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Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs

Started byBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
First post2016-07-04 18:50 +0200
Last post2016-07-13 06:50 +0200
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  Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> - 2016-07-04 18:50 +0200
    Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2016-07-04 21:00 +0200
      Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> - 2016-07-04 21:20 +0200
        Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-07-04 21:20 +0200
        Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> - 2016-07-04 21:40 +0200
      Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> - 2016-07-04 21:40 +0200
        Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> - 2016-07-04 22:00 +0200
          Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> - 2016-07-04 23:10 +0200
            Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> - 2016-07-05 01:20 +0200
            Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2016-07-05 02:20 +0200
              Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> - 2016-07-05 03:40 +0200
                Re: Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> - 2016-07-13 06:50 +0200

#169684 — Wheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs

FromBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
Date2016-07-04 18:50 +0200
SubjectWheezy to Jessie update problem: packages with bugs
Message-ID<rRfei-7YV-13@gated-at.bofh.it>
I updated one laptop a month or two ago using the process on
https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html,
and it worked smoothly.  Then I tried the same thing yesterday on a
second laptop, except that I forgot to get rid of a wheezy backports
entry; instead, I just did a blanket replace of wheezy with jessie.

After doing the apt-get upgrade, I got a few packages with bugs, but I
let them proceed, as the bugs didn't seem to apply to me (one referred
to difficulties when running in a VM, for example).  

After the apt-get dist-upgrade, lots more bugs were reported:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
<a number of lines complaining about texlive-base>
  .
  .
  .
                  texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-font-utils:amd64
              texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-bibtex-extra:amd64
              texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-binaries:amd64
              texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-extra-utils:amd64
          texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-bibtex-extra:amd64
          texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-binaries:amd64
    texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-bibtex-extra:amd64
  libtk8.5:amd64 conflicts with tk8.5:amd64
Retrieving bug reports... Done
Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
critical bugs of evolution-data-server (3.4.4-3+deb7u1 -> 3.12.9~git20141128.5242b0-2+deb8u2) <forwarded>
 #787398 - evolution-data-server: SMTP connection lost while reading message data (Fixed: evolution-data-server/3.16.2-1)
critical bugs of pinentry-gtk2 (0.8.1-1 -> 0.8.3-2) <forwarded>
 #750521 - scim-gtk-immodule breaks pinentry-gtk2 and impairs gnome-keyring (Fixed: pinentry/0.9.6-1)
serious bugs of emacs24 (-> 24.4+1-5) <forwarded>
 #766397 - emacs/gnus: Uses s_client to for SSL.
serious bugs of firefox-esr (-> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <forwarded>
 #822715 - firefox-esr: FTBFS with GCC 6: 'malloc' was not declared in this scope
critical bugs of udisks2 (-> 2.1.3-5) <marked as done in some version>
 #821126 - gparted: mount is unsupported. (Fixed: udisks2/2.1.5-1)
   Merged with: 782838
grave bugs of libgluegen2-rt-java (-> 2.2.4-2) <marked as done in some version>
 #779482 - support for powerpc, ppc64el and s390x not complete (Fixed: gluegen2/2.3.2-3)
grave bugs of firefox-esr (-> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #825909 - firefox-esr: crash when loading videos (Fixed: firefox-esr/45.2.0esr-1)
grave bugs of python-mock (-> 1.0.1-3) <marked as done in some version>
 #794461 - RequirementParseError: Expected version spec in funcsigs; python_version<"3.3" at ; python_version<"3.3" (Fixed: python-mock/1.3.0-2.1)
grave bugs of gdm3 (3.4.1-8 -> 3.14.1-7) <marked as done in some version>
 #784671 - gdm3 wouldn't start until caribou path changed (Fixed: gdm3/3.14.1-8)
grave bugs of libpoppler-glib8 (0.18.4-6+deb7u1 -> 0.26.5-2+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #767659 - evince 3.14.1-1 gets undefined symbol with libpoppler46:i386 earlier than 0.26.5-2 (Fixed: poppler/0.26.5-3)
   Merged with: 768475 768985 771329
grave bugs of evolution (3.4.4-3 -> 3.12.9~git20141130.241663-1+b1) <marked as done in some version>
 #788029 - evolution: undefined symbol: e_file_lock_get_pid Must depend on same libevolution version (Fixed: evolution/3.16.5-1)
grave bugs of lynx-cur (2.8.8dev.12-2 -> 2.8.9dev1-2+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #776073 - lynx-cur: can connect to site with expired certificate (Fixed: lynx-cur/2.8.9dev4-1)
grave bugs of totem (3.0.1-8 -> 3.14.0-2) <marked as done in some version>
 #785538 - [totem] totem crashes at start, no way to start it. (Fixed: totem/3.16.2-1)
grave bugs of python-paramiko (1.7.7.1-3.1 -> 1.15.1-1) <marked as done in some version>
 #754851 - paramiko fails with int too long or returns broken filenames (Fixed: paramiko/2.0.0-1 paramiko/1.15.3-1)
grave bugs of libarchive13 (-> 3.1.2-11+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #823984 - libarchive13/unstable is older than libarchive13/stable (Fixed: libarchive/3.2.1-1 libarchive/3.1.2-11.1)
grave bugs of init-system-helpers (-> 1.22) <marked as done in some version>
 #827191 - invoke-rc.d don't start systemd services (Fixed: init-system-helpers/1.35)
serious bugs of dbus (1.6.8-1+deb7u6 -> 1.8.20-0+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #813970 - dbus: purge fails: invoke-rc.d: initscript dbus, action "stop" failed. (Fixed: dbus/1.11.2-1 dbus/1.10.8-1)
serious bugs of libxml2 (2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy6 -> 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u2) <marked as done in some version>
 #795279 - libvirt0: Libvirt reports malformed URI for active connection (Fixed: libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u3 libxml2/2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.2 libxml2/2.9.2+zdfsg1-4)
   Merged with: 781232 797450 797490 827223
serious bugs of debhelper (9.20120909 -> 9.20150101) <marked as done in some version>
 #747141 - debhelper: dh_installdocs --link-doc forces source-version dependencies (Fixed: debhelper/9.20150501)
serious bugs of smartmontools (5.41+svn3365-1 -> 6.3+svn4002-2+b2) <marked as done in some version>
 #777583 - incorrect debian/copyright for smartmontools violates Debian policy (Fixed: smartmontools/6.4+svn4214-1)
serious bugs of apt-xapian-index (0.45 -> 0.47) <marked as done in some version>
 #803936 - goplay: not installable using aptitude with "apt-xapian-index.postinst: update-python-modules: not found" (Fixed: apt-xapian-index/0.47+nmu1)
   Merged with: 793681
serious bugs of hdparm (9.39-1+b1 -> 9.43-2) <marked as done in some version>
 #725284 - hdparm + systemd: Configuration not restored after resume (Fixed: hdparm/9.48+ds-1)
serious bugs of evolution (3.4.4-3 -> 3.12.9~git20141130.241663-1+b1) <marked as done in some version>
 #784625 - evolution: crash on start [Arithmetic exception in e_day_view_convert_position_in_main_canvas at e-day-view.c:8158] (Fixed: 3.12.11-1)
serious bugs of xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion (1:1.7.6-1 -> 1:1.7.7-2+b2) <marked as done in some version>
 #785491 - xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion FTBFS on arm64, implicit declarations of inb and outb (Fixed: 1:1.7.8-1)
serious bugs of q4wine (0.121-4 -> 1.1-r2-3) <marked as done in some version>
 #820185 - q4wine: recommends package outside main (Fixed: q4wine/1.3-1)
serious bugs of gparted (0.12.1-2+b1 -> 0.19.0-2) <marked as done in some version>
 #781716 - gparted: partitioning fails due to lack of udisks2 locking and automount (Fixed: gparted/0.19.0-2.1)
serious bugs of libfreetype6 (2.4.9-1.1+deb7u3 -> 2.5.2-3+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #780143 - libfreetype6_2.5.2-3 makes some fonts unusable (Fixed: 2.5.2-4 freetype/2.5.2-4)
serious bugs of busybox (1:1.20.0-7 -> 1:1.22.0-9+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #768876 - busybox-static is statically linked against libc6, but doesn't have a Built-Using: field (Fixed: 1:1.22.0-10)
serious bugs of stunnel4 (3:4.53-1.1 -> 3:5.06-2+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
 #771241 - stunnel4 sometimes truncates long server reply (Fixed: stunnel4/3:5.18-1)
   Merged with: 787062
 #782030 - stunnel4: Fails to restart on slow/loaded systems (Fixed: stunnel4/3:5.18-1)
serious bugs of dh-python (-> 1.20141111-2) <marked as done in some version>
 #803689 - pypy: DEFAULT_SOABI at pypy-26 while DEFAULT_MAGIC_TAG = 'pypy-40' (Fixed: dh-python/2.20151103)
serious bugs of cups-driver-gutenprint (5.2.9-1 -> 5.2.10-3) <marked as done in some version>
 #812413 - cups-driver-gutenprint: transitional arch:all package uninstallable after binNMU due to strict versioned dependency (Fixed: 5.2.11~pre2-1)
critical bugs of gnome-settings-daemon (3.4.2+git20121218.7c1322-3+deb7u3 -> 3.14.2-3) <unfixed>
 #827639 - gnome-settings-daemon: wrong owner of /run/user/1000/dconf/user causes X to freeze
critical bugs of cron (3.0pl1-124 -> 3.0pl1-127+deb8u1) <unfixed>
 #809167 - cron: Cron Daemon Use-After-Free Vulnerability May Cause Local Root Privilege Escalation
grave bugs of ndiff (-> 6.47-3+deb8u2) <unfixed>
 #804193 - ndiff python module is not installed (Fixed: nmap/6.47-5)
grave bugs of minissdpd (1.1.20120121-1+deb7u1 -> 1.2.20130907-3) <unfixed>
 #816759 - minissdpd: CVE-2016-3178 CVE-2016-3179 (Fixed: 1.1.20120121-1+deb7u1)
grave bugs of grub-pc-bin (1.99-27+deb7u3 -> 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u1) <unfixed>
 #741464 - grub-pc-bin: freezes after "terminal_input at_keyboard"
grave bugs of libnl-3-200 (3.2.7-4 -> 3.2.24-2) <unfixed>
 #799276 - libnl-3-200: depends on libc6 version that doesn't exist in wheezy-backports
grave bugs of googleearth-package (0.7.0 -> 1.2.2) <unfixed>
 #799843 - googleearth-package: geerated package depends on lsb-core which is not available on sid
grave bugs of grub2-common (1.99-27+deb7u3 -> 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u1) <unfixed>
 #735932 - [grub2-common] Computer does not boot
grave bugs of empathy (3.4.2.3-2+deb7u1 -> 3.12.7-1) <unfixed>
 #735097 - empathy: Empathy 3.8 kfreebsd-amd64 can't open window conversation
serious bugs of openbsd-inetd (0.20091229-2 -> 0.20140418-2) <unfixed>
 #781155 - openbsd-inetd: openbsd-inetd.service should be the main service file
serious bugs of ruby-hpricot (0.8.6-3 -> 0.8.6-5+b3) <unfixed>
 #796020 - ruby-hpricot: Obsolete
serious bugs of cdrdao (1:1.2.3-0.3 -> 1:1.2.3-2) <unfixed>
 #811733 - cdrdao: FTBFS with GCC 6: narrowing conversion
serious bugs of firefox-esr (-> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <unfixed>
 #827395 - firefox-esr: Firefox-esr privacy invading defaults load beacons on 1st run
serious bugs of dasher (4.11-2 -> 4.11+git20130508.adc653-2) <unfixed>
 #811640 - FTBFS with GCC 6: cannot convert x to y
serious bugs of iceweasel (38.7.1esr-1~deb7u1 -> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <unfixed>
 #812162 - iceweasel: FTBFS with GCC 6: size of array
serious bugs of gdm3 (3.4.1-8 -> 3.14.1-7) <unfixed>
 #794316 - can't unlock desktop
 #785782 - greeter screen appears without login prompt
serious bugs of logrotate (3.8.1-4 -> 3.8.7-1+b1) <unfixed>
 #734688 - Logs are not rotated for a month
serious bugs of freehdl (0.0.7-1.1 -> 0.0.8-2.1) <unfixed>
 #811804 - freehdl: FTBFS with GCC 6: error: reference is ambiguous
serious bugs of nfs-common (1:1.2.6-4 -> 1:1.2.8-9) <unfixed>
 #788546 - nfs4 mount.nfs does not respect option "user" in fstab in Jessie
   Merged with: 788547 790880
serious bugs of ed (1.6-2 -> 1.10-2) <unfixed>
 #799702 - ed: ships /usr/share/info/dir.gz on arm64 (Fixed: ed/1.10-2.1)
serious bugs of samba-common-bin (2:3.6.6-6+deb7u10 -> 2:4.2.10+dfsg-0+deb8u3) <unfixed>
 #820965 - [regression]: net usersidlist: Could not malloc sid array Could not get the user/sid list
serious bugs of synergy (1.3.8-2 -> 1.4.16-1) <unfixed>
 #812303 - synergy: FTBFS with GCC 6: test suite segfaults
serious bugs of dh-python (-> 1.20141111-2) <unfixed>
 #733239 - dh-python: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up-Jessie
Summary:
 emacs24(1 bug), dbus(1 bug), gnome-settings-daemon(1 bug), libxml2(1 bug), debhelper(1 bug), openbsd-inetd(1 bug), smartmontools(1 bug), ruby-hpricot(1 bug), cdrdao(1 bug), libgluegen2-rt-java(1 bug), ndiff(1 bug), apt-xapian-index(1 bug), firefox-esr(3 bugs), dasher(1 bug), minissdpd(1 bug), iceweasel(1 bug), evolution-data-server(1 bug), python-mock(1 bug), grub-pc-bin(1 bug), hdparm(1 bug), gdm3(3 bugs), libpoppler-glib8(1 bug), logrotate(1 bug), evolution(2 bugs), xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion(1 bug), q4wine(1 bug), lynx-cur(1 bug), gparted(1 bug), freehdl(1 bug), totem(1 bug), nfs-common(1 bug), python-paramiko(1 bug), ed(1 bug), libfreetype6(1 bug), busybox(1 bug), libarchive13(1 bug), libnl-3-200(1 bug), googleearth-package(1 bug), grub2-common(1 bug), empathy(1 bug), samba-common-bin(1 bug), udisks2(1 bug), stunnel4(2 bugs), pinentry-gtk2(1 bug), synergy(1 bug), cron(1 bug), dh-python(2 bugs), init-system-helpers(1 bug), cups-driver-gutenprint(1 bug)
Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...] n
**********************************************************************
****** Exiting with an error in order to stop the installation. ******
**********************************************************************
E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 returned an error code (10)
E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10

real	0m33.724s
user	0m6.276s
sys	0m0.300s

------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here is my sources.list:

,----
| # 
| 
| # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
| 
| # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
| 
| deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
| deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
| 
| deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
| deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
| 
| # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
| deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
| deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
| 
| # R backports at http://cran.fhcrc.org/
| deb http://cran.fhcrc.org/bin/linux/debian jessie-cran3/
| 
| # Jessie backports http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
| # deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free
| 
`----

I commented out the backports entry and ran apt-get update, apt-get
upgrade, and apt-get dist-upgrade before getting the above output.

I am guessing there are two problems--one with texlive and one with
packages with errors.  Any advice on how to proceed efficiently and
successfully?

- Accept all these; they aren't really bad.
 
  - I don't really care about Evolution, as I use Gnus.

  - I'll likely replace gutenprint with what comes with the latest
    hplips.

  - Still, I would use emacs24, gnome, and others here.

- Pin them all (there are a lot).
  - If you suggest this, advice on how would be helpful.  I only get Y/n
    options, no ability to pin one package at a time.

- Something else?

Thanks,

Bill

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#169713

FromGary Dale <garydale@torfree.net>
Date2016-07-04 21:00 +0200
Message-ID<rRhg5-IL-1@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169684
On 04/07/16 12:32 PM, Bill Harris wrote:
> I updated one laptop a month or two ago using the process on
> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html,
> and it worked smoothly.  Then I tried the same thing yesterday on a
> second laptop, except that I forgot to get rid of a wheezy backports
> entry; instead, I just did a blanket replace of wheezy with jessie.
>
> After doing the apt-get upgrade, I got a few packages with bugs, but I
> let them proceed, as the bugs didn't seem to apply to me (one referred
> to difficulties when running in a VM, for example).
>
> After the apt-get dist-upgrade, lots more bugs were reported:
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> <a number of lines complaining about texlive-base>
>    .
>    .
>    .
>                    texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-font-utils:amd64
>                texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-bibtex-extra:amd64
>                texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-binaries:amd64
>                texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-extra-utils:amd64
>            texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-bibtex-extra:amd64
>            texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-binaries:amd64
>      texlive-base:amd64 conflicts with texlive-bibtex-extra:amd64
>    libtk8.5:amd64 conflicts with tk8.5:amd64
> Retrieving bug reports... Done
> Parsing Found/Fixed information... Done
> critical bugs of evolution-data-server (3.4.4-3+deb7u1 -> 3.12.9~git20141128.5242b0-2+deb8u2) <forwarded>
>   #787398 - evolution-data-server: SMTP connection lost while reading message data (Fixed: evolution-data-server/3.16.2-1)
> critical bugs of pinentry-gtk2 (0.8.1-1 -> 0.8.3-2) <forwarded>
>   #750521 - scim-gtk-immodule breaks pinentry-gtk2 and impairs gnome-keyring (Fixed: pinentry/0.9.6-1)
> serious bugs of emacs24 (-> 24.4+1-5) <forwarded>
>   #766397 - emacs/gnus: Uses s_client to for SSL.
> serious bugs of firefox-esr (-> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <forwarded>
>   #822715 - firefox-esr: FTBFS with GCC 6: 'malloc' was not declared in this scope
> critical bugs of udisks2 (-> 2.1.3-5) <marked as done in some version>
>   #821126 - gparted: mount is unsupported. (Fixed: udisks2/2.1.5-1)
>     Merged with: 782838
> grave bugs of libgluegen2-rt-java (-> 2.2.4-2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #779482 - support for powerpc, ppc64el and s390x not complete (Fixed: gluegen2/2.3.2-3)
> grave bugs of firefox-esr (-> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #825909 - firefox-esr: crash when loading videos (Fixed: firefox-esr/45.2.0esr-1)
> grave bugs of python-mock (-> 1.0.1-3) <marked as done in some version>
>   #794461 - RequirementParseError: Expected version spec in funcsigs; python_version<"3.3" at ; python_version<"3.3" (Fixed: python-mock/1.3.0-2.1)
> grave bugs of gdm3 (3.4.1-8 -> 3.14.1-7) <marked as done in some version>
>   #784671 - gdm3 wouldn't start until caribou path changed (Fixed: gdm3/3.14.1-8)
> grave bugs of libpoppler-glib8 (0.18.4-6+deb7u1 -> 0.26.5-2+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #767659 - evince 3.14.1-1 gets undefined symbol with libpoppler46:i386 earlier than 0.26.5-2 (Fixed: poppler/0.26.5-3)
>     Merged with: 768475 768985 771329
> grave bugs of evolution (3.4.4-3 -> 3.12.9~git20141130.241663-1+b1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #788029 - evolution: undefined symbol: e_file_lock_get_pid Must depend on same libevolution version (Fixed: evolution/3.16.5-1)
> grave bugs of lynx-cur (2.8.8dev.12-2 -> 2.8.9dev1-2+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #776073 - lynx-cur: can connect to site with expired certificate (Fixed: lynx-cur/2.8.9dev4-1)
> grave bugs of totem (3.0.1-8 -> 3.14.0-2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #785538 - [totem] totem crashes at start, no way to start it. (Fixed: totem/3.16.2-1)
> grave bugs of python-paramiko (1.7.7.1-3.1 -> 1.15.1-1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #754851 - paramiko fails with int too long or returns broken filenames (Fixed: paramiko/2.0.0-1 paramiko/1.15.3-1)
> grave bugs of libarchive13 (-> 3.1.2-11+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #823984 - libarchive13/unstable is older than libarchive13/stable (Fixed: libarchive/3.2.1-1 libarchive/3.1.2-11.1)
> grave bugs of init-system-helpers (-> 1.22) <marked as done in some version>
>   #827191 - invoke-rc.d don't start systemd services (Fixed: init-system-helpers/1.35)
> serious bugs of dbus (1.6.8-1+deb7u6 -> 1.8.20-0+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #813970 - dbus: purge fails: invoke-rc.d: initscript dbus, action "stop" failed. (Fixed: dbus/1.11.2-1 dbus/1.10.8-1)
> serious bugs of libxml2 (2.8.0+dfsg1-7+wheezy6 -> 2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #795279 - libvirt0: Libvirt reports malformed URI for active connection (Fixed: libxml2/2.9.1+dfsg1-5+deb8u3 libxml2/2.9.2+really2.9.1+dfsg1-0.2 libxml2/2.9.2+zdfsg1-4)
>     Merged with: 781232 797450 797490 827223
> serious bugs of debhelper (9.20120909 -> 9.20150101) <marked as done in some version>
>   #747141 - debhelper: dh_installdocs --link-doc forces source-version dependencies (Fixed: debhelper/9.20150501)
> serious bugs of smartmontools (5.41+svn3365-1 -> 6.3+svn4002-2+b2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #777583 - incorrect debian/copyright for smartmontools violates Debian policy (Fixed: smartmontools/6.4+svn4214-1)
> serious bugs of apt-xapian-index (0.45 -> 0.47) <marked as done in some version>
>   #803936 - goplay: not installable using aptitude with "apt-xapian-index.postinst: update-python-modules: not found" (Fixed: apt-xapian-index/0.47+nmu1)
>     Merged with: 793681
> serious bugs of hdparm (9.39-1+b1 -> 9.43-2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #725284 - hdparm + systemd: Configuration not restored after resume (Fixed: hdparm/9.48+ds-1)
> serious bugs of evolution (3.4.4-3 -> 3.12.9~git20141130.241663-1+b1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #784625 - evolution: crash on start [Arithmetic exception in e_day_view_convert_position_in_main_canvas at e-day-view.c:8158] (Fixed: 3.12.11-1)
> serious bugs of xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion (1:1.7.6-1 -> 1:1.7.7-2+b2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #785491 - xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion FTBFS on arm64, implicit declarations of inb and outb (Fixed: 1:1.7.8-1)
> serious bugs of q4wine (0.121-4 -> 1.1-r2-3) <marked as done in some version>
>   #820185 - q4wine: recommends package outside main (Fixed: q4wine/1.3-1)
> serious bugs of gparted (0.12.1-2+b1 -> 0.19.0-2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #781716 - gparted: partitioning fails due to lack of udisks2 locking and automount (Fixed: gparted/0.19.0-2.1)
> serious bugs of libfreetype6 (2.4.9-1.1+deb7u3 -> 2.5.2-3+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #780143 - libfreetype6_2.5.2-3 makes some fonts unusable (Fixed: 2.5.2-4 freetype/2.5.2-4)
> serious bugs of busybox (1:1.20.0-7 -> 1:1.22.0-9+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #768876 - busybox-static is statically linked against libc6, but doesn't have a Built-Using: field (Fixed: 1:1.22.0-10)
> serious bugs of stunnel4 (3:4.53-1.1 -> 3:5.06-2+deb8u1) <marked as done in some version>
>   #771241 - stunnel4 sometimes truncates long server reply (Fixed: stunnel4/3:5.18-1)
>     Merged with: 787062
>   #782030 - stunnel4: Fails to restart on slow/loaded systems (Fixed: stunnel4/3:5.18-1)
> serious bugs of dh-python (-> 1.20141111-2) <marked as done in some version>
>   #803689 - pypy: DEFAULT_SOABI at pypy-26 while DEFAULT_MAGIC_TAG = 'pypy-40' (Fixed: dh-python/2.20151103)
> serious bugs of cups-driver-gutenprint (5.2.9-1 -> 5.2.10-3) <marked as done in some version>
>   #812413 - cups-driver-gutenprint: transitional arch:all package uninstallable after binNMU due to strict versioned dependency (Fixed: 5.2.11~pre2-1)
> critical bugs of gnome-settings-daemon (3.4.2+git20121218.7c1322-3+deb7u3 -> 3.14.2-3) <unfixed>
>   #827639 - gnome-settings-daemon: wrong owner of /run/user/1000/dconf/user causes X to freeze
> critical bugs of cron (3.0pl1-124 -> 3.0pl1-127+deb8u1) <unfixed>
>   #809167 - cron: Cron Daemon Use-After-Free Vulnerability May Cause Local Root Privilege Escalation
> grave bugs of ndiff (-> 6.47-3+deb8u2) <unfixed>
>   #804193 - ndiff python module is not installed (Fixed: nmap/6.47-5)
> grave bugs of minissdpd (1.1.20120121-1+deb7u1 -> 1.2.20130907-3) <unfixed>
>   #816759 - minissdpd: CVE-2016-3178 CVE-2016-3179 (Fixed: 1.1.20120121-1+deb7u1)
> grave bugs of grub-pc-bin (1.99-27+deb7u3 -> 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u1) <unfixed>
>   #741464 - grub-pc-bin: freezes after "terminal_input at_keyboard"
> grave bugs of libnl-3-200 (3.2.7-4 -> 3.2.24-2) <unfixed>
>   #799276 - libnl-3-200: depends on libc6 version that doesn't exist in wheezy-backports
> grave bugs of googleearth-package (0.7.0 -> 1.2.2) <unfixed>
>   #799843 - googleearth-package: geerated package depends on lsb-core which is not available on sid
> grave bugs of grub2-common (1.99-27+deb7u3 -> 2.02~beta2-22+deb8u1) <unfixed>
>   #735932 - [grub2-common] Computer does not boot
> grave bugs of empathy (3.4.2.3-2+deb7u1 -> 3.12.7-1) <unfixed>
>   #735097 - empathy: Empathy 3.8 kfreebsd-amd64 can't open window conversation
> serious bugs of openbsd-inetd (0.20091229-2 -> 0.20140418-2) <unfixed>
>   #781155 - openbsd-inetd: openbsd-inetd.service should be the main service file
> serious bugs of ruby-hpricot (0.8.6-3 -> 0.8.6-5+b3) <unfixed>
>   #796020 - ruby-hpricot: Obsolete
> serious bugs of cdrdao (1:1.2.3-0.3 -> 1:1.2.3-2) <unfixed>
>   #811733 - cdrdao: FTBFS with GCC 6: narrowing conversion
> serious bugs of firefox-esr (-> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <unfixed>
>   #827395 - firefox-esr: Firefox-esr privacy invading defaults load beacons on 1st run
> serious bugs of dasher (4.11-2 -> 4.11+git20130508.adc653-2) <unfixed>
>   #811640 - FTBFS with GCC 6: cannot convert x to y
> serious bugs of iceweasel (38.7.1esr-1~deb7u1 -> 45.2.0esr-1~deb8u1) <unfixed>
>   #812162 - iceweasel: FTBFS with GCC 6: size of array
> serious bugs of gdm3 (3.4.1-8 -> 3.14.1-7) <unfixed>
>   #794316 - can't unlock desktop
>   #785782 - greeter screen appears without login prompt
> serious bugs of logrotate (3.8.1-4 -> 3.8.7-1+b1) <unfixed>
>   #734688 - Logs are not rotated for a month
> serious bugs of freehdl (0.0.7-1.1 -> 0.0.8-2.1) <unfixed>
>   #811804 - freehdl: FTBFS with GCC 6: error: reference is ambiguous
> serious bugs of nfs-common (1:1.2.6-4 -> 1:1.2.8-9) <unfixed>
>   #788546 - nfs4 mount.nfs does not respect option "user" in fstab in Jessie
>     Merged with: 788547 790880
> serious bugs of ed (1.6-2 -> 1.10-2) <unfixed>
>   #799702 - ed: ships /usr/share/info/dir.gz on arm64 (Fixed: ed/1.10-2.1)
> serious bugs of samba-common-bin (2:3.6.6-6+deb7u10 -> 2:4.2.10+dfsg-0+deb8u3) <unfixed>
>   #820965 - [regression]: net usersidlist: Could not malloc sid array Could not get the user/sid list
> serious bugs of synergy (1.3.8-2 -> 1.4.16-1) <unfixed>
>   #812303 - synergy: FTBFS with GCC 6: test suite segfaults
> serious bugs of dh-python (-> 1.20141111-2) <unfixed>
>   #733239 - dh-python: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up-Jessie
> Summary:
>   emacs24(1 bug), dbus(1 bug), gnome-settings-daemon(1 bug), libxml2(1 bug), debhelper(1 bug), openbsd-inetd(1 bug), smartmontools(1 bug), ruby-hpricot(1 bug), cdrdao(1 bug), libgluegen2-rt-java(1 bug), ndiff(1 bug), apt-xapian-index(1 bug), firefox-esr(3 bugs), dasher(1 bug), minissdpd(1 bug), iceweasel(1 bug), evolution-data-server(1 bug), python-mock(1 bug), grub-pc-bin(1 bug), hdparm(1 bug), gdm3(3 bugs), libpoppler-glib8(1 bug), logrotate(1 bug), evolution(2 bugs), xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion(1 bug), q4wine(1 bug), lynx-cur(1 bug), gparted(1 bug), freehdl(1 bug), totem(1 bug), nfs-common(1 bug), python-paramiko(1 bug), ed(1 bug), libfreetype6(1 bug), busybox(1 bug), libarchive13(1 bug), libnl-3-200(1 bug), googleearth-package(1 bug), grub2-common(1 bug), empathy(1 bug), samba-common-bin(1 bug), udisks2(1 bug), stunnel4(2 bugs), pinentry-gtk2(1 bug), synergy(1 bug), cron(1 bug), dh-python(2 bugs), init-system-helpers(1 bug), cups-driver-gutenprint(1 bug)
> Are you sure you want to install/upgrade the above packages? [Y/n/?/...] n
> **********************************************************************
> ****** Exiting with an error in order to stop the installation. ******
> **********************************************************************
> E: Sub-process /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10 returned an error code (10)
> E: Failure running script /usr/sbin/apt-listbugs apt || exit 10
>
> real	0m33.724s
> user	0m6.276s
> sys	0m0.300s
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Here is my sources.list:
>
> ,----
> | #
> |
> | # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
> |
> | # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
> |
> | deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
> | deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
> |
> | deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
> | deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
> |
> | # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
> | deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
> | deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
> |
> | # R backports at http://cran.fhcrc.org/
> | deb http://cran.fhcrc.org/bin/linux/debian jessie-cran3/
> |
> | # Jessie backports http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
> | # deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free
> |
> `----
>
> I commented out the backports entry and ran apt-get update, apt-get
> upgrade, and apt-get dist-upgrade before getting the above output.
>
> I am guessing there are two problems--one with texlive and one with
> packages with errors.  Any advice on how to proceed efficiently and
> successfully?
>
> - Accept all these; they aren't really bad.
>   
>    - I don't really care about Evolution, as I use Gnus.
>
>    - I'll likely replace gutenprint with what comes with the latest
>      hplips.
>
>    - Still, I would use emacs24, gnome, and others here.
>
> - Pin them all (there are a lot).
>    - If you suggest this, advice on how would be helpful.  I only get Y/n
>      options, no ability to pin one package at a time.
>
> - Something else?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>

The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending packages. 
Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't try this at 
home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude and give it a try.

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#169716

FromCindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com>
Date2016-07-04 21:20 +0200
Message-ID<rRhzs-14o-7@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169713
On 7/4/16, Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> wrote:
> On 04/07/16 12:32 PM, Bill Harris wrote:
>> I updated one laptop a month or two ago using the process on
>> https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html,
>> and it worked smoothly.  Then I tried the same thing yesterday on a
>> second laptop, except that I forgot to get rid of a wheezy backports
>> entry; instead, I just did a blanket replace of wheezy with jessie.
>>
>> After doing the apt-get upgrade, I got a few packages with bugs, but I
>> let them proceed, as the bugs didn't seem to apply to me (one referred
>> to difficulties when running in a VM, for example).
>>
>> After the apt-get dist-upgrade, lots more bugs were reported:
>>
< extensive package status output and sources.list snipped >
>>
>> I commented out the backports entry and ran apt-get update, apt-get
>> upgrade, and apt-get dist-upgrade before getting the above output.
>>
>> I am guessing there are two problems--one with texlive and one with
>> packages with errors.  Any advice on how to proceed efficiently and
>> successfully?
>
> The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending packages.
> Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't try this at
> home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude and give it a try.


I've used  "apt-get install --reinstall" successfully a couple times
during issues. From "man apt-get", this flag's description is:

"Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version."

Just thinking out loud. :)

Cindy :)

-- 
Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA

* runs with duct tape *

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#169717

FromBrian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>
Date2016-07-04 21:20 +0200
Message-ID<rRhzs-14o-15@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169716
On Mon 04 Jul 2016 at 15:09:35 -0400, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote:

> On 7/4/16, Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> wrote:
> >
> > The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending packages.
> > Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't try this at
> > home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude and give it a try.
> 
> 
> I've used  "apt-get install --reinstall" successfully a couple times
> during issues. From "man apt-get", this flag's description is:
> 
> "Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version."

Ditto. I used it today to track down a bug.

> Just thinking out loud. :)

And doing it very well. Just don't make a habit of it. :)

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#169719

FromBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
Date2016-07-04 21:40 +0200
Message-ID<rRhSN-1cJ-9@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169716
Cindy-Sue Causey <butterflybytes@gmail.com> writes:

> I've used  "apt-get install --reinstall" successfully a couple times
> during issues. From "man apt-get", this flag's description is:
>
> "Re-install packages that are already installed and at the newest version."

I thought I had seen that apt could do that.  Thanks.

> Just thinking out loud. :)

Thanks, Cindy.

Is there an easy way to `apt-get install --reinstall` and have it pick
up those packages with bugs, or is it easier to enter the command once
for each package?

Bill

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#169718

FromBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
Date2016-07-04 21:40 +0200
Message-ID<rRhSN-1cJ-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169713
Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> writes:

> On 04/07/16 12:32 PM, Bill Harris wrote:

>> Summary:
>>   emacs24(1 bug), dbus(1 bug), gnome-settings-daemon(1 bug), libxml2(1 bug), debhelper(1 bug), openbsd-inetd(1 bug), smartmontools(1 bug), ruby-hpricot(1 bug), cdrdao(1 bug), libgluegen2-rt-java(1 bug), ndiff(1 bug), apt-xapian-index(1 bug), firefox-esr(3 bugs), dasher(1 bug), minissdpd(1 bug), iceweasel(1 bug), evolution-data-server(1 bug), python-mock(1 bug), grub-pc-bin(1 bug), hdparm(1 bug), gdm3(3 bugs), libpoppler-glib8(1 bug), logrotate(1 bug), evolution(2 bugs), xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion(1 bug), q4wine(1 bug), lynx-cur(1 bug), gparted(1 bug), freehdl(1 bug), totem(1 bug), nfs-common(1 bug), python-paramiko(1 bug), ed(1 bug), libfreetype6(1 bug), busybox(1 bug), libarchive13(1 bug), libnl-3-200(1 bug), googleearth-package(1 bug), grub2-common(1 bug), empathy(1 bug), samba-common-bin(1 bug), udisks2(1 bug), stunnel4(2 bugs), pinentry-gtk2(1 bug), synergy(1 bug), cron(1 bug), dh-python(2 bugs), init-system-helpers(1 bug), cups-driver-gutenprint(1 bug)

>> Here is my sources.list:
>>
>> ,----
>> | #
>> |
>> | # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
>> |
>> | # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
>> |
>> | deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
>> | deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
>> |
>> | deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
>> | deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
>> |
>> | # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
>> | deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
>> | deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
>> |
>> | # R backports at http://cran.fhcrc.org/
>> | deb http://cran.fhcrc.org/bin/linux/debian jessie-cran3/
>> |
>> | # Jessie backports http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
>> | # deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free
>> |
>> `----

> The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending
> packages. Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't
> try this at home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude
> and give it a try.


Gary,

I like simple.  To be clear, is this the sequence you're proposing?

- Now that I've deleted backports from my sources.list, run `aptitude
  install emacs24` and so forth through the list.

- Then run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.

- Reboot into Jessie.

The alternative seems to be

- Run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.

- Run `aptitude install emacs24` and so forth through the list.

- Reboot into Jessie.

The first sounds correct, but this isn't fully a Jessie system yet, and
I'd be reinstalling packages that only came with dist-upgrade.

Thanks,

Bill

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#169721

FromGary Dale <garydale@torfree.net>
Date2016-07-04 22:00 +0200
Message-ID<rRica-1me-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169718
On 04/07/16 03:23 PM, Bill Harris wrote:
> Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> writes:
>
>> On 04/07/16 12:32 PM, Bill Harris wrote:
>>> Summary:
>>>    emacs24(1 bug), dbus(1 bug), gnome-settings-daemon(1 bug), libxml2(1 bug), debhelper(1 bug), openbsd-inetd(1 bug), smartmontools(1 bug), ruby-hpricot(1 bug), cdrdao(1 bug), libgluegen2-rt-java(1 bug), ndiff(1 bug), apt-xapian-index(1 bug), firefox-esr(3 bugs), dasher(1 bug), minissdpd(1 bug), iceweasel(1 bug), evolution-data-server(1 bug), python-mock(1 bug), grub-pc-bin(1 bug), hdparm(1 bug), gdm3(3 bugs), libpoppler-glib8(1 bug), logrotate(1 bug), evolution(2 bugs), xserver-xorg-video-siliconmotion(1 bug), q4wine(1 bug), lynx-cur(1 bug), gparted(1 bug), freehdl(1 bug), totem(1 bug), nfs-common(1 bug), python-paramiko(1 bug), ed(1 bug), libfreetype6(1 bug), busybox(1 bug), libarchive13(1 bug), libnl-3-200(1 bug), googleearth-package(1 bug), grub2-common(1 bug), empathy(1 bug), samba-common-bin(1 bug), udisks2(1 bug), stunnel4(2 bugs), pinentry-gtk2(1 bug), synergy(1 bug), cron(1 bug), dh-python(2 bugs), init-system-helpers(1 bug), cups-driver-gutenprint(1 bug)
>>> Here is my sources.list:
>>>
>>> ,----
>>> | #
>>> |
>>> | # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
>>> |
>>> | # deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 6.0.3 _Jessie_ - Official amd64 NETINST Binary-1 20111008-19:52]/ jessie main
>>> |
>>> | deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
>>> | deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie main non-free contrib
>>> |
>>> | deb http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
>>> | deb-src http://security.debian.org/ jessie/updates main contrib non-free
>>> |
>>> | # jessie-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
>>> | deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
>>> | deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie-updates main contrib non-free
>>> |
>>> | # R backports at http://cran.fhcrc.org/
>>> | deb http://cran.fhcrc.org/bin/linux/debian jessie-cran3/
>>> |
>>> | # Jessie backports http://backports-master.debian.org/Instructions/
>>> | # deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian jessie-backports main contrib non-free
>>> |
>>> `----
>> The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending
>> packages. Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't
>> try this at home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude
>> and give it a try.
>
> Gary,
>
> I like simple.  To be clear, is this the sequence you're proposing?
>
> - Now that I've deleted backports from my sources.list, run `aptitude
>    install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
>
> - Then run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
>
> - Reboot into Jessie.
>
> The alternative seems to be
>
> - Run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
>
> - Run `aptitude install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
>
> - Reboot into Jessie.
>
> The first sounds correct, but this isn't fully a Jessie system yet, and
> I'd be reinstalling packages that only came with dist-upgrade.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
Not even close. I was suggesting installing aptitude then use the 
reinstall option to reinstall the packages.

However, as Cindy pointed out, you can just use the --reinstall flag 
with apt-get. That would be:
   apt-get install <package> --reinstall

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#169725

FromBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
Date2016-07-04 23:10 +0200
Message-ID<rRjhT-2dZ-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169721
Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> writes:

> On 04/07/16 03:23 PM, Bill Harris wrote:

>>> The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending
>>> packages. Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't
>>> try this at home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude
>>> and give it a try.
>>
>> Gary,
>>
>> I like simple.  To be clear, is this the sequence you're proposing?
>>
>> - Now that I've deleted backports from my sources.list, run `aptitude
>>    install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
>>
>> - Then run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
>>
>> - Reboot into Jessie.
>>
>> The alternative seems to be
>>
>> - Run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
>>
>> - Run `aptitude install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
>>
>> - Reboot into Jessie.
>>
>> The first sounds correct, but this isn't fully a Jessie system yet, and
>> I'd be reinstalling packages that only came with dist-upgrade.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Bill
>>
> Not even close. I was suggesting installing aptitude then use the
> reinstall option to reinstall the packages.

I think I'm not understanding.  I'll try to be clearer on my end to see
if that helps:

- I do have aptitude, so I don't have to install it.  In fact, I usually
  use aptitude, but the release notes for Wheezy
  (https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en.html#upgradingpackages)
  suggested using apt-get for this upgrade to reduce the chance of
  problems.

- I have yet to do the `apt dist-upgrade` (I downloaded all the packages
  and then quit), so I've got to do that at some time.

- My question was whether I

  - reinstall the packages first, and then do the dist-upgrade later, or

  - do the dist-upgrade first, and then reinstall the packages later.

  - I am guessing that I should reinstall the packages first.

- No matter which order I use, it sounds like I have at least two
  choices for the reinstall:

  - `apt-get install <package> --reinstall`

    Thanks; I had guessed the --reinstall would come before install.

      Not that it matters, but, from a bit of reading, it sounds as if
      `apt-get install <package>/wheezy` might work, too.  

  - `aptitude reinstall <package>`

    Which is, in a way, cleaner, although I seem to recall cautions
    about mixing apt-get and aptitude, and this would be mixing them
    closely.  (Yes, I know I'll be mixing them anyway, if I go back to
    aptitude once Wheezy is fully installed.

Thanks to you and Cindy for your help.

Does that clarify my remaining confusion?  

Bill

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#169736

FromBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
Date2016-07-05 01:20 +0200
Message-ID<rRljH-3rd-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169725
Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> writes:

> - I have yet to do the `apt dist-upgrade` (I downloaded all the packages
>   and then quit), so I've got to do that at some time.
>
> - My question was whether I
>
>   - reinstall the packages first, and then do the dist-upgrade later, or
>
>   - do the dist-upgrade first, and then reinstall the packages later.
>
>   - I am guessing that I should reinstall the packages first.
>
> - No matter which order I use, it sounds like I have at least two
>   choices for the reinstall:
>
>   - `apt-get install <package> --reinstall`
>
>     Thanks; I had guessed the --reinstall would come before install.
>
>       Not that it matters, but, from a bit of reading, it sounds as if
>       `apt-get install <package>/wheezy` might work, too.  
>
>   - `aptitude reinstall <package>`
>
>     Which is, in a way, cleaner, although I seem to recall cautions
>     about mixing apt-get and aptitude, and this would be mixing them
>     closely.  (Yes, I know I'll be mixing them anyway, if I go back to
>     aptitude once Wheezy is fully installed.

Starting the first option (reinstall packages first), I did reinstall
emacs24, and it brought along a number of other packages.  I was going
to reinstall dbus, the next in the list I posted, but apt complained
that I lack libaudit1.  I started to install that, but apt said it would
upgrade 494, install 324 new, and /remove/ 1310 packages.  That seemed
risky.

In continuing experimentation, the list of packages with bugs I get when
runnign apt-get dist-upgrade changes--or at least the order
changes--each time I run it.  In addition, if I follow up on individual
bugs, sometimes I see mention of sid, which is not part of my
sources.list, and I've never run sid on this machine.

I know no one can know the answer to this, but what do you see as the
risk in just running `apt-get dist-upgrade` in my current state?  

- I /think/ it might be able to resolve things by itself, and the bugs
  might turn out to be cases I never see.  My other Jessie machine seems
  to be working fine, except that suspending broke on some update a
  month or so ago.

- In the worst case, I'd need to go to another machine, make a
  netinstall disk, and start over from scratch.  That's an obvious pain,
  but my /home should be okay (it's backed up, and it's on a separate
  partition, too).

Any suggestions?  If I should just keep trying reinstalling, I can do
that, but I figure that dist-upgrade might do a better job than me of
keeping dependencies in mind.  In other words, I get nervous when
installing one packages leads to deleting lots of packages.

Thanks,

Bill

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#169738

FromLisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
Date2016-07-05 02:20 +0200
Message-ID<rRmfM-3Zm-15@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169725
On Monday 04 July 2016 21:52:49 Bill Harris wrote:
> Gary Dale <garydale@torfree.net> writes:
> > On 04/07/16 03:23 PM, Bill Harris wrote:
> >>> The simplest solution would be to reinstall the offending
> >>> packages. Apt-get doesn't have that option but aptitude does. I can't
> >>> try this at home but it may resolve the conflicts. Install aptitude
> >>> and give it a try.
> >>
> >> Gary,
> >>
> >> I like simple.  To be clear, is this the sequence you're proposing?
> >>
> >> - Now that I've deleted backports from my sources.list, run `aptitude
> >>    install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
> >>
> >> - Then run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
> >>
> >> - Reboot into Jessie.
> >>
> >> The alternative seems to be
> >>
> >> - Run `apt-get dist-upgrade`.
> >>
> >> - Run `aptitude install emacs24` and so forth through the list.
> >>
> >> - Reboot into Jessie.
> >>
> >> The first sounds correct, but this isn't fully a Jessie system yet, and
> >> I'd be reinstalling packages that only came with dist-upgrade.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Bill
> >
> > Not even close. I was suggesting installing aptitude then use the
> > reinstall option to reinstall the packages.
>
> I think I'm not understanding.  I'll try to be clearer on my end to see
> if that helps:
>
> - I do have aptitude, so I don't have to install it.  In fact, I usually
>   use aptitude, but the release notes for Wheezy
>  
> (https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/release-notes/ch-upgrading.en
>.html#upgradingpackages) suggested using apt-get for this upgrade to reduce
> the chance of problems.
>
> - I have yet to do the `apt dist-upgrade` (I downloaded all the packages
>   and then quit), so I've got to do that at some time.
>
> - My question was whether I
>
>   - reinstall the packages first, and then do the dist-upgrade later, or
>
>   - do the dist-upgrade first, and then reinstall the packages later.
>
>   - I am guessing that I should reinstall the packages first.
>
> - No matter which order I use, it sounds like I have at least two
>   choices for the reinstall:
>
>   - `apt-get install <package> --reinstall`
>
>     Thanks; I had guessed the --reinstall would come before install.
>
>       Not that it matters, but, from a bit of reading, it sounds as if
>       `apt-get install <package>/wheezy` might work, too.
>
>   - `aptitude reinstall <package>`
>
>     Which is, in a way, cleaner, although I seem to recall cautions
>     about mixing apt-get and aptitude, and this would be mixing them
>     closely.  (Yes, I know I'll be mixing them anyway, if I go back to
>     aptitude once Wheezy is fully installed.
>
> Thanks to you and Cindy for your help.
>
> Does that clarify my remaining confusion?
>
> Bill

I would do the dist-upgrade first and clear up any mess remaining afterwards.

Lisi

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#169740

FromBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
Date2016-07-05 03:40 +0200
Message-ID<rRnvb-4E3-11@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169738
Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> writes:

> I would do the dist-upgrade first and clear up any mess remaining afterwards.

Thanks, Lisi.  I was coming to that conclusion, too, but I was looking
for any sort of confirmation that I wasn't guaranteed to brick the
machine. 

I'll report back, assuming that the results of this adventure don't
brick my machine /and/ my network. :-)

Bill

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#170074

FromBill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com>
Date2016-07-13 06:50 +0200
Message-ID<rUkhr-6A7-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#169740
Bill Harris <bill_harris@facilitatedsystems.com> writes:

> Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I would do the dist-upgrade first and clear up any mess remaining afterwards.

> I'll report back, assuming that the results of this adventure don't
> brick my machine /and/ my network. :-)

Well, I didn't quite brick it, but it didn't work too great, either.
I'm in the "clear up any mess" phase. :-)

I couldn't get any menus or task / status bars in Gnome after the
dist-upgrade, and I'm stuck with the Wheezy kernel.  I finally
discovered I could get classic Gnome, and that's what I'm using now.

A bit of scattered Googling turned up that some 3.2.16 kernels fail for
various reasons, and I need to figure out how to see what's causing it
grief (udev?  Something else?).  I'm hopeful that getting the kernel
fixed might be enough to make Gnome happy, too.

Tips on where to look are welcome.

Bill

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