package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files

[Nhorning]

Binary package hint: acroread

I'm just going through the auto report procedure. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
Package: acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2
SourcePackage: acroread
Title: package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

[pauljohn32 (pauljohn)]

I think this is a valid complaint. Why don't you explain how to fix the problem when you mark it "Invalid"?

[djtm (djtm)]

Do this in the console:
sudo dpkg -P acroread-debian-files acroread acroread-escript

Then install acroread again.

[djtm (djtm)]

Your problem is caused by using the medibuntu repository, not Ubuntu, so you'd have to file a bug with them. I guess that's why the report is filed as invalid here.