Modeswitch bug in Saucy

[PJJ]

Affects latest version of modeswitch/modeswitch-data.
The latest version according to Draisberghof is 1.2.6, dated 2013-06-02.

When attempting to upgrade from the older version 1.2.3 +repakc... to modeswitch dated 2013-06-10 it will conflict with modeswitch-data dated 2013-06-10. An incomplete bug report was filed (https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...h/+bug/1185527) but apparently no action has been taken as of today.

The repositories still show the older version, however in my attempts to look at this mystery I briefly found the new version from 2013-06-10 in synaptic package manager. It installs all be itself, but modeswitch itself cannot be installed because of dependency problems.

Has this conflict been resolved for 13.04? And if not, does anyone know how to update modeswitch to the latest version in 13.10?

Since the original bug report was never updated/corrected, it appears that nobody is working on resolving the conflicts.

[OneLine]

Ubuntu+1: http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=427
-> Thread: Bug in usb-modeswitch? : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2155139


usb-modeswitch Saucy: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/saucy/+...usb-modeswitch

usb-modeswitch-data Saucy Proposed: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/saucy/+...odeswitch-data
-> https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source...+build/4662623

Available:

:~$ apt-cache show usb-modeswitch

Package: usb-modeswitch
Priority: extra
Section: comm
...
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3

:~$ apt-cache show usb-modeswitch-data

Package: usb-modeswitch-data
Priority: extra
Section: comm
Installed-Size: 208
...
Architecture: all
Version: 20130610-1

Package: usb-modeswitch-data
Priority: extra
Section: comm
...
Architecture: all
Version: 20120815-2

With the proposed enabled:

sudo apt-get install -s usb-modeswitch-data usb-modeswitch
...
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
usb-modeswitch-data : Recommends: usb-modeswitch (>= 1.2.6) but 1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3 is to be installed
Breaks: usb-modeswitch (< 1.2.6) but 1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3 is to be installed
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
sudo died with exit status 100

Without proposed:

sudo apt-get install -s usb-modeswitch-data usb-modeswitch
...
Suggested packages:
comgt wvdial
The following NEW packages will be installed:
usb-modeswitch usb-modeswitch-data
0 upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 39 not upgraded.
Inst usb-modeswitch-data (20120815-2 Ubuntu:13.10/saucy [all])
Inst usb-modeswitch (1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3 Ubuntu:13.10/saucy [amd64])
Conf usb-modeswitch-data (20120815-2 Ubuntu:13.10/saucy [all])
Conf usb-modeswitch (1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3 Ubuntu:13.10/saucy [amd64])

[PJJ]

Thank you, OneLine.

The references given lead only to the older version of modeswitch/modeswitch-data.
the latest version can be downloaded from draisberhof. However, there still is the dependency problem.
I wonder whether anyone is working on this.

[OneLine]

Bug reports

- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...a/+bug/1182814
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...a/+bug/1188107


The "usb-modeswitch-data" was copied from the Debian Sid - https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/saucy/+...ata/20130610-1 :

Published on 2013-06-11
Copied from debian sid in Primary Archive for Debian GNU/Linux by Ubuntu Archive Auto-Sync (sponsored by Ubuntu Archive Robot)

The Debian Sid has: http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages -> http://packages.debian.org/search?ke...le&section=all

When the "usb-modeswitch" is synced with Sid the problem will disappear...


(Not recommended)

It is possible to install the Debian package

:~$ apt-cache policy usb-modeswitch
usb-modeswitch:
Installed: 1.2.6+repack0-1
Candidate: 1.2.6+repack0-1
Version table:
*** 1.2.6+repack0-1 0
500 file:/home/oneline/Downloads/ ./ Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
1.2.3+repack0-1ubuntu3 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages


:~$ apt-cache policy usb-modeswitch-data
usb-modeswitch-data:
Installed: 20130610-1
Candidate: 20130610-1
Version table:
*** 20130610-1 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy-proposed/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
20120815-2 0
500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ saucy/main amd64 Packages

[PJJ]

Thank you for the added info. I will have to explore this with lots of time available. Whenever I rush things, I screw up my system.

[PJJ]

Looks like my last post is not shown in the thread.
I applied the suggestions made by OneLine. It solved the problem. Modeswitch-data-20130613 was already installed - don't ask me how I did it.
Used the modeswitch file from debian.org as suggested above.
Thank you all.