Hi, I'm trying to 'aptitude safe-upgrade' my Ubunto IspConfig3 server and having this problem with courier. How may I fix it? Thanks in advance, Tony ============ (Reading database ... 52172 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to replace php5-cgi 5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.1 (using .../php5-cgi_5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement php5-cgi ... Preparing to replace php5 5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.1 (using .../php5_5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3_all.deb) ... Unpacking replacement php5 ... Preparing to replace php5-cli 5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.1 (using .../php5-cli_5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement php5-cli ... Preparing to replace php5-mysql 5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.1 (using .../php5-mysql_5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement php5-mysql ... Preparing to replace php5-mhash 5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.1 (using .../php5-mhash_5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3_amd64.deb) ... Unpacking replacement php5-mhash ... 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Setting up courier-base (0.61.2-1ubuntu2) ... update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/share/man/man5/maildir.5.gz is already managed by maildir.5.gz. dpkg: error processing courier-base (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-pop: courier-pop depends on courier-base (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-pop (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-ssl: courier-ssl depends on courier-base (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-ssl (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-pop-ssl: courier-pop-ssl depends on courier-pop; however: Package courier-pop is not configured yet. courier-pop-ssl depends on courier-ssl (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-ssl is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-pop-ssl (--configure): dependency problems - leavinNo apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure. No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already g unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-imap: courier-imap depends on courier-base (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-imap (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-imap-ssl: courier-imap-ssl depends on courier-imap (>= 1.3.7-3); however: Package courier-imap is not configured yet. courier-imap-ssl depends on courier-ssl (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-ssl is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-imap-ssl (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Setting up php5-common (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Setting up php5-cgi (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Setting up libapache2-mod-php5 (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... * Reloading web server config apache2 [ OK ] Setting up php5 (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Setting up php5-cli (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Setting up php5-mysql (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Setting up php5-mhash (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Setting up php5-gd (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Setting up php-pear (5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3) ... Errors were encountered while processing: courier-base courier-pop courier-ssl courier-pop-ssl courier-imap courier-imap-ssl E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up courier-base (0.61.2-1ubuntu2) ... update-alternatives: error: alternative link /usr/share/man/man5/maildir.5.gz is already managed by maildir.5.gz. dpkg: error processing courier-base (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-imap: courier-imap depends on courier-base (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-imap (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-ssl: courier-ssl depends on courier-base (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-ssl (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-pop: courier-pop depends on courier-base (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-base is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-pop (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-pop-ssl: courier-pop-ssl depends on courier-pop; however: Package courier-pop is not configured yet. courier-pop-ssl depends on courier-ssl (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-ssl is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-pop-ssl (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of courier-imap-ssl: courier-imap-ssl depends on courier-imap (>= 1.3.7-3); however: Package courier-imap is not configured yet. courier-imap-ssl depends on courier-ssl (>= 0.61.2); however: Package courier-ssl is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing courier-imap-ssl (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: courier-base courier-imap courier-ssl courier-pop courier-pop-ssl courier-imap-ssl Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Reading extended state information Initializing package states... Done Current status: 0 updates [-10]. You have new mail in /var/mail/root root@ns1:~#
This is a known dependency bug in the current ubuntu. Falko described a workaround in the perfect setup guide: http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu-9.10-ispconfig-3-p4
