package cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2

[Adam Collard]

Binary package hint: cupsys

Preparing to replace cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu3 (using .../cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
Unpacking replacement cupsys ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 4 20:07:58 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2
Package: cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu3
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: cupsys
Title: package cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2
Uname: Linux piano 2.6.22-12-generic #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 18:11:30 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[Sebastian Jeworutzki (sjewo)]

I can confirm this problem.

[Janna (horsecrazyinca)]

I can confirm as well.

[bwat47 (bwat47)]

Confirmed here aswell

[Matthew Specker (matthew-specker)]

Me too.

[Daniel Hahler (blueyed)]

Marking as duplicate of bug 149106, which has a temporary fix/workaround.

[StealthSock (stealthsock)]

Happened here also.

[The_Major (mark-a-major)]

Also confirmed

[irongrunty (wtfmanthatsnotcool)]

also happened to me. the updates are quite buggy as of late.

[poop (ibanezpoop7)]

here too. the updates have been a little problematic lately. i'm sure they'll get it worked out though. this is what beta versions are all about!!

[Kevin (raccoonstrait)]

I often have the installer stop during the setup phase. The message says that either a file failed to download or ... etc. I quite Adept and load Konsole and run 'desktop:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a'. I often have to force Adept updater to quit to do this, otherwise the database is occupied. Sometimes when I finish with the dpkg run in the terminal and return to Adept, there are additional downloads, that don't seem to download, but are already here, and still need to be installed. Other times, there are new downloads, I guess that may just be timing as y'all put stuff up.

Oh, I also have gotten a number of Adept start-up failures, and the error system comes up, but there are 'There was an error commiting changes. Possibly there was a problem downloading some packages or the commit would break packages. ' error messages, and no report.

In this instance, I had to quit Adept Updater and then ran I ran dpkg which returned:
Setting up libcupsys2 (1.3.2-1ubuntu4) ...

Setting up libcupsimage2 (1.3.2-1ubuntu4) ...

Setting up cupsys-common (1.3.2-1ubuntu4) ...
Processing triggers for libc6 ...
ldconfig deferred processing now taking place

I then returned to Adept, and there were 10 more packages to upgrade, all of which were already here. Then after 13% of completion on the step 'Preparing the update of Cupsys...

Please let me know if there is more you need to know.

Regards,

Kevin

[Kevin (raccoonstrait)]

Hi,

I captured the dpkg run from Adept where it crashed. I had re-opened Adept, then after Full Update I went to Preview Changes and defered Cupsys. The run went as normal. I was then down to just 1 update, Cupsys. Here is the dpkg run from the error:

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 208765 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu3 (using .../cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
 * Stopping Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
Unpacking replacement cupsys ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
 * Starting Common Unix Printing System: cupsd [ OK ]
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb

Good Luck,

Kevin

[bretticus (bretticus)]

trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2...yep, same here.

[wieman01 (wieman01)]

Also same problem here... Can confirm the bug with the latest upgrades.

Any solution yet?

[wieman01 (wieman01)]

Solution posted here:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3476145

[markIT (mark-markhodgson)]

yep same problem. Any one tried the temporary fix? Does it work?

[Brian Homeyer (bhomeyer-alsysinc)]

It works.

On Fri, 2007-10-05 at 11:24 -0400, markIT wrote:
> *** This bug is a duplicate of bug 149106 ***
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149106
>
> yep same problem. Any one tried the temporary fix? Does it work?
>
> --
> package cupsys 1.3.2-1ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
> overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in
> package libcupsys2
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/149097
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of a duplicate bug (via bug 149106).
>
>
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