package linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-16-generic-pae 2.6.32-16.6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/compat_firmware.sh', which is also in package linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-16-generic 0:2.6.32-16.7
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Lucid |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
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scott@scott-d630:~$ uname -a
Linux scott-d630 2.6.32-
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scott@scott-d630:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu lucid (development branch)
Release: 10.04
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I expected the package to install
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It got the attached error:
package linux-backports
ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Mar 9 09:54:00 2010
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
NonfreeKernelMo
Package: linux-backports
ProcVersionSign
SourcePackage: linux-backports
Title: package linux-backports
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-
Changed in linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu): | |
milestone: | ubuntu-10.04-beta-2 → ubuntu-10.04.1 |
Changed in linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
assignee: | nobody → Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
milestone: | none → ubuntu-10.04.1 |
status: | New → In Progress |
Changed in linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu): | |
milestone: | ubuntu-10.04.1 → none |
Changed in linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
milestone: | ubuntu-10.04.1 → ubuntu-10.04.2 |
Changed in linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu Lucid): | |
assignee: | Tim Gardner (timg-tpi) → nobody |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in linux-backports-modules-2.6.32 (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Medium → Undecided |
status: | Triaged → Invalid |
confirming
the newer package needs to conflict with the older one. You can uninstall the older package manually and that should resolve the error for you.