Hi,
I see
mercurial-common:
Version table:
1.0.1-2~bpo40+1 0
1 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages
mercurial:
Version table:
1.0.1-1~bpo40+1 0
1 http://www.backports.org etch-backports/main Packages
This makes the backports mercurial uninstallable.
Faheem.