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FS#12865 - [inetutils] upgrade conflict with netkit-ntalk

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Gerhard Brauer (GerBra) - Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 10:37 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 18:09 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
Upgrade not possible when netkit-ntalk is installed.
Solution: remove netkit-ntalk before upgrading.
talk/talkd then is available through inetutils.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
netkit-ntalk 0.17-2
inetutils 1.6-2

* config and/or log files etc.
LANG=C pacman -S inetutils
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (1): inetutils-1.6-2

Total Download Size: 0.00 MB
Total Installed Size: 0.62 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking package integrity...
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
error: could not prepare transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
inetutils: /usr/bin/talk exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

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Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 18:09 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 11:02 GMT
netkit-ntalk is a package from unsupported. Note that it has been moved a while ago from extra, so it might be nice to add a replaces/conflicts to inetutils.

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