package mpeg3-utils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/mpeg3dump', which is also in package libmpeg3cine 1:2.1.5-0.16~ppa1~natty5

[MikeRich]

Used synaptic package manager to select and install mpeg3-utils -- install failed with a non-specific error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: mpeg3-utils (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
AptOrdering:
 libmpeg3-1: Install
 mpeg3-utils: Install
 libmpeg3-1: Configure
 mpeg3-utils: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 25 10:44:23 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking libmpeg3-1 (from .../libmpeg3-1_1.5.4-5_i386.deb) ...
 Selecting previously deselected package mpeg3-utils.
 Unpacking mpeg3-utils (from .../mpeg3-utils_1.5.4-5_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mpeg3-utils_1.5.4-5_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/mpeg3dump', which is also in package libmpeg3cine 1:2.1.5-0.16~ppa1~natty5
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/mpeg3dump', which is also in package libmpeg3cine 1:2.1.5-0.16~ppa1~natty5
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
SourcePackage: libmpeg3
Title: package mpeg3-utils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/mpeg3dump', which is also in package libmpeg3cine 1:2.1.5-0.16~ppa1~natty5
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[IOhannes m zmoelnig (umlaeute)]

there are no official cinelerra packages, and the inofficial appear to create conflicts.

there's nothing we can do about this (the issue ought to be fixed on the cinelerra side).

alternatively, Ubuntu once shipped with cinelerra, but that hasn't done for aeons, so the bug has resolved itself.