package python-recoll (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/recoll.so', which is also in package recoll 1.18.1-1~ppa1~quantal1

[Rik Doclo]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: python-recoll (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-19.30-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 12 16:03:23 2012
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/recoll.so', which is also in package recoll 1.18.1-1~ppa1~quantal1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-11-03 (38 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: recoll
Title: package python-recoll (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/recoll.so', which is also in package recoll 1.18.1-1~ppa1~quantal1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Jean-Francois Dockes (jean-francois-dockes)]

Hi,

python-recoll is a separate package in Debian and Ubuntu, but it is included in the base recoll package on the PPA. I (the PPA maintainer) will probably fix this when I get the time. Meanwhile, you do not need to install python-recoll from the standard repositories if you have the PPA package installed, it's already there, and this is what causes the error.