[Box Backup] Debian packages upgrade failure with Debian etch - debian.myreseau.org

Wolfgang Trexler boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:14:16 +0200


Hi,

when I do an "aptitude upgrade" I a new boxbackup package is recommended 
for installation. During the installation I get the following error

dpkg: error processing 
/var/cache/apt/archives/boxbackup-server_0.10-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/bbstored-certs', which is also in 
package boxbackup-utils
Errors were encountered while processing:
  /var/cache/apt/archives/boxbackup-server_0.10-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:

and the upgrade fails.

Is anybody experiencing the same problem with the packages from 
debian.myreseau.org (deb http://debian.myreseau.org/ etch main)?

Previous history: I did a switch from sarge to etch a few weeks ago, 
maybe there is a coincidence?

btw: I solved the problem with
dpkg -i --force-all /var/cache/apt/archives/boxbackup-server_0.10-1_i386.deb
but I don't think that's the way it's meant to be...

btw2: I there a signature file or package for the debian boxbackup 
archive to avoid the warning regarding system security?

br
Wolfgang




Enclose the full upgrade session:


localhost:/home/user# aptitude upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading extended state information
Initializing package states... Done
Reading task descriptions... Done
Building tag database... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
   boxbackup-server
1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/295kB of archives. After unpacking 41,0kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] Y
WARNING: untrusted versions of the following packages will be installed!

Untrusted packages could compromise your system's security.
You should only proceed with the installation if you are certain that
this is what you want to do.

   boxbackup-server

Do you want to ignore this warning and proceed anyway?
To continue, enter "Yes"; to abort, enter "No": yes
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 44795 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace boxbackup-server 0.10-1 (using 
.../boxbackup-server_0.10-1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement boxbackup-server ...
dpkg: error processing 
/var/cache/apt/archives/boxbackup-server_0.10-1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/bbstored-certs', which is also in 
package boxbackup-utils
Errors were encountered while processing:
  /var/cache/apt/archives/boxbackup-server_0.10-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover: