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

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Binary package hint: acroread

Tried to perform update and it failed. Submitting for informational purposes only for the developers. No communication with me is required, I know you're all busy enough.

Take care

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
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
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

Fixed it with :
apt-get remove acroread-debian-files acroread && apt-get install acroread

[piedance (zhang-xingang)]

my update/installation crashed with acroread 9.1 on jaunty.

[wildman (fmandelbaum)]

Had the same problem, waiting for a fix (thanks in advance).

[stuart e anderson (stuart-errol-anderson)]

Fixed it with ;
sudo apt-get remove acroread-debian-files acroread && sudo apt-get install acroread