package kubuntu-firefox-installer not installed failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop , which is also in package firefox 0:5.0 build1 nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1

[Chris]

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Lucid Lynx
Tried to install Kubuntu KDE desktop environment from Ubuntu Software Center to run both Gnome and KDE. Failed at the end.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: kubuntu-firefox-installer (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-32.62-generic 2.6.32.38+drm33.16
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-32-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 6 21:20:27 2011
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop', which is also in package firefox 0:5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1
SourcePackage: kubuntu-firefox-installer
Title: package kubuntu-firefox-installer (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop', which is also in package firefox 0:5.0+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.10.04.1~mfs1

[mrlika (mrlika-gmail)]

While upgrade to 13.04 kubuntu-firefox-installer overwrites firefox.desktop even if firefox already installed.
After upgrade when I try to run firefox from KDE menu it runs Muon that crashes. But I can run firefox from console.

Then while reinstalling firefox (I thought that it will resolve the issue) I got the same error:

ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop' ...

Solution is to remove kubuntu-firefox-installer and install firefox.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

mrlika,

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.

Presumably this problem was a one time occurrence and/or is no longer an issue? Can this bug report now be closed?

If we do not hear from you the bug report will close itself in approximately 60 days time.

Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better.

Paul White
[Ubuntu Bug Squad]

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Above comment is also directed at Chris.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for firefox (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]