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

[robinson3001]

Binary package hint: synaptic

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

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 4 21:50:13 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/sbin/synaptic
Package: synaptic 0.60ubuntu4
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcCmdline: /usr/sbin/synaptic
ProcCwd: /home/smr
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: synaptic
Uname: Linux smr-desktop 2.6.22-10-generic #1 SMP Wed Aug 22 08:11:52 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[Rob Parker (rfdparker)]

I can confirm this error, which also occurs from apt-get and aptitude, it seems that is that is needed is the CREDITS.txt file is removed from either the cupsys package or libcupsys2 package.

[dazrour (dazrour)]

I had the same error just copy the .deb from /var/cache/apt/archives/cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb to you home directory and run 'sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb'

That did the trick for me.

[CirclingTheSun (circlingthesun)]

Thanks, that worked

[jack martin (imfromleix)]

bunlacken@bunlacken-desktop:~$ /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-panel-data_1%3a2.20.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb
bash: /var/cache/apt/archives/gnome-panel-data_1%3a2.20.1-0ubuntu1_all.deb: Permission denied
bunlacken@bunlacken-desktop:~$ sudo dpkg -i --force-all cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
dpkg: error processing cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb (--install):
 cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cupsys_1.3.2-1ubuntu4_i386.deb
bunlacken@bunlacken-desktop:~$

Didnt work for me... but then again I new to this process & linux

[jack martin (imfromleix)]

could this happen because I'm using ubuntu 7.10.... has failed to setup several times ... then I get this message
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/geubuntu-configurations_1.0_all.deb: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/applications/gnome-panel.desktop', which is also in package gnome-panel-data