[Bug 988730] [NEW] E:Couldn't configure pre-depend libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably a dependency cycle.

[Ralf Hildebrandt]

Public bug reported:

During an upgrade from oneiric to precise I'm getting:


Get:975 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe unhide amd64 20110113-4 [703 kB]                                                            
Fetched 447 MB in 6s (3289 kB/s)                                                                                                                          

Systemaktualisierung wird durchgeführt
start: Job is already running: apport
Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)                                                                                                                                 
Exception during pm.DoInstall():  E:Couldn't configure pre-depend libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably a dependency cycle.

Die Aktualisierungen konnten nicht installiert werden

Fehler beim Anwenden 
'E:Couldn't configure pre-depend libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably 
a dependency cycle.' 
Ursprünglicher Systemzustand wird wieder hergestellt 


Ursprünglicher Systemzustand wird wieder hergestellt

Wird abgebrochen
Reading package lists... Done    
Building dependency tree          
Reading state information... Done

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: update-manager-core 1:0.152.25.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-19.32-virtual 3.0.27
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-19-virtual x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 26 10:05:08 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-04-26 (0 days ago)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade oneiric

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Title:
  E:Couldn't configure pre-depend libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably a
  dependency cycle.

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  During an upgrade from oneiric to precise I'm getting:

  
  Get:975 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/universe unhide amd64 20110113-4 [703 kB]                                                            
  Fetched 447 MB in 6s (3289 kB/s)                                                                                                                          

  Systemaktualisierung wird durchgeführt
  start: Job is already running: apport
  Fetched 0 B in 0s (0 B/s)                                                                                                                                 
  Exception during pm.DoInstall():  E:Couldn't configure pre-depend libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably a dependency cycle.

  Die Aktualisierungen konnten nicht installiert werden

  Fehler beim Anwenden 
  'E:Couldn't configure pre-depend libtinfo5 for libncurses5, probably 
  a dependency cycle.' 
  Ursprünglicher Systemzustand wird wieder hergestellt 

  
  Ursprünglicher Systemzustand wird wieder hergestellt

  Wird abgebrochen
  Reading package lists... Done    
  Building dependency tree          
  Reading state information... Done

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager-core 1:0.152.25.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-19.32-virtual 3.0.27
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-19-virtual x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Apr 26 10:05:08 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2012-04-26 (0 days ago)

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