Comment 7 for bug 188910

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Norbert Preining (preining) wrote : Re: [Bug 188910] Re: package texlive-formats-extra None failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/latexconfig/mllatex.ini', which is also in package texlive-latex-base

On Sa, 09 Feb 2008, Ming Hua wrote:
> when those packages enters testing. My understanding is that when you
> uploaded those two packages at the the same time, the upgrade path in
> unstable is immediately broken. Although broken upgrade in unstable

No it wasn't, because normally the packages were installed at the same
time. Anyway.

> We need this Replaces relation for a smooth gutsy->hardy upgrade. So if

Good argument. I have added
 texlive-formats-extra replaces texlive-latex-base (<= 2007-10)
that should do it for gutsy, right?

Best wishes

Norbert

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