[Bug 1017001] Re: package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing resolvconf

[Steve Langasek]

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise)
   Importance: Critical => High

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: Critical => High

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Title:
  package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing resolvconf

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “apt” source package in Precise:
  Confirmed
Status in “apt” source package in Quantal:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  [TEST CASE] 
  (from bug 937196)
  1. Install Mythbuntu 10.04, and reboot
  2. Press ESC to quit Mythbuntu
  3. Do not install updates even if the system request you to do it
  4. In a terminal run the following command:
   $ do-release-upgrade -d
  5. Proceed with the upgrade to Precise

  [ACTUAL RESULT]
  Upgrade to Precise fails with the following trace in /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-term.log:
  Setting up libplymouth2 (0.8.2-2ubuntu30) ...
  dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ifupdown:
   ifupdown depends on upstart-job; however:
    Package upstart-job is not installed.
    Package upstart which provides upstart-job is not configured yet.
   ifupdown depends on initscripts (>= 2.88dsf-13.3); however:
    Package initscripts is not configured yet.
  dpkg: error processing ifupdown (--configure):
   dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
  Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
  ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   ifupdown

  [EXPECTED  RESULT]
  Upgrade to Precise succeeds

  
  It automatically detected the bug....

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14
  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: Sat Jun 23 14:03:11 2012
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing resolvconf
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: resolvconf
  Title: package resolvconf 1.63ubuntu14 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing resolvconf
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-23 (0 days ago)

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