package compiz-gnome 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gconf/schemas/compiz-grid.schemas', which is also in package compiz-fusion-plugins-extra 0.9.2.1-0ubuntu2

[James Dearing]

Binary package hint: compiz

Encountered this error while installing updates today.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: compiz-gnome 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-generic 2.6.37
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 260.19.29 Wed Dec 8 12:08:56 PST 2010
 GCC version: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-1ubuntu6)
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 27 16:13:43 2011
DistUpgraded: Yes, recently upgraded Log time: 2011-01-18 18:16:24.624435
DistroCodename: natty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 2.6.37-12-generic, x86_64: installed
 bcmwl, 5.100.82.38+bdcom, 2.6.35-24-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 260.19.29, 2.6.37-12-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 260.19.29, 2.6.35-24-generic, x86_64: installed
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gconf/schemas/compiz-grid.schemas', which is also in package compiz-fusion-plugins-extra 0.9.2.1-0ubuntu2
GraphicsCard: Subsystem: Apple Computer Inc. Device [106b:00bc]
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
MachineType: Apple Inc. MacBookPro5,3
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37-12-generic root=UUID=c55a0577-ae80-420e-b660-2ec5dfd05999 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: compiz
Title: package compiz-gnome 1:0.9.2.1+glibmainloop4-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gconf/schemas/compiz-grid.schemas', which is also in package compiz-fusion-plugins-extra 0.9.2.1-0ubuntu2
dmi.bios.date: 06/15/09
dmi.bios.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.bios.version: MBP53.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151647
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag#
dmi.board.name: Mac-F22587C8
dmi.board.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset Tag#
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Apple Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Mac-F22587C8
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAppleInc.:bvrMBP53.88Z.00AC.B03.0906151647:bd06/15/09:svnAppleInc.:pnMacBookPro5,3:pvr1.0:rvnAppleInc.:rnMac-F22587C8:rvr:cvnAppleInc.:ct10:cvrMac-F22587C8:
dmi.product.name: MacBookPro5,3
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: Apple Inc.
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.23-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 7.10-1ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg: xserver-xorg 1:7.5+6ubuntu8
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A

[James Dearing (dearingj)]

Fixed the broken package (compiz-gnome) by running "sudo apt-get install -f".