[Bug 954609] [NEW] /usr/bin/python2 overwrites file in old versions of python-minimal

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In a test upgrade from lucid to precise:

Selecting previously unselected package python2.7.
Unpacking python2.7 (from .../python2.7_2.7.3~rc1-1ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python2.7_2.7.3~rc1-1ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/python2', which is also in package python-minimal 2.6.5-0ubuntu1

At minimum, a Replaces is needed here.

Wasn't the old layout better, though?  This seems to make more sense in
a -defaults package than in a versioned package; although I realise that
it's arguably a moot point given that there won't be a python2.8.  But
still.

** Affects: python2.7 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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/usr/bin/python2 overwrites file in old versions of python-minimal
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/954609
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