[Bug 997701] Re: package gawk (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing gawk

[Jeroen Schot]

I believe this is a bug in dpkg, possibly debian bug 652063. I can
reproduce this with dpkg in precise, and the error disappears when the
dpkg from oneric is used. To reproduce this bug (on a multi-arch
system):

$ sudo apt-get install gawk:amd64
$ sudo apt-get install gawk:i386

The second apt-get will remove libsigsegv2:amd64 for libsigsegv2:i386,
but dpkg doesn't handle this properly. Issuing another `apt-get install`
fixes the installation.

** Package changed: gawk (Ubuntu) => dpkg (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  package gawk (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency
  problem - not installing gawk

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  while installing dvdrip

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: gawk (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu May 10 18:13:21 2012
  ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing gawk
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427)
  SourcePackage: gawk
  Title: package gawk (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing gawk
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (13 days ago)

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