File conflicts with mozilla-browser

[Reinhard Tartler]

When trying to upgrade, I get this error:

(Reading database ... 156763 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace firefox 1.5.dfsg-4ubuntu6 (using .../firefox_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.1-1ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement firefox ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.1-1ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libxpcom.so', which is also in package mozilla-browser
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Please restart any running Firefoxes, or you will experience problems.
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.1-1ubuntu2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of firefox-gnome-support:
 firefox-gnome-support depends on firefox (= 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.1-1ubuntu2); however:
  Version of firefox on system is 1.5.dfsg-4ubuntu6.
dpkg: error processing firefox-gnome-support (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 firefox-gnome-support

[Luke Seubert (luke-seubert)]

I have likewise run into this same problem. Running Dapper with the latest attempted updates. Same error messages and conflict with libxpcom.so

[Alessio Caiazza (nolith)]

dapper on PPC, same problem for me.

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

Several users have confirmed this issue.

Set to major, because there is also other software, which depends on mozilla-firefox, namley eclipse. This means that eclipse is currently uninstallabe with firefox installed.

[Ian Jackson (ijackson)]

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Reinhard Tartler writes ("[Bug 31000] File conflicts with mozilla-browser"):
> trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/libxpcom.so', which is also in package mozilla-browser

It was a mistake (which has now been fixed) of mozilla to provide that
file, and I have also decided that it was a mistake (now fixed) for
firefox to provide it with that name.

Ian.
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