Debian Bug report logs - #1145011
5 packages from util-linux have an undeclared file conflict

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: 5 packages from util-linux have an undeclared file conflict

Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:45:45 +0200

Package: util-linux-locales,util-linux-extra,bsdextrautils,util-linux,libpam-lastlog2
Version: 2.42.2-2
Severity: serious
User: debian-qa@lists.debian.org
Usertags: fileconflict
Control: affects -1 + bsdutils lastlog2 login

5 packages from util-linux have an undeclared file conflict.  This may
result in an unpack error from dpkg.

The files
 * /usr/bin/rev
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/rev
 * /usr/share/man/man1/rev.1.gz
are contained in the packages
 * bsdextrautils/2.42.2-2 as present in forky
 * util-linux/2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security

The file /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/lastlog2-tmpfiles.conf is contained in the
packages
 * lastlog2/2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
 * libpam-lastlog2/2.42.2-2 as present in forky

The files
 * /usr/bin/logger
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/logger
 * /usr/share/man/man1/logger.1.gz
are contained in the packages
 * bsdutils/1:2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
 * util-linux/2.42.2-2 as present in forky

The files
 * /usr/bin/lslogins
 * /usr/bin/lsmem
 * /usr/bin/rename.ul
 * /usr/bin/wdctl
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/blkzone
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/chcpu
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/chmem
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/isosize
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/ldattach
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/lslogins
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/lsmem
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/pivot_root
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/rename.ul
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/wdctl
 * /usr/share/man/man1/lslogins.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man1/lsmem.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man1/rename.ul.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/blkzone.8.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/chcpu.8.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/chmem.8.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/isosize.8.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/ldattach.8.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/pivot_root.8.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/switch_root.8.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man8/wdctl.8.gz
are contained in the packages
 * util-linux/2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
 * util-linux-extra/2.42.2-2 as present in forky

The files
 * /usr/bin/newgrp
 * /usr/bin/sg
 * /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/newgrp
 * /usr/share/man/man1/newgrp.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/man1/sg.1.gz
are contained in the packages
 * login/1:4.16.0-2+really2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
 * util-linux-extra/2.42.2-2 as present in forky

The files
 * /usr/share/man/de/man1/newgrp.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/pl/man1/newgrp.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/ro/man1/newgrp.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/sr/man1/newgrp.1.gz
 * /usr/share/man/uk/man1/newgrp.1.gz
are contained in the packages
 * login/1:4.16.0-2+really2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
 * util-linux-locales/2.42.2-2 as present in forky

These packages can be unpacked concurrently, because there is no
relevant Replaces or Conflicts relation.  Attempting to unpack these
packages concurrently results in an unpack error from dpkg, because none
of the packages installs a diversion for the affected files.

Kind regards

Helmut Grohne

Message #12 received at 1145011-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Chris Hofstaedtler <zeha@debian.org>

To: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>, 1145011-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#1145011: 5 packages from util-linux have an undeclared file conflict

Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:43:12 +0200

Source: util-linux
Source-Version: 2.42.2-3

On Fri, Aug 21, 2026 at 03:45:45PM +0200, Helmut Grohne wrote:
> Package: util-linux-locales,util-linux-extra,bsdextrautils,util-linux,libpam-lastlog2
> Version: 2.42.2-2
> Severity: serious
> User: debian-qa@lists.debian.org
> Usertags: fileconflict
> Control: affects -1 + bsdutils lastlog2 login
> 
> 5 packages from util-linux have an undeclared file conflict.  This may
> result in an unpack error from dpkg.

[..]
>  * bsdextrautils/2.42.2-2 as present in forky
>  * util-linux/2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
[..]
>  * lastlog2/2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
>  * libpam-lastlog2/2.42.2-2 as present in forky
[..]
>  * bsdutils/1:2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
>  * util-linux/2.42.2-2 as present in forky
[..]
>  * login/1:4.16.0-2+really2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
>  * util-linux-extra/2.42.2-2 as present in forky
[..]
>  * login/1:4.16.0-2+really2.41.5-0+deb13u1 as present in trixie-proposed-updates|trixie-security
>  * util-linux-locales/2.42.2-2 as present in forky

Yes, as noted on IRC this should be fixed in 2.42.2-3, available in 
unstable.

Thanks for filing the bug anyway!

Chris

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