[Pkg-zsh-devel] Bug#860033: Bug#860033: /usr/bin/zsh gone after dist-upgrade

[Adrian Bunk]

On Mon, Apr 10, 2017 at 04:35:24PM +0200, Axel Beckert wrote:
>...
> * Do you still have the output of the dist-upgrade? If so, could grep
>   for "zsh" in that log and send us that output?
>...

I can reproduce the problem, both on my system and in a chroot:

# apt-get install zsh=5.0.7-5 zsh-common=5.0.7-5 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
  zsh-doc
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  zsh zsh-common
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1420 not upgraded.
Need to get 3,821 kB of archives.
After this operation, 13.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie/main amd64 zsh-common all 5.0.7-5 [3,121 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie/main amd64 zsh amd64 5.0.7-5 [700 kB]
Fetched 3,821 kB in 2s (1,737 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package zsh-common.
(Reading database ... 403541 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-zsh-common_5.0.7-5_all.deb ...
Unpacking zsh-common (5.0.7-5) ...
Selecting previously unselected package zsh.
Preparing to unpack .../1-zsh_5.0.7-5_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking zsh (5.0.7-5) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
Setting up zsh-common (5.0.7-5) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up zsh (5.0.7-5) ...
update-alternatives: using /bin/zsh5 to provide /bin/zsh (zsh) in auto mode
update-alternatives: using /bin/zsh5 to provide /bin/rzsh (rzsh) in auto mode
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
# /bin/zsh --version; /usr/bin/zsh --version  
zsh 5.0.7 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
zsh 5.0.7 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
# apt-get install zsh
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  zsh-common
Suggested packages:
  zsh-doc
The following packages will be upgraded:
  zsh zsh-common
2 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1420 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,271 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,019 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
Get:1 http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 zsh amd64 5.3.1-3+b1 [816 kB]
Get:2 http://ftp.debian.org/debian unstable/main amd64 zsh-common all 5.3.1-3 [3,454 kB]
Fetched 4,271 kB in 2s (1,969 kB/s)      
Reading changelogs... Done
apt-listchanges: Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 
(Reading database ... 404768 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../0-zsh_5.3.1-3+b1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking zsh (5.3.1-3+b1) over (5.0.7-5) ...
Preparing to unpack .../1-zsh-common_5.3.1-3_all.deb ...
Unpacking zsh-common (5.3.1-3) over (5.0.7-5) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
Setting up zsh-common (5.3.1-3) ...
Installing new version of config file /etc/zsh/zshrc ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up zsh (5.3.1-3+b1) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.47) ...
# /bin/zsh --version; /usr/bin/zsh --version  
zsh 5.3.1 (x86_64-debian-linux-gnu)
-su: /usr/bin/zsh: No such file or directory
# 
 
> 		Regards, Axel

cu
Adrian

-- 

       "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
                                       Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed