Could not install automatic update thunderbird 3.1.10 to when mozilla build of thunderbird installed.

[Ian Hulin]

Binary package hint: thunderbird

Error message from installation:
package thunderbird not installed failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite /usr/bin/thunderbird , which is also in package thunderbird-mozilla-build 3.1.9-0ubuntu1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: thunderbird (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 thunderbird: Install
 thunderbird-globalmenu: Install
 thunderbird: Configure
 thunderbird-globalmenu: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Jun 5 22:23:54 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking thunderbird (from .../thunderbird_3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/thunderbird_3.1.10+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.11.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/thunderbird', which is also in package thunderbird-mozilla-build 3.1.9-0ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/thunderbird', which is also in package thunderbird-mozilla-build 3.1.9-0ubuntu1
SourcePackage: thunderbird
Title: package thunderbird (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/thunderbird', which is also in package thunderbird-mozilla-build 3.1.9-0ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-17 (20 days ago)

[Chris Coulson (chrisccoulson)]

Sorry, but that's not our fault if third party packages ship files which conflict with ours. They need to add the correct package relationships to their package. Please report the bug to whoever provided you with that package instead.