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jimmij
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 Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject: Cannot upgrade wireshark |
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| Code: | > emerge -uDNav world
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild U ] net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.1 [1.6.8] USE="caps gtk ipv6 pcap python ssl zlib -adns -ares -doc -doc-pdf -gcrypt -geoip -kerberos -lua -portaudio -profile (-selinux) -smi (-threads%)" 23,561 kB
[blocks B ] <net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.0 ("<net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.0" is blocking net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.1)
Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)
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Do I need to uninstall old wireshark and only then install the new one?
It's strange that the new version of package is blocked by the old one...
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dataking
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 6:51 pm Post subject: Re: Cannot upgrade wireshark |
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| jimmij wrote: | | Code: | > emerge -uDNav world
These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild U ] net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.1 [1.6.8] USE="caps gtk ipv6 pcap python ssl zlib -adns -ares -doc -doc-pdf -gcrypt -geoip -kerberos -lua -portaudio -profile (-selinux) -smi (-threads%)" 23,561 kB
[blocks B ] <net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.0 ("<net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.0" is blocking net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.1)
Conflict: 1 block (1 unsatisfied)
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Do I need to uninstall old wireshark and only then install the new one?
It's strange that the new version of package is blocked by the old one... |
Not sure why this scenario exists either, but uninstalling the old then installing the new should work fine.
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emerge -Ca wireshark
emerge -uDNav wireshark
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khayyam
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| Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2012 7:25 pm Post subject: |
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jimmij, dataking ...
This happens because "!!<net-analyzer/wireshark-1.8.0" is defined in DEPENDS ... 1.8.0 and bellow having a security vunerability. The reason probably being that wireshark has a plugin infrastructure and some of this may not be managed by the package manager, so the developer may be intending to revert to a pristine state.
best ... khay |
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Hu
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| Historically, this blocker is present because the Wireshark build system searched directories in the wrong order. Without that block, the version you build would link to libraries provided by the version you had previously installed. Portage would then remove those libraries as it installed the new version, resulting in a broken new version. In short, this is a bug in the Wireshark build system and the blocker is there to protect you. I do not know if the Wireshark build system has been fixed in the interim. Blockers are sometimes left around after they are no longer necessary, if no one thinks to remove it. If you think this blocker is wrong, please test and file a bug if it can be removed. |
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