package mysql-cluster-client-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16.0.0', which is also in package libmysqlclient16 0:5.1.41-3ubuntu12.7

[vamshi krishna]

this error happened when i was trying to install mysql 5 through synaptic. Earlier i've successfully installed apache..
Plz come up with a quick bug fix ASAP.And your effort wil be much appreciated.
Thanks a lot for your effort in making ubuntu a real front runner in the Linux distros.. and wish u all the best.
Hope with much more robust apps ubuntu will lead the open source into future.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mysql-cluster-client-5.1 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-26.48-generic 2.6.32.24+drm33.11
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-26-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Dec 1 20:27:25 2010
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16.0.0', which is also in package libmysqlclient16 0:5.1.41-3ubuntu12.7
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100816.1)
SourcePackage: mysql-cluster-7.0
Title: package mysql-cluster-client-5.1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so.16.0.0', which is also in package libmysqlclient16 0:5.1.41-3ubuntu12.7

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.