package gdb-msp430 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.04-0ubuntu2.1

Bug #1111567 reported by ashwin shewnarain
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Bug Description

crash on each restart

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gdb-msp430 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic 3.2.28
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 29 19:50:05 2013
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking gdb-msp430 (from .../gdb-msp430_7.2~mspgcc-7.2-20110612-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gdb-msp430_7.2~mspgcc-7.2-20110612-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.04-0ubuntu2.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.04-0ubuntu2.1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: gdb-msp430
Title: package gdb-msp430 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/gdb/python/gdb/__init__.py', which is also in package gdb 7.4-2012.04-0ubuntu2.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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ashwin shewnarain (ashwin2011) wrote :
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Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 860045, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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