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[Steve Langasek <steve.langasek@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Circular dependencies between packages (especially between two packages
with postinst scripts) should be avoided wherever possible.
Unfortunately in this case it's not possible.  So it does appear to be a
bug that's only fixable in apt.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Triaged

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1497688

Title:
  dmsetup and libdevmapper1.02.1 fail to install, depend on each other

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Problem occured when I did a distribution upgrade with the "Software
  Updater"

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: systemd-sysv (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-61.100-generic 3.13.11-ckt22
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-61-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Sep 20 08:44:57 2015
  DuplicateSignature: package:systemd-sysv:(not installed):pre-dependency problem - not installing systemd-sysv
  ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing systemd-sysv
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-18 (490 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
  SourcePackage: systemd
  Title: package systemd-sysv (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing systemd-sysv
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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