[Bug 1015567] [NEW] upgrade failed: mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present

Scott Moser smoser at ubuntu.com
Wed Jun 20 13:36:26 UTC 2012 

Public bug reported:

This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal.
I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade.

the upgrade failed.  Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like:


$  sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1
  lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools
  erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets
  erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common
  gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data
  gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13
  libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1
  libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8
  libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5
  nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services
Suggested packages:
  empathy-call
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  libgnome-desktop-3-2
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16
  libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0
  librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common
The following packages will be upgraded:
  empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common
  gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data
  gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1
  libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common
  unity-services
16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded.
81 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/7,509 kB of archives.
After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':
 mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:
 deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main
and 
 deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=screen-bce
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  upgrade failed: mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package
  instances present

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This morning I decided to upgrade precise -> quantal.
  I replaced 'precise' -> 'quantal' in /etc/apt/sources.list, apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade.

  the upgrade failed.  Attempts to 'apt-get -f install' look like:

  
  $  sudo apt-get -f install --assume-yes
  Reading package lists...
  Building dependency tree...
  Reading state information...
  Correcting dependencies... Done
  The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
    erlang-crypto python-avahi erlang-xmerl erlang-syntax-tools libsctp1
    lksctp-tools libmozjs185-1.0 libopenal-data erlang-runtime-tools
    erlang-mnesia erlang-public-key python-desktopcouch-records erlang-inets
    erlang-ssl python-desktopcouch-application erlang-base
  Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
  The following extra packages will be installed:
    empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common
    gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data
    gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13
    libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16 libedataserverui-3.0-1
    libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd-common libgnomekbd8
    libmusicbrainz5-0 librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common libunity-core-5.0-5
    nautilus-data unity unity-common unity-services
  Suggested packages:
    empathy-call
  The following packages will be REMOVED:
    libgnome-desktop-3-2
  The following NEW packages will be installed:
    libcamel-1.2-33 libebook-1.2-13 libecal-1.2-11 libedataserver-1.2-16
    libgnome-bluetooth10 libgnome-desktop-3-4 libgnomekbd8 libmusicbrainz5-0
    librhythmbox-core6 libsane-common
  The following packages will be upgraded:
    empathy empathy-common eog evolution-data-server-common
    gir1.2-gnomebluetooth-1.0 gir1.2-rb-3.0 gnome-desktop-data
    gnome-desktop3-data gnome-screensaver libedataserverui-3.0-1
    libgnomekbd-common libunity-core-5.0-5 nautilus-data unity unity-common
    unity-services
  16 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 1 to remove and 1058 not upgraded.
  81 not fully installed or removed.
  Need to get 0 B/7,509 kB of archives.
  After this operation, 12.2 MB of additional disk space will be used.
  dpkg: error: parsing file '/var/lib/dpkg/status' near line 10165 package 'libcanberra-gtk-module:i386':
   mixed non-coinstallable and coinstallable package instances present
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (2)

  Potentially useful information, I do have /etc/apt/sources.list.d entries for 'google-musicmanager.list' and 'google-talkplugin.list', which contain, repspectively:
   deb http://dl.google.com/linux/musicmanager/deb/ stable main
  and 
   deb http://dl.google.com/linux/talkplugin/deb/ stable main

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: dpkg 1.16.3ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jun 20 09:30:38 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen-bce
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (226 days ago)

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