[GUTSY BETA] error when updating cupsys

[Chris Rowson]

When running the most recent updates an error message occurs.

E: /var/cache/apt/archives/cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libcupsys2/CREDITS.txt', which is also in package libcupsys2

[Nils Braden (nils.nils)]

same problem here

(dunno if this is considered spam, want to make sure people know its not just one person having the problem..)

[Carl Karsten (carlfk)]

from alt install logs:

Unpacking cupsys (from .../cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
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)
Selecting previously deselected package libpaper-utils.
Unpacking libpaper-utils (from .../libpaper-utils_1.1.22ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package cupsys-client.
Unpacking cupsys-client (from .../cupsys-client_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb

[eldad (eldad-a)]

had the same.
found the following:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=3475405#post3475405

seems to be solved upon entering:
sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb