thus
> avoid running into this old prerm bug. Upgrades will be fine with
> that, it will just not work correctly with partial downgrades. But we
> don't support these anyway.
> 
> Unfortunately I don't have a better idea either. Guus, would you be
> okay with dropping the Breaks: to udev again?

If that's the only solution, sure.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
      Guus Sliepen <guus at debian.org>
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