On Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:16:49 +0500 Syed Shahrukh Hussain wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:13:35 +0200 Helmut Grohne wrote:
> > Package: flpsed
> > Version: 0.7.3-10
> > Severity: serious
> > User: [email protected]
> > Usertags: fileconflict
> > Control: affects -1 + flpsed-data
> >
> > flpsed has an undeclared file conflict. This may result in an unpack
> > error from dpkg.
> >
> > The file /usr/share/metainfo/org.flpsed.flpsed.metainfo.xml is contained
> > in the packages
> > * flpsed/0.7.3-10 as present in forky|unstable
> > * flpsed-data/0.7.3-9 as present in trixie
> >
> > These packages can be unpacked concurrently, because there is no
> > relevant Replaces or Conflicts relation. Attempting to unpack these
> > packages concurrently results in an unpack error from dpkg, because none
> > of the packages installs a diversion for the affected file.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Helmut Grohne
> >
>
> >
>
> Conflict File:  org.flpsed.flpsed.metainfo.xml
>
> _Paths for packages_
>
> flpsed/0.7.3-10 : /usr/share/metainfo/org.flpsed.flpsed.metainfo.xml
>
> flpsed-data/0.7.3-9
> :  /usr/share/metainfo/org.flpsed.flpsed.metainfo.xml/org.flpsed.flpsed.metainfo.xml
>
> I am not sure how the diversion will work for this kind of scenario.
>
> Adding conflict and replace to the control file kind of fix the issue
> with error as on removal due to difference between a file and directory.
>
> Conflicts: flpsed-data (<< ${source:Version})
> Replaces: flpsed-data (<< ${source:Version})
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Syed Shahrukh Hussain.
>
>
>
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>

flpsed and flpsed-data needs to be of same version.

Depends: flpsed-data (>= ${source:Version}),

flpsed 0.7.3-10  or above does not replaces flpsed-data 0.7.3-9

so to prevent both being installed with different version conflict and break relationship will likely be the way forward.

Regards,

Syed Shahrukh Hussain.

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