Bug#669328: Further problems with updating to fix this bug

[Daniel Hartwig <mandyke@gmail.com>]

On 16 May 2012 22:46, Kitty PC <kittyinapc@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry if this should be a new bug I am unsure, I am seeing aptitude hold
> back version 0.9.3 of apt due to it having a marked conflict with
> python-gtk
> "Conflicts: python-apt (< 0.7.93.2~)". This prevents me from updating to
> fix
> this bug as kde depends on python-gtk to check for updates.

What version of python-apt is installed and which package in KDE is
causing the problem?

> Sorry about the mix up I meant to type python-apt instead of
> python-gtk (I had gtk on the mind it seems). Would it be safe to
> ignore the conflict in this case and install the new apt so I can stop
> having translations incorrectly downloading? Should I report this
> issue to aptitude bugs as you suggest, I am unsure how to proceed.
> Thanks for your time.

If apt-get lets you install apt=0.9.3 but aptitude does not, do submit
a detailed reported against aptitude using reportbug and include the
output of both commands.

The best output can be obtained running the commands in simulate mode
so they do not change the system in between, for example:

# apt-get install -s apt=0.9.3
…
# aptitude install -s apt=0.9.3
…