[Bug 483858] Re: linux-virtual conflicts with linux-server, install fails

[Gary]

root at Zabbix:/boot# dpkg -l | grep linux
ii  libselinux1                       2.0.85-2ubuntu2                   SELinux shared libraries
ii  linux-firmware                    1.24                              Firmware for Linux kernel drivers
ii  linux-headers-2.6.31-14           2.6.31-14.48                      Header files related to Linux kernel version
ii  linux-headers-2.6.31-14-server    2.6.31-14.48                      Linux kernel headers for version 2.6.31 on x
ii  linux-headers-server              2.6.31.14.27                      Linux kernel headers on Server Equipment.
ii  linux-image-2.6.31-14-server      2.6.31-14.48                      Linux kernel image for version 2.6.31 on x86
ii  linux-image-server                2.6.31.14.27                      Linux kernel image on Server Equipment.
iU  linux-image-virtual               2.6.31.14.27                      Linux kernel image for virtual machines
ii  linux-server                      2.6.31.14.27                      Complete Linux kernel on Server Equipment.
iU  linux-virtual                     2.6.31.14.27                      Complete Linux kernel for virtual machines
ii  util-linux                        2.16-1ubuntu5                     Miscellaneous system utilities
root at Zabbix:/boot# apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies...Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual
Suggested packages:
  fdutils linux-doc-2.6.31 linux-source-2.6.31
The following NEW packages will be installed
  linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/11.7MB of archives.
After this operation, 33.0MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 40549 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual (from .../linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb) ...
Done.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-server', which is also in package linux-image-2.6.31-14-server 0:2.6.31-14.48
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Running postrm hook script /usr/sbin/update-grub.
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-2.6.31-14-virtual_2.6.31-14.48_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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linux-virtual conflicts with linux-server, install fails
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/483858
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