xserver-common-lts-raring does not always get correctly removed.

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This is caused by xserver-common-lts-raring not being correctly removed, and therefore ending up in a nonfunctional state. Editing
 "/var/usr/dpkg/info/xserver-common-lts-raring.postrm" using "sudo nano /var/usr/dpkg/info/xserver-common-lts-raring.postrm" and removing the "dpkg-divert" command entirely from the file. After doing that, you should be able to remove it using "sudo apt-get autoremove". Once it has been removed, you should be able to do everything as normal.

Quinn Balazs

ok how do you remove the "dpkg-divert" command i'm still new to unbuntu
and about the package when i run "sudo apt-get update &upgrade" it says "Failed to fetch http://dl.google.com/linux/deb/dists/stable/Release Unable to find expected entry 'non-free/binary-i386/Packages' in Release file (Wrong sources.list entry or malformed file)"

Running "sudo nano /var/usr/dpkg/info/xserver-common-lts-raring.postrm" should open the file in a command line text editor. Use arrow keys to navigate to the line that includes "dpkg divert" and erase that line using your backspace/delete key.

You will want to run "sudo apt-get autoremove" in order to remove xserver-common-lts-raring.

One question though, what Ubuntu release are you using?

sorry the package is; (xserver-common-Its-raring 2:1.13.3-0ubuntu6~precise3 [origion: unknown]

ubuntu version 13.04

This issue is reproducible when upgrading from 12.04.3 LTS to trusty if you used the HWE stack.

Potentially this ties in with bug #1252843.

Sure, except LTS→LTS upgrades should work :P

So I typed "sudo nano /var/usr/dpkg/info/xserver-common-lts-raring.postrm" into the Terminal. It gave me this:

Hi all. I am having the same problem and I typed "sudo nano /var/usr/dpkg/info/xserver-common-lts-raring.postrm" into the Terminal and I got the same result than Cody. I am not sure about how can I edit this file or if there is anyother solution for this bug. Since I updated to Ubuntu 13.10, I haven't could install any program. Thank you very much for your help.

Try:

"sudo nano /var/lib/dpkg/info/xserver-common-lts-raring.postrm"

I had to remove more than just that line from the file to get it to remove however, basically the whole if statement, about 3 lines I think

moorsey's solution worked for me.
Problem occurred when upgrading from 13.04 to 13.10

Apply changes and comment all if to fi lines, but not work finally:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall xserver-common-lts-raring
...
E: Internal error: No filename for xserver-common-lts-raring:amd64

there are no diversions anymore in more recent lts/hwe packages, so closing as fixed

Thanx you, you did fix it!!!

On Aug 23, 2017 12:46 AM, "Timo Aaltonen" <email address hidden> wrote:

> there are no diversions anymore in more recent lts/hwe packages, so
> closing as fixed
>
> ** No longer affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
>
> ** Changed in: xorg-lts-transitional (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Fix Released
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> Title:
> xserver-common-lts-raring does not always get correctly removed.
>
> Status in xorg-lts-transitional package in Ubuntu:
> Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
> Upgrades from 12.04 LTS to future dists may result in xserver-common-
> lts-raring being unremovable.
>
> Removing xserver-common-lts-raring ...
> Removing 'diversion of /usr/lib/xorg/protocol.txt to
> /usr/lib/xorg/protocol-precise.txt by xserver-common-lts-raring'
> dpkg-divert: error: rename involves overwriting
> `/usr/lib/xorg/protocol.txt' with
> different file `/usr/lib/xorg/protocol-precise.txt', not allowed
> dpkg: error processing xserver-common-lts-raring (--remove):
> subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 2
> Errors were encountered while processing:
> xserver-common-lts-raring
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