package libthinkfinger0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/libthinkfinger0.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libthinkfinger.so.0.0.0', which is also in package thinkfinger

[motd1964]

dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libthinkfinger0_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libthinkfinger.so.0.0.0', which is also in package thinkfinger
Unpacking libpam-thinkfinger (from .../libpam-thinkfinger_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libpam-thinkfinger_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man8/pam_thinkfinger.8.gz', which is also in package thinkfinger
Unpacking thinkfinger-tools (from .../thinkfinger-tools_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/thinkfinger-tools_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/sbin/tf-tool', which is also in package thinkfinger
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libthinkfinger0_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libpam-thinkfinger_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/thinkfinger-tools_0.3+r118-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 23 11:11:30 2008
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libthinkfinger.so.0.0.0', which is also in package thinkfinger
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: libthinkfinger0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/libthinkfinger0.list]
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: thinkfinger
Title: package libthinkfinger0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/libthinkfinger0.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libthinkfinger.so.0.0.0', which is also in package thinkfinger
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-21-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

It seems to be a conflict between thinkfinger and the thinkfinger packages in Hardy. How did you instal thinkfinger previously ? Can you please attach the output of the following command:
apt-cache policy thinkfinger

Thanks.

[motd1964 (roshan-perera)]

Hi Jean-Baptiste,

Thanks for your quick response. I figured out the problem by going to the following link:

https://wiki.edubuntu.org/ThinkFinger

It worked!

Thanks again.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jean-Baptiste Lallement <email address hidden>
Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008 1:39 pm
Subject: [Bug 288277] Re: package libthinkfinger0 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/libthinkfinger0.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libthinkfinger.so.0.0.0', which is also in package thinkfinger
To: <email address hidden>

> Thanks for your report.
>
> It seems to be a conflict between thinkfinger and the
> thinkfinger packages in Hardy. How did you instal thinkfinger
> previously ? Can you please attach the output of the following
> command:apt-cache policy thinkfinger
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> ** Changed in: thinkfinger (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> package libthinkfinger0 None [modified:
> /var/lib/dpkg/info/libthinkfinger0.list] failed to
> install/upgrade: trying to overwrite
> `/usr/lib/libthinkfinger.so.0.0.0', which is also in package
> thinkfingerhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/288277
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for following up. I'm closing this report due to your last comment. Don't hesitate to submit any new bug.