#285160 apt-get --reinstall produces dependency loops

Package:
apt
Source:
apt
Description:
commandline package manager
Submitter:
Date:
2010-11-06 14:21:07 UTC
Severity:
normal
#285160#5
Date:
2004-12-11 02:34:56 UTC
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There are certain combinations of packages that apt-get seems unable to
reinstall.  It can do them in separate operations, in either order, but
try to reinstall them together, and...

apt-get install --reinstall debianutils coreutils
Reading Package Lists... Done
Building Dependency Tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 2 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/2623kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
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E: Couldn't configure pre-depend coreutils for debianutils, probably a dependency cycle.

This is extremely annoying when reinstalling a long list of packages.
#285160#10
Date:
2004-12-28 03:12:08 UTC
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merge 237470 285160
thanks

It is annoying to receive duplicate bug reports as well. :-P