Just upgraded my Sid system

Will install 13 packages, and remove 0 packages.
24.6 kB of disk space will be freed
================================================== =============================
[UPGRADE] acpid 1:2.0.15-1 -> 1:2.0.15-2
[UPGRADE] cups-filters 1.0.5-1 -> 1.0.7-1
[UPGRADE] gir1.2-freedesktop 1.31.20-1 -> 1.31.22-1
[UPGRADE] gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.31.20-1 -> 1.31.22-1
[UPGRADE] google-chrome-stable 17.0.963.79-r125985 -> 17.0.963.83-r127885
[UPGRADE] libcupsfilters1 1.0.5-1 -> 1.0.7-1
[UPGRADE] libgirepository-1.0-1 1.31.20-1 -> 1.31.22-1
[UPGRADE] libpcre3 8.12-4 -> 8.30-1
[UPGRADE] libpython2.7 2.7.3~rc1-1 -> 2.7.3~rc2-1
[UPGRADE] makedev 2.3.1-89 -> 2.3.1-90
[UPGRADE] python-tk 2.7.1-3 -> 2.7.3-1
[UPGRADE] python2.7 2.7.3~rc1-1 -> 2.7.3~rc2-1
[UPGRADE] python2.7-minimal 2.7.3~rc1-1 -> 2.7.3~rc2-1
================================================== =============================

Log complete.
Aptitude 0.6.5: log report
Thu, Mar 22 2012 00:02:20 -0400


Be warned...libpcre3 8.30-1 makes for an un-runnable system, at least it
did here. I solved it by downgrading to 8.12-4 again which contains
libpcre.so.3. Apparently the new version doesn't.


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Frank


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On 22/03/12 04:34, Frank McCormick wrote:



Just upgraded my Sid system




Will install 13 packages, and remove 0 packages.


24.6 kB of disk space will be freed


================================================== =============================


[UPGRADE] acpid 1:2.0.15-1 -> 1:2.0.15-2


[UPGRADE] cups-filters 1.0.5-1 -> 1.0.7-1


[UPGRADE] gir1.2-freedesktop 1.31.20-1 -> 1.31.22-1


[UPGRADE] gir1.2-glib-2.0 1.31.20-1 -> 1.31.22-1


[UPGRADE] google-chrome-stable 17.0.963.79-r125985 ->
17.0.963.83-r127885


[UPGRADE] libcupsfilters1 1.0.5-1 -> 1.0.7-1


[UPGRADE] libgirepository-1.0-1 1.31.20-1 -> 1.31.22-1


[UPGRADE] libpcre3 8.12-4 -> 8.30-1


[UPGRADE] libpython2.7 2.7.3~rc1-1 -> 2.7.3~rc2-1


[UPGRADE] makedev 2.3.1-89 -> 2.3.1-90


[UPGRADE] python-tk 2.7.1-3 -> 2.7.3-1


[UPGRADE] python2.7 2.7.3~rc1-1 -> 2.7.3~rc2-1


[UPGRADE] python2.7-minimal 2.7.3~rc1-1 -> 2.7.3~rc2-1


================================================== =============================




Log complete.


Aptitude 0.6.5: log report


Thu, Mar 22 2012 00:02:20 -0400






Be warned...libpcre3 8.30-1 makes for an un-runnable system, at
least it


did here. I solved it by downgrading to 8.12-4 again which
contains


libpcre.so.3. Apparently the new version doesn't.









I hit the same problem on an upgrade this morning.* I solved it by
manually downloading the 8.12-4 deb from the archives (I went to
the libpcre3 package page, went to download the latest version but
where the list of ftp mirrors appears I copied the link address
into my browser.* I then backspaced to remove the package name and
get a directory listing so I was then able to find the older
package).



I downloaded it and installed with dpkg -i.



I then went into aptitude and found the package there and put a
hold on that version.* I was then able to get aptitude to properly
re-install desktop-utils (which meant for instance that until that
point I was unable to run nautilus).



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Thank you both. I can confirm that this upgrade completely breaks systems.

I'm a bit of a wimp, as well as a neophyte, so I bailed out and restored
a VM snapshot.


Now I understand how the package that was *not* upgraded croaked the
system, because the package that *was* upgraded has its SONAMEs
completely munged.






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Frank McCormick wrote:
> Be warned...libpcre3 8.30-1 makes for an un-runnable system, at least it
> did here. I solved it by downgrading to 8.12-4 again which contains
> libpcre.so.3. Apparently the new version doesn't.

Has been reported here:

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=664983

Nasty! Sid is an unstable kid.

Bob

On Jo, 22 mar 12, 07:24:20, Alan Chandler wrote:
>
> I then went into aptitude and found the package there and put a hold
> on that version. I was then able to get aptitude to properly
> re-install desktop-utils (which meant for instance that until that
> point I was unable to run nautilus).

For the future you may want to use 'F' (forbid version)

Kind regards,
Andrei
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