package mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11

[joshuaparris]

I just typed sudo apt-get install mythubuntu-desktop and this error came up

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun May 13 17:32:03 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking mythbuntu-default-settings (from .../mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
SourcePackage: mythbuntu-default-settings
Title: package mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-13 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Dimitri John Ledkov (xnox)]

Xubuntu & Mythbuntu please sort this out between yourself =)

[Daniel Ward (dddanmar)]

For any users looking for a quick fix in the meantime...

sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb
(1.09 for me)

Then resume with the previous apt-get. Check your screen saver settings while a solution is worked out.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package mythbuntu-default-settings - 1.10

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mythbuntu-default-settings (1.10) raring; urgency=low

  * debian/control: conflicts with xubuntu-default-settings (LP: #998649)
  * migrate to 4.10 config. (LP: #1003065)
 -- Mario Limonciello <email address hidden> Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:39:00 -0600

[Pasi Lallinaho (knome)]

Marking as invalid for xubuntu-default-settings because this is fixed in the Mythbuntu package.