[Bug 894340] Re: do-release-upgrade -d from oneiric exit with depency cycle for libtinfo5/libncurses5

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  do-release-upgrade -d from oneiric exit with depency cycle for
  libtinfo5/libncurses5

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Trying to upgrade (via sudo do-release-upgrade -d)  to precise from
  oneric fails with:

  Exception during pm.DoInstall():  E:Couldn't configure pre-depend
  libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably a dependency cycle.

  Die Aktualisierungen konnten nicht installiert werden

  Fehler beim Anwenden 
  'E:Couldn't configure pre-depend libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably 
  a dependency cycle.'

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.152.25.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-13.22-generic 3.0.6
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-13-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Nov 24 12:12:07 2011
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101008.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=de:en_AU:ja_JP:en
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-11-24 (0 days ago)

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