package libgucharmap7 1:3.0.1-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libgucharmap_2_90.so.7.0.0', which is also in package libgucharmap-2-90-7 1:3.1.92-0ubuntu1

[Thor Dekov Buur]

lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch) Release: 11.10

apt-cache policy libgucharmap7
libgucharmap7:
  Installeret: 1:3.0.1-0ubuntu1
  Kandidat: 1:3.1.92-0ubuntu1
  Versionstabel:
     1:3.1.92-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main i386 Packages
 *** 1:3.0.1-0ubuntu1 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

The error came during startup. The machine started from halt and login went well. I wasn't using the machine when the error occured.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: libgucharmap7 1:3.0.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-11.18-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-11-generic i686
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu1
AptOrdering:
 libgucharmap7: Install
 libgucharmap7: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 19 21:31:43 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to replace libgucharmap7 1:3.0.1-0ubuntu1 (using .../libgucharmap7_1%3a3.1.92-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
 Unpacking replacement libgucharmap7 ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgucharmap7_1%3a3.1.92-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libgucharmap_2_90.so.7.0.0', which is also in package libgucharmap-2-90-7 1:3.1.92-0ubuntu1
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking replacement libgucharmap7 ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgucharmap7_1%3a3.1.92-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libgucharmap_2_90.so.7.0.0', which is also in package libgucharmap-2-90-7 1:3.1.92-0ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libgucharmap_2_90.so.7.0.0', which is also in package libgucharmap-2-90-7 1:3.1.92-0ubuntu1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: gucharmap
Title: package libgucharmap7 1:3.0.1-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libgucharmap_2_90.so.7.0.0', which is also in package libgucharmap-2-90-7 1:3.1.92-0ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-13 (6 days ago)

[Robert Roth (evfool)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #854450, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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