Am 10. März 2026 18:24:55 UTC schrieb Davide Prina <[email protected]>: >Package: wesnoth >Version: 1:1.18.6-2 >Followup-For: Bug #1130174 >X-Debbugs-Cc: [email protected] > >Hi Vincent, > >Vincent Cheng wrote: > >> Davide Prina wrote: > >>> The error I get (/var/log/apt/term.log) is: >>> >>> Setting up wesnoth-1.18 (1:1.18.6-2) ... >>> update-alternatives: error: alternative link >>> /usr/share/man/it/man6/wesnoth.6.gz is already managed by wesnoth.it$ >>> dpkg: error processing package wesnoth-1.18 (--configure): >>> old wesnoth-1.18 package postinst maintainer script subprocess failed with >>> exit status 2 >>> dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of wesnoth: >>> wesnoth depends on wesnoth-1.18 (>= 1:1.18.6-2); however: >>> Package wesnoth-1.18 is not configured yet. > >> I cannot reproduce this in a clean chroot/container, either upgrading >> from 1:1.18.6-1 -> 1:1.18.6-2, or from 1:1.18.5-1 (current >> stable/trixie) -> 1:1.18.6-2. There aren't any piuparts failures for >> this package either. > >I'm using testing > >I note now that: >$ apt-file -s usr/share/man/it/man6/wesnoth.6.gz >$ >$ apt-file search usr/share/man/it/man6/wesnoth.6.gz >$ > >I don't know where this file come from. > >> Are you trying to do something unsupported like upgrading across >> multiple stable releases all at once? > >no, I added the stable security repository. >If a package is not upgraded in testing and there is a security >patch than I get that from that repo. > >> Can you share your last entries >> in e.g. /var/log/apt/history.log ? > >there is nothing special: > >Start-Date: 2026-03-10 18:51:11 >Commandline: apt -u upgrade >Install: libzxing4:amd64 (3.0.2+ds-1, automatic) >Upgrade: libkirigamidelegates6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libxtables12:amd64 >(1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), libreoffice-calc:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libreoffice-sdbc-postgresql:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libqt6webenginecore6-bin:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), >libcivetweb1:amd64 (1.16+dfsg-3, 1.16+dfsg-4), >qml6-module-org-kde-prison:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.0-1+b1), >libreoffice-gnome:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6pdf6:amd64 >(6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), uno-libs-private:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, >4:26.2.1-1+b2), libreoffice-base-core:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >octave-doc:amd64 (10.3.0-3, 11.1.0-2), iptables:amd64 (1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), >octave-common:amd64 (10.3.0-3, 11.1.0-2), octave:amd64 (10.3.0-3, 11.1.0-2), >libctf-nobfd0:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libreoffice-core:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, >4:26.2.1-1+b2), python3-tornado:amd64 (6.5.4-0.1, 6.5.4-1), >libkirigamitemplates6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libkirigamilayouts6:amd64 >(6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libout123-0t64:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), >libkf6prisonscanner6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.0-1+b1), libkirigamiprivate6:amd64 >(6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libuno-sal3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libreoffice-report-builder-bin:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libqt6pdfwidgets6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), e2fsprogs-l10n:amd64 >(1.47.2-3, 1.47.4-1), ure:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libcap2-bin:amd64 (1:2.75-10+b7, 1:2.75-10+b9), libext2fs2t64:amd64 >(1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libbinutils:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), >colobot-common-textures:amd64 (0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), libreoffice-draw:amd64 >(4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libip4tc2:amd64 (1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), >pci.ids:amd64 (0.0~2026.02.21-1, 0.0~2026.03.08-1), >binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libkirigami6:amd64 >(6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libreoffice-impress:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, >4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6webengine6-data:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), >colobot:amd64 (0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), libqt6webenginequick6:amd64 >(6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), libcom-err2:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), >libkirigamidialogs6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libcap2:amd64 (1:2.75-10+b7, >1:2.75-10+b9), qml6-module-qtwebengine:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), >comerr-dev:amd64 (2.1-1.47.2-3+b8, 2.1-1.47.4-1), autoconf:amd64 (2.72-5, >2.72-6), libkirigamiprimitives6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libcap-dev:amd64 >(1:2.75-10+b7, 1:2.75-10+b9), libkirigamiplatform6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), >libreoffice-writer:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libkirigamilayoutsprivate6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), libctf0:amd64 (2.46-2, >2.46-3), libreoffice-base-drivers:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libqt6webenginewidgets6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, 6.9.2+dfsg-5), >libreoffice:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libreoffice-sdbc-mysql:amd64 >(4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libqt6webenginecore6:amd64 (6.9.2+dfsg-4+b2, >6.9.2+dfsg-5), libkirigamipolyfill6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), >libip6tc2:amd64 (1.8.11-4, 1.8.13-1), binutils-common:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), >libkf6prison6:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.0-1+b1), python3-uno:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, >4:26.2.1-1+b2), libsyn123-0t64:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), libsframe3:amd64 >(2.46-2, 2.46-3), mpg123:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), >qml6-module-org-kde-kirigami:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), colobot-common:amd64 >(0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), fuse2fs:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libgprofng0:amd64 >(2.46-2, 2.46-3), colobot-common-sounds:amd64 (0.2.2-3, 0.2.2-4), >libpam-cap:amd64 (1:2.75-10+b7, 1:2.75-10+b9), libreoffice-base:amd64 >(4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libmpg123-0t64:amd64 (1.33.3-2, 1.33.4-2), >libreoffice-math:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), logsave:amd64 >(1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), libreoffice-gtk3:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, >4:26.2.1-1+b2), libuno-cppu3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >libuno-cppuhelpergcc3-3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), >binutils-multiarch:amd64 (2.46-2, 2.46-3), libuno-purpenvhelpergcc3-3t64:amd64 >(4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), libss2:amd64 (1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1), >libuno-salhelpergcc3-3t64:amd64 (4:26.2.1-1+b1, 4:26.2.1-1+b2), binutils:amd64 >(2.46-2, 2.46-3), libkirigami-data:amd64 (6.23.0-1, 6.23.1-1), e2fsprogs:amd64 >(1.47.2-3+b8, 1.47.4-1) >Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >End-Date: 2026-03-10 19:00:33 > >Start-Date: 2026-03-10 19:07:06 >Commandline: apt -u dist-upgrade >Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >End-Date: 2026-03-10 19:07:10 > >Start-Date: 2026-03-10 19:08:48 >Commandline: apt -f install >Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) >End-Date: 2026-03-10 19:08:52 > >I don't play wesnoth, I have installed time ago for my little parents >I can remove it whitouth problem... if you don't need to understand >where is the problem. > >Ciao >Davide > >-- System Information: >Debian Release: forky/sid > APT prefers testing > APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'stable-security') >Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) > >Kernel: Linux 6.18.15+deb14-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT) >Locale: LANG=it_IT.utf8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set >Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash >Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) >LSM: AppArmor: enabled > >Versions of packages wesnoth depends on: >ih wesnoth-1.18 1:1.18.6-2 >ii wesnoth-1.18-data 1:1.18.6-2 > >wesnoth recommends no packages. > >wesnoth suggests no packages. > >-- no debconf information
>no, I added the stable security repository. If a package is not upgraded in testing and there is a security patch than I get that from that repo. so, you are you mixing stable with testing?

