conflict between python3-scrollphathd 1.1.0 and python-scrollphathd 1.1.0

[dl1dby]

when trying to sudo update and upgrade I get the following error message:

dpkg: Fehler beim Bearbeiten des Archivs /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb (--unpack):
 Versuch, »/usr/bin/scrollphathd_api« zu überschreiben, welches auch in Paket python-scrollphathd 1.1.0 ist
Fehler traten auf beim Bearbeiten von:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

The german statement translated into english means that /usr/bin/scrollphatd_api cannot be overwritten while installing python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb because it already exists in package python-scrollphathd 1.1.0.

Raspberry Pi 3 with newest Raspbian (sd card set up just a week ago from original raspbian image)

[Fabian (on3-70uch)]

Hi, same here...

[Fabian (on3-70uch)]

I removed the package and the error is gone. But I cannot install the package again:

sudo apt-get remove python3-scrollphathd
> everything fine

sudo apt-get install python3-scrollphathd
/var/cache/apt/archives/python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

System: Raspbian Stretch

[Alessandro Ebranati (imbra70)]

Hi; same problem occurred to me: I'm running "Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (stretch)"
on a "Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev 1.1".

Untranslated error message is:
Unpacking python3-scrollphathd (1.1.0) over (1.0.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/scrollphathd_api', which is also in package python-scrollphathd 1.1.0
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[peter green (plugwash)]

What is the output of

apt-cache policy python3-scrollphathd

?

[Nidhi (nidhi.singh)]

python3-scrollphathd:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.1.0
  Version table:
     1.1.0 500
        500 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch/main armhf Packages

[Nidhi (nidhi.singh)]

facing the same problem as above. Above one is the output of apt-cache policy python3-scrollphathd.
i am trying to download opencv on raspbian pi2 model b.

[Gert (gertmeijeringh)]

Same problem here. The output on my Pi3 was

python3-scrollphathd:
  Installed: 1.0.1
  Candidate: 1.1.0
  Version table:
     1.1.0 500
        500 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch/main armhf Packages
 *** 1.0.1 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

[peter green (plugwash)]

These are raspberry pi foundation packages and it looks like the issue has already been reported to them at https://github.com/RPi-Distro/repo/issues/100

[Fabian (on3-70uch)]

Solution found here:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=202523

Just type the following:
cd /var/cache/apt/archives
sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite python3-scrollphathd_1.1.0_all.deb

[mike b 142 (mike142wood)]

While the two versions of the file (for python2 and python3) /usr/bin/scrollphathd_api are different, I have chosen to ignore the fact that the python2 version may not work. It's moot here because I don't have the hardware display hat that this supports.