trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.face', which is also in package kubuntu-settings-desktop

[Heinrich Schuchardt]

On multiple systems running the KDE desktop (on amd64, arm64, riscv64) I saw this error:

Unpacking desktop-base (12.0.6+nmu1ubuntu1) over (12.0.2ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-2bNvZH/14-desktop-base_12.0.6+nmu1ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.face', which is also in package kubuntu-settings-desktop 1:23.04.5
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

It can be fixed with
sudo apt-get install kubuntu-settings-desktop --reinstall

But we cannot expect every user to figure this out on his own.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: desktop-base (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.3.0-7.7-generic 6.3.5
Uname: Linux 6.3.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: KDE
Date: Fri Aug 18 10:45:07 2023
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-05-26 (814 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420)
SourcePackage: desktop-base
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package kubuntu-settings - 1:23.10.1

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kubuntu-settings (1:23.10.1) mantic; urgency=medium

  * Conflict with desktop-base. (LP: #2031887)

 -- Rik Mills <email address hidden> Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:40:26 +0100

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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