Public bug reported: Binary package hint: dpkg
When doing upgrades one upgrade failed to overwrite a file. So i tried sudo dpkg --configure -a and it told me -o is not an option. the following is the commands that were ran. Calculating upgrade... Done The following packages will be REMOVED: totem-xine-dbgsym The following NEW packages will be installed: mscompress The following packages will be upgraded: cupsys-driver-gutenprint foo2zjs gimp-print libgutenprint2 libgutenprintui2-1 libtotem-plparser1 python-central totem totem-mozilla totem-xine 10 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 4614kB of archives. After unpacking 2060kB disk space will be freed. Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main libgutenprint2 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 [917kB] Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main cupsys-driver-gutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 [1002kB] Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main mscompress 0.3-2 [7870B] Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main foo2zjs 20061224-0ubuntu3 [998kB] Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main libgutenprintui2-1 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 [131kB] Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main gimp-print 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2 [113kB] Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main libtotem-plparser1 2.18.0-0ubuntu2 [42.2kB] Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main python-central 0.5.12ubuntu3 [32.6kB] Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/universe totem-xine 2.18.0-0ubuntu2 [1340kB] Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main totem 2.18.0-0ubuntu2 [15.5kB] Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com feisty/main totem-mozilla 2.18.0-0ubuntu2 [15.2kB] Fetched 4614kB in 3m9s (24.4kB/s) (Reading database ... 188101 files and directories currently installed.) Removing totem-xine-dbgsym ... (Reading database ... 188090 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace libgutenprint2 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../libgutenprint2_5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libgutenprint2 ... Preparing to replace cupsys-driver-gutenprint 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../cupsys-driver-gutenprint_5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement cupsys-driver-gutenprint ... Selecting previously deselected package mscompress. Unpacking mscompress (from .../mscompress_0.3-2_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mscompress_0.3-2_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/msexpand', which is also in package foo2zjs Preparing to replace foo2zjs 20061224-0ubuntu2 (using .../foo2zjs_20061224-0ubuntu3_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement foo2zjs ... Preparing to replace libgutenprintui2-1 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../libgutenprintui2-1_5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libgutenprintui2-1 ... Preparing to replace gimp-print 5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../gimp-print_5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement gimp-print ... Preparing to replace libtotem-plparser1 2.18.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../libtotem-plparser1_2.18.0-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement libtotem-plparser1 ... Preparing to replace python-central 0.5.12ubuntu2 (using .../python-central_0.5.12ubuntu3_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement python-central ... Preparing to replace totem-xine 2.18.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../totem-xine_2.18.0-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ... Unpacking replacement totem-xine ... Preparing to replace totem 2.18.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../totem_2.18.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement totem ... Preparing to replace totem-mozilla 2.18.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../totem-mozilla_2.18.0-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement totem-mozilla ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/mscompress_0.3-2_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg -configure -a dpkg: unknown option -o Type dpkg --help for help about installing and deinstalling packages [*]; Use `dselect' or `aptitude' for user-friendly package management; Type dpkg -Dhelp for a list of dpkg debug flag values; Type dpkg --force-help for a list of forcing options; Type dpkg-deb --help for help about manipulating *.deb files; Type dpkg --license for copyright license and lack of warranty (GNU GPL) [*]. Options marked [*] produce a lot of output - pipe it through `less' or `more' ! [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/mscompress_0.3-2_i386.deb (Reading database ... 188089 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking mscompress (from .../mscompress_0.3-2_i386.deb) ... Setting up mscompress (0.3-2) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a Setting up foo2zjs (20061224-0ubuntu3) ... Setting up libtotem-plparser1 (2.18.0-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up libgutenprint2 (5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up python-central (0.5.12ubuntu3) ... Setting up totem-xine (2.18.0-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up totem (2.18.0-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up totem-mozilla (2.18.0-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up libgutenprintui2-1 (5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2) ... Setting up cupsys-driver-gutenprint (5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2) ... * Restarting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ] Setting up gimp-print (5.0.0.99.1-0ubuntu2) ... [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Mar 27 08:03:51 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 Uname: Linux FeistyFawn 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sun Mar 25 00:21:25 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- dpkg in feisty doesnt work properly after dpkg fails on updates/installing apps. https://launchpad.net/bugs/96939 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
