mkcert should be *dependency* of ddev, not bundled, in apt package

[bserem]

Is there an existing issue for this?

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Current Behavior

When running apt install ddev from new Debian repos the installation fails if mkcert is already installed in the system:

$ sudo apt install -y ddev
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  ddev
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/11.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 21.5 MB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 333147 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../archives/ddev_1.19.5_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking ddev (1.19.5) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/ddev_1.19.5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/mkcert', which is also in package mkcert 1.4.3-1+b1
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ddev_1.19.5_amd64.deb

Removing/purging mkcert (apt purge mkcert) and trying to install ddev again solves the problem.

Expected Behavior

DDEV should be able to be installed alongside mkcert package, ideally DDEV should require mkcert rather than providing its own.

Steps To Reproduce

1. Install mkcert
2. Install ddev
3. See it fail
4. Remove mkcert
5. Install ddev
6. See it work
7. Try to install mkcert affter ddev
8. See it fail

Anything else?

Trying to install ddev when mkcert is already installed:

Trying to install mkcert when ddev is already installed:

[rfay]

Thanks - I didn't even know that mkcert was available in apt, or it would be a dependency instead of bundled in. I thought I checked that.

[bserem]

Can't blame you, depending on which version of Debian you use you might not have it:
https://packages.debian.org/bookworm/mkcert

[rfay]

Oh, if you're running unreleased bookworm then that doesn't count.

Available:

• Ubuntu 22.04

Not available:

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Debian 11 Bullseye

I guess the way to resolve this is to make mkcert a "conflicts" item in the nfpms section, https://goreleaser.com/customization/nfpm/

[rfay]

Added a note in FiloSottile/mkcert#369 (comment), seems like somebody should do a README PR there to show the current state of things. But I wonder who is doing the package maintenance.

[rfay]

#4027 fixes this by replacing mkcert with ddev. Please remember in a couple of years to remind us to change this!