package firefox-2 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/firefox-2.list] failed to install/upgrade:

[Peter Thorin]

Binary package hint: firefox

When trying to upgrade to Hardy Heron from Gutsy Gibbon, I got the following error:

Unpacking firefox-2 (from .../firefox-2_2.0.0.13+1nobinonly-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox-2_2.0.0.13+1nobinonly-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/firefox/defaults/autoconfig/prefcalls.js', which is also in package firefox
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 8 19:53:32 2008
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ErrorMessage:
 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/firefox/defaults/autoconfig/prefcalls.js', which is also in package firefox
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Package: firefox-2 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/firefox-2.list]
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: firefox
Title: package firefox-2 None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/firefox-2.list] failed to install/upgrade:
Uname: Linux maj 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Feb 12 07:42:25 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

Thank you for letting us know about this. I would like Alexander to look at this before i give a work around as the work around can hurt system if not done correctly.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

The problem is the renaming of firefox to firefox-2 but this is first time ive seen this issue for this package.
Alexander is there a nice way of fixing this besides --force on peoples systems from dpkg.

[Peter Thorin (pthorin)]

This issue resolved itself later on when I completed the upgrade by running sudo apt-get -f install, which I was required to do anyway due to manually installed custom packages, and as far as I can tell this "bug" didn't, in fact, cause any real problems.

[Mark A. Hershberger (hexmode)]

I got this when doing an upgrade.