Package: dpkg
Version: 1.15.5.6
Severity: normal
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-trunk-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages dpkg depends on:
ii coreutils 7.4-2 The GNU core utilities
ii libc6 2.10.2-2 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii lzma 4.43-14 Compression method of 7z format in
dpkg recommends no packages.
Versions of packages dpkg suggests:
ii apt 0.7.25 Advanced front-end for dpkg
-- no debconf information
hplaptop:~# aptitude install xemacs21
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
The following packages are BROKEN:
dpkg
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xemacs21 xemacs21-bin{a} xemacs21-mule{a} xemacs21-support{a}
0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 40 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/7,129kB of archives. After unpacking 19.7MB will be used.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
dpkg: Breaks: xemacs21-support (< 21.4.22-2) but 21.4.21-4 is to be installed.
The following actions will resolve these dependencies:
Downgrade the following packages:
dpkg [1.15.5.6 (testing, now) -> 1.14.28 (stable)]
Score is 80
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] y
The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:
dpkg
The following NEW packages will be installed:
xemacs21 xemacs21-bin{a} xemacs21-mule{a} xemacs21-support{a}
0 packages upgraded, 4 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 40 not
upgraded.
Need to get 0B/9,482kB of archives. After unpacking 20.4MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
Writing extended state information... Done
dpkg: warning: downgrading dpkg from 1.15.5.6 to 1.14.28.
(Reading database ... 157978 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace dpkg 1.15.5.6 (using .../archives/dpkg_1.14.28_i386.deb)
...
Unpacking replacement dpkg ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.14.28_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/etc/dpkg/origins/debian', which is also in package
base-files 0:5.0.0
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.14.28_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Writing extended state information... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
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