Hi,
I had a similar problem here:
[1] cb@fermi:~ $LC_ALL=C sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
openssh-client openssh-server
Suggested packages:
ssh-askpass rssh molly-guard
The following NEW packages will be installed:
openssh-client openssh-server
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 4 not upgraded.
430 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/826kB of archives.
After unpacking 1966kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?·
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 49808 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking openssh-client (from .../openssh-client_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb) ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/ssh/moduli ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/ssh/ssh_config ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-client_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/etc/ssh/ssh_config', which is also in package ssh
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/ssh/moduli ...
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/ssh/ssh_config ...
Unpacking openssh-server (from .../openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb) ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/default/ssh ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/init.d/ssh ...
Transferring ownership of conffile /etc/pam.d/ssh ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/etc/init.d/ssh', which is also in package ssh
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/default/ssh ...
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/init.d/ssh ...
Aborting ownership transfer of conffile /etc/pam.d/ssh ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-client_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/openssh-server_1%3a4.3p2-7_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
[127] cb@fermi:~ $LC_ALL=C apt-cache policy ssh openssh-client openssh-server
ssh:
Installed: 1:4.3p2-7
Candidate: 1:4.3p2-7
Version table:
*** 1:4.3p2-7 0
700 http://ftp2.de.debian.org etch/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.6 0
700 http://security.debian.org sarge/updates/main Packages
1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4 0
700 http://ftp2.de.debian.org sarge/main Packages
openssh-client:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1:4.3p2-7
Version table:
1:4.3p2-7 0
700 http://ftp2.de.debian.org etch/main Packages
openssh-server:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1:4.3p2-7
Version table:
1:4.3p2-7 0
700 http://ftp2.de.debian.org etch/main Packages
relevant parts from /var/log/dpkg.log, doing a dist-upgrade:
2006-12-14 13:53:36 upgrade ssh 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4 1:4.3p2-7
2006-12-14 13:53:36 status half-configured ssh 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4
2006-12-14 13:53:37 status unpacked ssh 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4
2006-12-14 13:53:37 status half-installed ssh 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4
2006-12-14 13:53:37 status half-installed ssh 1:3.8.1p1-8.sarge.4
2006-12-14 13:53:37 status unpacked ssh 1:4.3p2-7
2006-12-14 13:53:37 status unpacked ssh 1:4.3p2-7
2006-12-14 13:53:38 install openssh-server <keine> 1:4.3p2-7
2006-12-14 13:53:38 status half-installed openssh-server 1:4.3p2-7
2006-12-14 13:53:46 status not-installed openssh-server <keine>
2006-12-14 13:53:46 install libedit2 <keine> 2.9.cvs.20050518-2.2
2006-12-14 13:53:46 status half-installed libedit2 2.9.cvs.20050518-2.2
2006-12-14 13:53:46 status unpacked libedit2 2.9.cvs.20050518-2.2
2006-12-14 13:53:46 status unpacked libedit2 2.9.cvs.20050518-2.2
2006-12-14 13:53:47 install openssh-client <keine> 1:4.3p2-7
2006-12-14 13:53:47 status half-installed openssh-client 1:4.3p2-7
2006-12-14 13:53:50 status not-installed openssh-client <keine>
The first command above was from a later try. I fixed the problem with apt-get
remove ssh, after which openssh-{server,client} installed fine.
Christoph
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