Bug#616577: Upgrading libpango1.0-0 fails: rm: cannot remove `/usr/share/doc/libpango1.0-0': Is a directory

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

On 13/03/11 20:58, Alexander Kurtz wrote:
> Am Sonntag, den 13.03.2011, 19:16 +0000 schrieb Emilio Pozuelo Monfort:
>> No. Your system was messed up since you didn't have a symlink there (as you
>> should). I'm tempted to close this bug.
> 
> I don't know why *I* had a directory instead of a symbolic link, but I
> can think of at least one not very unlikely way: Imagine you install
> pango 1.28.3-4, then go back to an earlier version and re-upgrade some
> time later: You would be screwed.

Yes, I know. See e.g. #609565 for a similar case. Downgrades are not supported,
so in that case you get to fix it.

Emilio