package fgfs-scenery-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/games/flightgear/Scenery/Airports/index.txt', which is also in package fgfs-base 2.10.0-1~getdeb1

[Ivo Vegter]

Occurred on a clean installation, via synaptic.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: fgfs-scenery-base (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-27.46-generic 3.5.7.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu10
AptOrdering:
 fgfs-scenery-base: Install
 fgfs-scenery-base: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 11 09:48:21 2013
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/games/flightgear/Scenery/Airports/index.txt', which is also in package fgfs-base 2.10.0-1~getdeb1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-04-05 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: fgfs-base
Title: package fgfs-scenery-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/games/flightgear/Scenery/Airports/index.txt', which is also in package fgfs-base 2.10.0-1~getdeb1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

package fgfs-base 2.10.0-1~getdeb1 is from a PPA, so this probably isn't a "clean" install of only Ubuntu repositories. You may want to consider converting your bug to a question since it does not appear to be an issue with Ubuntu's package.