[Bug 1354602] Re: package rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6

[Steve Langasek]

** Description changed:

- Received an upgrade notice. I executed the upgrade procedures which
- indicated 529 packages need to be installed. Upgrade requesrted that I
- install the DVD. of the ISO file I had downloaded. Upgrade did not
- complete and failed to reboot. I had to use "recovery mode" in order to
- log back in. Again I received a mesage indicvating that 244 files needed
- to be upgrade. This attempt alos failed. Received various messages the
- there were dependencies issue and could not continue the upgrade
+ [Impact]
+ A missing replaces: from rpcbind against the version of libc-bin in 12.04 means that upgrades may fail if libc-bin and rpcbind aren't unpacked in the "right" order.
+ 
+ [Test case]
+ 1. Install rpcbind on 12.04.
+ 2. dist-upgrade to 14.04.
+ 3. confirm that the upgrade fails due to rpcbind being unpacked before libc-bin is upgraded.
+ 4. enable trusty-proposed in sources.list.
+ 5. apt-get -f install
+ 6. apt-get install rpcbind
+ 7. confirm that the package install completes successfully
+ 8. confirm that apt-get dist-upgrade completes successfully
+ 
+ [Regression potential]
+ Any changes to the package relationships may have an unforeseen detrimental impact on apt's resolver.  However, these are non-trivial to find in advance and this change is locally correct with regards to package relationships.
+ 
+ 
+ Received an upgrade notice. I executed the upgrade procedures which indicated 529 packages need to be installed. Upgrade requesrted that I install the DVD. of the ISO file I had downloaded. Upgrade did not complete and failed to reboot. I had to use "recovery mode" in order to log back in. Again I received a mesage indicvating that 244 files needed to be upgrade. This attempt alos failed. Received various messages the there were dependencies issue and could not continue the upgrade
  
  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-67.101-generic 3.2.60
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-67-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  AptOrdering:
-  rpcbind: Install
-  rpcbind: Configure
+  rpcbind: Install
+  rpcbind: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Aug  8 16:48:55 2014
  DpkgTerminalLog:
-  Preparing to unpack .../rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
-  portmap stop/waiting
-  Unpacking rpcbind (0.2.1-2ubuntu1) over (0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2) ...
-  dpkg: error processing archive /media/Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS amd64//pool/main/r/rpcbind/rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
-   trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
+  Preparing to unpack .../rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
+  portmap stop/waiting
+  Unpacking rpcbind (0.2.1-2ubuntu1) over (0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2) ...
+  dpkg: error processing archive /media/Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS amd64//pool/main/r/rpcbind/rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
+   trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  DuplicateSignature: package:rpcbind:0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2:trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: rpcbind
  Title: package rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  package rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package
  libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6

Status in “rpcbind” package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix
Status in “rpcbind” source package in Trusty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  A missing replaces: from rpcbind against the version of libc-bin in 12.04 means that upgrades may fail if libc-bin and rpcbind aren't unpacked in the "right" order.

  [Test case]
  1. Install rpcbind on 12.04.
  2. dist-upgrade to 14.04.
  3. confirm that the upgrade fails due to rpcbind being unpacked before libc-bin is upgraded.
  4. enable trusty-proposed in sources.list.
  5. apt-get -f install
  6. apt-get install rpcbind
  7. confirm that the package install completes successfully
  8. confirm that apt-get dist-upgrade completes successfully

  [Regression potential]
  Any changes to the package relationships may have an unforeseen detrimental impact on apt's resolver.  However, these are non-trivial to find in advance and this change is locally correct with regards to package relationships.

  
  Received an upgrade notice. I executed the upgrade procedures which indicated 529 packages need to be installed. Upgrade requesrted that I install the DVD. of the ISO file I had downloaded. Upgrade did not complete and failed to reboot. I had to use "recovery mode" in order to log back in. Again I received a mesage indicvating that 244 files needed to be upgrade. This attempt alos failed. Received various messages the there were dependencies issue and could not continue the upgrade

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-67.101-generic 3.2.60
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-67-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
  AptOrdering:
   rpcbind: Install
   rpcbind: Configure
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Fri Aug  8 16:48:55 2014
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
   portmap stop/waiting
   Unpacking rpcbind (0.2.1-2ubuntu1) over (0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /media/Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS amd64//pool/main/r/rpcbind/rpcbind_0.2.1-2ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  DuplicateSignature: package:rpcbind:0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2:trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.3)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: rpcbind
  Title: package rpcbind 0.2.0-7ubuntu1.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man8/rpcinfo.8.gz', which is also in package libc-bin 2.15-0ubuntu10.6
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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