Re: Bug#470713: apt: removing cupsys removes scribus as well

[Daniel Burrows <dburrows@debian.org>]

package apt
reassign 470713 aptitude
thanks

  I think this is probably an aptitude bug, and I think I know how to
fix it, but I need more information.  I'll take responsibility for
handling it or reassigning it to the proper package.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:49:32PM +0530, shirish <shirishag75@gmail.com> was heard to say:
> As one can see installing scribus also installs cupsys which should
> not be required.
> 
> Daniel I had done -O last time & it still didn't change anything,
> although that's an interesting switch/option which I have no idea is
> for what.

  I apologize for being unclear.  See below for a better explanation.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 10:41:50AM +0530, shirish <shirishag75@gmail.com> was heard to say:
> Remove the following packages:
> cups-pdf
> cupsys-bsd
> cupsys-driver-gutenprint
> min12xxw
> scribus
> scribus-template
> ubuntu-desktop
>
> Leave the following dependencies unresolved:
> libgnomecups1.0-1 recommends cupsys
> libgnomeprint2.2-0 recommends cupsys
> Score is 135
>
> Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] Y

  What I meant was that at this prompt, instead of entering "y", you
should enter "o".  That will produce something like this:

---- cut here ----
Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] o
bluez-cups depends upon cupsys
 -> Removing bluez-cups

cupsys-bsd recommends cupsys
 -> Installing cupsys-bsd 1.2.7-4etch2 (stable)

cupsys-bsd depends upon cupsys-client (= 1.2.7-4etch2)
 -> Installing cupsys-client 1.2.7-4etch2 (stable)
---- cut here ----

  This will give us some idea of why aptitude is making these decisions.
If you have access to web space, it would also be handy if you could run
"aptitude-create-state-bundle 470713.tar.bz2" and place the resulting
file somewhere that I can download it (I'll let you know when I've got it).

  This is all assuming you can get the system back to a state in which
the bug is exhibited.  If not, we might as well close this bug, because
I don't really know what's going on yet.  My guess, though, is that
installing all the packages that were removed before (cups-pdf, cupsys,
cupsys-bsd, cupsys-driver-gutenprint, min12xxw, and scribus) will get you
back to where you started.

  Daniel