package kdm-kde4 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/kde4/kdm/kdm.options', which is also in package kdm 4:4.6.2a-0ubuntu5.2

[Mike F]

does noy update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: kdm-kde4 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
AptOrdering:
 kdm-kde4: Install
 kdm-kde4: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Aug 26 06:31:42 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking kdm-kde4 (from .../kdm-kde4_4%3a4.0.5-0ubuntu1~hardy1_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdm-kde4_4%3a4.0.5-0ubuntu1~hardy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/kde4/kdm/kdm.options', which is also in package kdm 4:4.6.2a-0ubuntu5.2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/kde4/kdm/kdm.options', which is also in package kdm 4:4.6.2a-0ubuntu5.2
SourcePackage: kdebase-workspace
Title: package kdm-kde4 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/kde4/kdm/kdm.options', which is also in package kdm 4:4.6.2a-0ubuntu5.2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-29 (118 days ago)

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

You're trying to install very old KDE packages, which are not supported anymore.