package texlive-generic-recommended 2013.20140215-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/generic/kastrup/binhex.pdf', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2009-10ubuntu1

[Robbie Wedler]

I am not sure why this appeared, but maybe this bug report may help the ubuntu developers.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: texlive-generic-recommended 2013.20140215-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.61-generic 3.2.37
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 19 23:33:32 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:texlive-generic-recommended:2013.20140215-1:trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/generic/kastrup/binhex.pdf', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2009-10ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/generic/kastrup/binhex.pdf', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2009-10ubuntu1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120817.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: texlive-base
Title: package texlive-generic-recommended 2013.20140215-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/generic/kastrup/binhex.pdf', which is also in package texlive-latex-extra-doc 2009-10ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Michael Wisheu (wisheu)]

This happens every time for me during a dist-upgrade from Precise to Trusty.
Please let me know if you need more information on this issue.
I'm happy to test proposed packages.

[Norbert Preining (preining)]

On Wed, 11 Jun 2014, Michael Wisheu wrote:
> package texlive-generic-recommended 2013.20140215-1 failed to
> install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-
> doc/generic/kastrup/binhex.pdf', which is also in package texlive-
> latex-extra-doc 2009-10ubuntu1

I don't know about Ubuntu, but in Debian it is not supported to
jump over one release.

You are upgrading from texlive 2009 which was in Debian oldstable
to texlive 2013 which is not existing anymore in Debian.
So you are at least jumping
 oldstable -> stable -> testing
which is not supported.

I would recommend
* purging all texlive 2009 packages
* install the 2013 packages

Norbert

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