package brother-lpr-drivers-laser 2.0.1-3-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/brprintconfiglpr2', which is also in package brdcp7040lpr:i386 2.0.2-1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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brother-lpr-drivers-laser (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: brother-
Problem occurred when trying to install a Brother dcp-7040 printer
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: brother-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 22 17:23:57 2011
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Alpha amd64 (20101202)
SourcePackage: brother-
Title: package brother-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
I have done some additional testing relating to the underlying printer problem.
I tested lucid (10.04) Maverick (10.10) and Natty and found the same problem.
The i386 driver cannot be installed along with the amd64 driver already on the system.
dpkg reports a installation conflict. This problem seems to be not only for printers but for any device that
requires a i386 driver to be installed.
Further, I installed openSUSE on one of my test drives and found the same problems.
It appears that this is not a Ubuntu specific problem but rather a Linux problem. I suspect the underlying
software as openSUSE and Ubuntu seem to use the same software for the driver functions for
printers and scanners.
Going to the brother driver site and reading the FAQ's, relating to drivers, shows this problem has been around
for a long time. The fixes have been for a specific printer and not for the whole family of devices.
If you review the list of supported drivers in Ubuntu, it is only a small subset of the available printers from brother.
When the underlying problem referenced by this bug report is addressed then the real problem will be resolved.
If more detailed test results are required please request same.