Re: sid upgrade problem

[Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>]

On 01/09/2018 15:14, Default User wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 21:00 Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> wrote:
> > On 30/08/2018 07:18, Ben Caradoc-Davies wrote:
> > > On 30/08/2018 03:46, Default User wrote:
> > > > The following packages have unmet dependencies:
> > > >    libsane1 : Breaks: libsane (< 1.0.27-1) but 1.0.25-4.1 is installed
> > > >    libsane : Depends: libsane-common (= 1.0.25-4.1) but
> > > > 1.0.27-1~experimental6 is to be installed
> > [...]
> > > > I always choose "Y".  I keep waiting for the situation to resolve
> > itself,
> > > > but it never does.
> > > > Insight?
> > > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=905913
> > sane-backends 1.0.27-1 (the source package) was just uploaded and should
> > soon be available on sid:
> > https://tracker.debian.org/news/984005/accepted-sane-backends-1027-1-source-into-unstable/
> > This upload (supposedly) fixes #905913 and so should resolve the upgrade
> > problem.
>
> Hi, Ben.
> Thanks for the heads-up.
> I'll be watching.

I just updated to 1.0.27-1 and my scanner still works (Brother 
MFC-L2740DW over WiFi network). Note that libsane is removed and 
replaced with libsane1. Package manager insistence on removing libsane 
is by design.

Kind regards,

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Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz>
Director
Transient Software Limited <https://transient.nz/>
New Zealand