package libcaribou-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/caribou/layouts/scan/us.xml', which is also in package caribou 0.3.92-0ubuntu1

[Kiwited]

I was doing my 'daily updates' when this eror message came up. I was using Firefox, but was not doing anything else.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libcaribou-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec 29 05:36:23 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libcaribou-common (from .../libcaribou-common_0.4.1-2_amd64.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libcaribou-common_0.4.1-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/caribou/layouts/scan/us.xml', which is also in package caribou 0.3.92-0ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/caribou/layouts/scan/us.xml', which is also in package caribou 0.3.92-0ubuntu1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20110928)
SourcePackage: caribou
Title: package libcaribou-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/caribou/layouts/scan/us.xml', which is also in package caribou 0.3.92-0ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-12-13 (14 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. Since this bug report has all the information we need to fix the issue, I'm marking this bug as Triaged. Please report any other issues you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package caribou - 0.4.1-2ubuntu1

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caribou (0.4.1-2ubuntu1) precise; urgency=low

  * Add Replaces for file move between Ubuntu caribou and Debian
    libcaribou-common (LP: #909429); This diff is needed until after the
    12.04 LTS to allow smooth upgrades
    - update debian/control{,.in}
 -- Micah Gersten <email address hidden> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:42:22 -0600