[Bug 983686] Re: package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11

[Micah Gersten]

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu.  Upgrades from 8.04 to 12.04 are only supported by upgrading through 10.04.  Please report any other issues you may find.
  sysvinit | 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45 |         hardy | source, amd64, hppa, i386, ia64, lpia, powerpc, sparc
  sysvinit | 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45.1 | hardy-updates | source, amd64, hppa, i386, ia64, lpia, powerpc, sparc
sysvinit-utils | 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11 |       precise | amd64, armel, armhf, i386, powerpc


** Changed in: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

-- 
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Foundations Bugs, which is subscribed to sysvinit in Ubuntu.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/983686

Title:
  package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package
  sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Kde is also having a problem

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: sysvutils (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
  AptOrdering:
   sysvutils: Install
   sysvutils: Configure
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Tue Apr 17 11:36:17 2012
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  Title: package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-30 (77 days ago)

To manage notifications about this bug go to:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/983686/+subscriptions