[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#390586: ntp: broken upgrade path

[Marc Dequènes (Duck)]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2
Severity: serious


Coin,

Here is the result of the transition:

dpkg: ntp-server: dependency problems, but removing anyway as you
request:
 ntp-simple depends on ntp-server.
(Reading database ... 40430 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing ntp-server ...
Stopping NTP server: ntpd.
(Reading database ... 40424 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ntp 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 (using
.../ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ntp ...
dpkg: error processing
/var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/ntpd', which is also in package
 ntp-simple
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Preparing to replace ntp-simple 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1 (using
.../ntp-simple_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement ntp-simple ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ntp-simple:
 ntp-simple depends on ntp (>= 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2); however:
  Version of ntp on system is 1:4.2.0a+stable-2sarge1.
dpkg: error processing ntp-simple (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 ntp-simple

In fact ntp should Conflicts/Replaces on ntp-simple (ntp-server is not
enough).

-- 
Marc Dequènes (Duck)
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