Public bug reported: Binary package hint: makedumpfile
$ dpkg --fsys-tarfile .../makedumpfile_1.3.3-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb | tar -tv ... -rwxr-xr-x root/root 4947 2009-06-23 08:42 ./bin Package is severely broken - I suspect a missing mkdir in the installation commands, causing executables to be written as a file named "/bin" directly, rather than inside the directory. ProblemType: Package Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jun 23 11:26:34 2009 Dependencies: DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite directory `/bin' in package libpam-foreground with nondirectory NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia Package: makedumpfile 1.2.9-0ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.30-9.10-generic SourcePackage: makedumpfile Title: package makedumpfile 1.2.9-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite directory `/bin' in package libpam-foreground with nondirectory Uname: Linux 2.6.30-9-generic x86_64 ** Affects: makedumpfile (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package -- package makedumpfile ... failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite directory `/bin' ... with nondirectory - broken package contains file as "/bin" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/391057 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs