package kdebase-workspace-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kcontrol/desktop/index.cache.bz2', which is also in package kdebase-runtime-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu4.1

[Philip Muškovac]

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

Happened during an karmic->lucid upgrade test.

Preparing to replace kdebase-workspace-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7.1 (using .../kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a4.4.1-0ubuntu4_all.deb) ...^M
Unpacking replacement kdebase-workspace-data ...^M
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a4.4.1-0ubuntu4_all.deb (--unpack):^M
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kcontrol/desktop/index.cache.bz2', which is also in package kdebase-runtime-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu4.1^M

[Michael Vogt (mvo)]

I see this in the kubuntu test case for http://people.ubuntu.com/~mvo/automatic-upgrade-testing/current/ as well:

Preparing to replace kdebase-workspace-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu7.1 (using .../kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a4.4.1-0ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdebase-workspace-data ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a4.4.1-0ubuntu4_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/kde/HTML/en/kcontrol/desktop/index.cache.bz2', which is also in package kdebase-runtime-data 4:4.3.2-0ubuntu4

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package kdebase-workspace - 4:4.4.1-0ubuntu5

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kdebase-workspace (4:4.4.1-0ubuntu5) lucid; urgency=low

  [ Jonathan Thomas ]
  * Remove kubuntu_97_jaunty_upgrade.diff, no longer needed since the jaunty
    upgrade script was removed

  [ Jonathan Riddell ]
  * Bump version on kdebase-workspace-data replaces kdebase-runtime-data,
    closes LP: #538522
 -- Jonathan Thomas <email address hidden> Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:26:32 -0500