package php5-xdebug 2.2.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Olaf-Michael Stefanov]

tried to install xdebug on ubuntu 12.10

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: php5-xdebug 2.2.1-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-27.46-generic 3.5.7.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
AptOrdering:
 php5-xdebug: Install
 php5-xdebug: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Apr 17 18:43:57 2013
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking php5-xdebug (from .../php5-xdebug_2.2.1-1_amd64.deb) ...
 Setting up php5-xdebug (2.2.1-1) ...
 ERROR: xdebug module symlink already exists in /etc/php5/conf.d with different content
 dpkg: error processing php5-xdebug (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up php5-xdebug (2.2.1-1) ...
 ERROR: xdebug module symlink already exists in /etc/php5/conf.d with different content
 dpkg: error processing php5-xdebug (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-04 (13 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: xdebug
Title: package php5-xdebug 2.2.1-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Nish Aravamudan (nacc)]

12.10 has been EOL for a while, is this reproducible with current releases?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xdebug (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]