Re: apt full-upgrade failed at marco-common package

[Miroslav Skoric <skoric@uns.ac.rs>]

On 1/30/24 1:40 PM, The Wanderer wrote:
> /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-S65GMD/8-marco-common_1.24.1-3_all.deb (--unpack):
> >    trying to overwrite
> > '/usr/share/themes/Gorilla/metacity-1/metacity-theme-1.xml', which is
> > also in package gnome-themes-more 0.9.0.deb0.8
>
> Where do you get 'gnome-themes-more' from? At least as far as I can tell
> without more digging, it isn't in current stable or testing.
>
> It *is* available on archive.debian.org and snapshot.debian.org, with
> that version number, but based on the timestamps it doesn't seem to have
> been updated since 2010.

Dunno ... probably it became orphaned after upgrading from some previous 
releases. I used apt-forktracer to get rid of some packages before 
upgrading to bullseye, but many packages were still listed there. I was 
cautious and did not want to remove all of those just like that ...

> My first default would be to remove gnome-themes-more (possibly with
> apt, possibly directly with dpkg), then try the '--fix-broken' step
> again.
>
> Assuming that works, I'd then follow it up by repeating the full-upgrade
> step just to make sure, and then after that - if I really wanted
> gnome-themes-more - try to reinstall it (preferably using an updated
> package, if you can get your hands on one).

Thanks for advice. I tried to remove that package with apt at first, to 
no avail, but dpkg was successful. Then the '--fix-broken' step and the 
full-upgrade step performed without errors.

Misko