package rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6

Bug #1354602 reported by Gregory Morrison
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
rpcbind (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Trusty
Fix Released
High
Steve Langasek

Bug Description

[Impact]
A missing replaces: from rpcbind against the version of libc-bin in 12.04 means that upgrades may fail if libc-bin and rpcbind aren't unpacked in the "right" order.

[Test case]
1. On 12.04, apt-get install rpcbind
2. Update /etc/apt/sources.list to point to trusty.
2. apt-get install rpcbind
3. confirm that the upgrade fails due to rpcbind being unpacked before libc-bin is upgraded.
4. enable trusty-proposed in sources.list.
6. apt-get install rpcbind
7. confirm that the package install completes successfully
8. confirm that apt-get dist-upgrade completes successfully

[Regression potential]
Any changes to the package relationships may have an unforeseen detrimental impact on apt's resolver. However, these are non-trivial to find in advance and this change is locally correct with regards to package relationships.

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Received an upgrade notice. I executed the upgrade procedures which indicated 529 packages need to be installed. Upgrade requesrted that I install the DVD. of the ISO file I had downloaded. Upgrade did not complete and failed to reboot. I had to use "recovery mode" in order to log back in. Again I received a mesage indicvating that 244 files needed to be upgrade. This attempt alos failed. Received various messages the there were dependencies issue and could not continue the upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-67.101-generic 3.2.60
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-67-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
AptOrdering:
 rpcbind: Install
 rpcbind: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 8 16:48:55 2014
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
 portmap stop/waiting
 Unpacking rpcbind (0.2.1-2ubuntu1) over (0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /media/Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS amd64//pool/main/r/rpcbind/rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
DuplicateSignature: package:rpcbind:0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2:trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: rpcbind
Title: package rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Gregory Morrison (gregcpa01) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

I confirm this bug in the rpcbind package.

This is an issue specific to upgrades from precise; no fix is needed for utopic. (A wrong fix is included via Debian; I have reopened Debian bug #734903 with regards to this.)

Changed in rpcbind (Ubuntu Trusty):
assignee: nobody → Steve Langasek (vorlon)
importance: Undecided → High
status: New → Triaged
Changed in rpcbind (Ubuntu):
status: New → Won't Fix
Steve Langasek (vorlon)
description: updated
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Chris Halse Rogers (raof) wrote : Please test proposed package

Hello Gregory, or anyone else affected,

Accepted rpcbind into trusty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rpcbind/0.2.1-2ubuntu2.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Changed in rpcbind (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Triaged → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
Andy Whitcroft (apw)
description: updated
Steve Langasek (vorlon)
description: updated
Revision history for this message
Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote :

Had to revise the test case because this isn't necessarily reproducible with a straight dist-upgrade due to arbitrary apt ordering, but I've confirmed this fix now.

tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package rpcbind - 0.2.1-2ubuntu2.1

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rpcbind (0.2.1-2ubuntu2.1) trusty; urgency=medium

  * Declare Breaks/Replaces against libc-bin (<< 2.16), to ensure a smooth
    upgrade from 12.04. LP: #1354602.
 -- Steve Langasek <email address hidden> Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:45:21 -0700

Changed in rpcbind (Ubuntu Trusty):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
Revision history for this message
Scott Kitterman (kitterman) wrote : Update Released

The verification of the Stable Release Update for rpcbind has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

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