package libmysqlclient16 5.1.49-1ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16.0.0', which is also in package mysql-cluster-client-5.1 7.0.9-1ubuntu7

[Sigurður Hrafn Pétursson]

haven't been able to install this package for a while.
1) Ubuntu 10.10
2) 5.1.49-1ubuntu7
3) expected the package to be updated
4) there came an error message, saying update failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: libmysqlclient16 5.1.49-1ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Nov 12 09:16:05 2010
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16.0.0', which is also in package mysql-cluster-client-5.1 7.0.9-1ubuntu7
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1)
SourcePackage: mysql-5.1
Title: package libmysqlclient16 5.1.49-1ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16.0.0', which is also in package mysql-cluster-client-5.1 7.0.9-1ubuntu7

[Sigurður Hrafn Pétursson (siggihp)]

I updated mysql-cluster-client5.1 and the problem went away

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Closing as per your last comment.