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I have some GIS packages installed last time, and Postgresql-9.2 has just been installed along Postgresql-9.1. But when ever I do on upgrade now, It does finish like this :

$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

100% 
Preconfiguring packages ...
0.5_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement libc-bin ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
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Preparing to replace postgresql-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04 (using .../postgresql-9.1_9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping PostgreSQL 9.1 database server                                                                                                              [ OK ] 
Unpacking replacement postgresql-9.1 ...
Preparing to replace postgresql-client-9.1 9.1.9-0ubuntu12.04 (using .../postgresql-client-9.1_9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement postgresql-client-9.1 ...
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Setting up postgresql-client-9.2 (9.2.4-1.pgdg12.4+1) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative pg_basebackup.1.gz can't be slave of psql.1.gz: it is a slave of postmaster.1.gz
dpkg: error processing postgresql-client-9.2 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
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Setting up postgresql-client-9.1 (9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04) ...
Setting up postgresql-9.1 (9.1.10-0ubuntu12.04) ...
 * Starting PostgreSQL 9.1 database server                                                                                                              [ OK ] 
Setting up qemu (1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.12) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place
Errors were encountered while processing:
 postgresql-client-9.2
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

So, I tried to remove postgresql-9.2 :

$ sudo apt-get remove --purge postgresql-9.2

Reading state information... Done
Package postgresql-9.2 is not installed, so not removed
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up postgresql-client-9.2 (9.2.4-1.pgdg12.4+1) ...
update-alternatives: error: alternative pg_basebackup.1.gz can't be slave of psql.1.gz: it is a slave of postmaster.1.gz
dpkg: error processing postgresql-client-9.2 (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Errors were encountered while processing:
 postgresql-client-9.2
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Is there some solution to this problem ?

iMitwe
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