python3.11 conflicts with 22.04 lib2to3

[rrthomas]

description

$ sudo apt install python3.11{,-distutils}
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Building dependency tree... Done
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The following additional packages will be installed:
  libpython3.11-minimal libpython3.11-stdlib python3.11-lib2to3 python3.11-minimal
Suggested packages:
  python3.11-venv
The following NEW packages will be installed
  libpython3.11-minimal libpython3.11-stdlib python3.11 python3.11-distutils python3.11-lib2to3 python3.11-minimal
0 to upgrade, 6 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
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dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-FnPFR2/4-python3.11-lib2to3_3.11.0~rc2-1+jammy1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.11/lib2to3/Grammar.txt', which is also in package python3-lib2to3 3.10.6-1~22.04
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
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dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-FnPFR2/5-python3.11-distutils_3.11.0~rc2-1+jammy1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python3.11/distutils/README', which is also in package python3-distutils 3.10.6-1~22.04
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-FnPFR2/4-python3.11-lib2to3_3.11.0~rc2-1+jammy1_all.deb
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-FnPFR2/5-python3.11-distutils_3.11.0~rc2-1+jammy1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

os information

lsb_release -a

LSB Version:    core-11.1.0ubuntu4-noarch:security-11.1.0ubuntu4-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release:    22.04
Codename:   jammy

uname -a

Linux dwks 5.15.0-48-generic #54-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 26 13:26:29 UTC 2022 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I had no problem installing all the other versions of Python for 22.04. Thanks very much for deadsnakes!

[asottile]

yeah this is ubuntu being annoying and backporting 3.11 post-freeze without the proper "replaces" / "conflicts" lines -- I've updated the packages to no longer conflict

[rrthomas]

Many thanks!