[Bug 1680090] Re: python3-xapian not installed when apt-xapian-index upgraded

[Brian Murray]

While apt-xapian-index gained a depends on python3-xapian,
python3-xapian1.3 also provides that package so during an upgrade
python3-xapian1.3 is kept and python3-xapian is not installed. If the
dependency for apt-xapian-index is made a versioned one then
python3-xapian will get installed.

** Summary changed:

- Upgrade to 1.4.3 not self made from 1.3.5
+ python3-xapian not installed when apt-xapian-index upgraded

** Changed in: apt-xapian-index (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: apt-xapian-index (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: apt-xapian-index (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Brian Murray (brian-murray)

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Title:
  python3-xapian not installed when apt-xapian-index upgraded

Status in apt-xapian-index package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Recently got this uploaded:

  apt-xapian-index (0.47ubuntu12) zesty; urgency=medium

    * d/control: Drop the explicit Depends/Build-Depends on
      python3-xapian1.3 since that was a development snapshot we only used
      in our port to Python 3.  Straight up python3-xapian (1.4) has
      everything we need.  (LP: #1660216)
      -- Barry Warsaw <... at ...>  Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:29:18 -0400

  
  But 1.3.5 continue to be used by default. Python3-xapian1.3 is now declared as orphan.
  So the system is not switching itself to 1.4.3

  The orphaned package have to be purged manually, and apt-xapian-index is removed. The upgrade cant be made directly due to conflict. At last apt-xapian-index has to be reinstalled.
  After that tweak, the index is working as expected.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
  Package: apt-xapian-index 0.47ubuntu12
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-17.19-generic 4.10.8
  Uname: Linux 4.10.0-17-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu3
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: GNOME
  Date: Wed Apr  5 15:26:33 2017
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: apt-xapian-index
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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