[Pkg-sysvinit-devel] Bug#586681: initscripts: apt-get dist-upgrade from etch to lenny fails

[Petter Reinholdtsen]

[Timo Juhani Lindfors]
> > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
> > E: This installation run will require temporarily removing the essential package initscripts due to a Conflicts/Pre-Depends loop. This is often bad, but if you really want to do it, activate the APT::Force-LoopBreak option.
> > E: Internal Error, Could not early remove initscripts
> 
> Looks like a duplicate of #501855

I have no idea what could or should be done about this.  I suspect it
isn't release critical for Squeeze, as it affect etch->lenny upgrades,
thought.  Anyone got any idea?

Happy hacking,
-- 
Petter Reinholdtsen