package libgimp2.0 2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libgimp2.0/README', which is also in package gimp

[Amit Kumar Sharma]

Binary package hint: gimp

I was simply applying updates.

Ubuntu version is Ubuntu 7.10 Beta

I am pasting the whole update log below, hope it helps.

Regards,
Amit

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root@foo-box:~# ./update.sh
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Beta i386 (20070925.2) gutsy/main Translation-en_IN
Ign cdrom://Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Beta i386 (20070925.2) gutsy/restricted Translation-en_IN
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Translation-en_IN
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Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Translation-en_IN
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Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Translation-en_IN
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Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release.gpg [191B]
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Translation-en_IN
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Translation-en_IN
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy Release [65.9kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates Release
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security Release
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Sources [308kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Sources [2090B]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main Packages [1080kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/restricted Packages [7644B]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Sources [57.3kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Sources [1222kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/universe Packages [4044kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/multiverse Packages [159kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-updates/multiverse Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/restricted Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/main Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Sources
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/universe Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy-security/multiverse Packages
Fetched 6946kB in 5m39s (20.4kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
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Building dependency tree
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The following packages will be upgraded:
  bind9-host dnsutils evolution-data-server evolution-data-server-common gimp gimp-data gimp-python libbind9-30 libcamel1.2-10 libdns32 libebook1.2-9
  libecal1.2-7 libedata-book1.2-2 libedata-cal1.2-6 libedataserver1.2-9 libedataserverui1.2-8 libegroupwise1.2-13 libexchange-storage1.2-3 libgimp2.0
  libisc32 libisccc30 libisccfg30 liblwres30 libnautilus-extension1 nautilus nautilus-data
26 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 11.0MB of archives.
After unpacking 1569kB disk space will be freed.
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Get:3 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libisccc30 1:9.4.1-P1-3 [21.3kB]
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libisccfg30 1:9.4.1-P1-3 [36.4kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libbind9-30 1:9.4.1-P1-3 [24.5kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main liblwres30 1:9.4.1-P1-3 [38.0kB]
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main bind9-host 1:9.4.1-P1-3 [41.8kB]
Get:8 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main dnsutils 1:9.4.1-P1-3 [107kB]
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libedataserver1.2-9 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [138kB]
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libcamel1.2-10 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [281kB]
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libebook1.2-9 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [77.6kB]
Get:12 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libecal1.2-7 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [249kB]
Get:13 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libedata-book1.2-2 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [42.8kB]
Get:14 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libedata-cal1.2-6 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [52.7kB]
Get:15 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libegroupwise1.2-13 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [125kB]
Get:16 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main evolution-data-server 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [396kB]
Get:17 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main evolution-data-server-common 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [45.2kB]
Get:18 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libgimp2.0 2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6 [906kB]
Get:19 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main gimp-python 2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6 [148kB]
Get:20 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main gimp-data 2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6 [1904kB]
Get:21 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main gimp 2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6 [3892kB]
Get:22 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libedataserverui1.2-8 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [66.4kB]
Get:23 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libexchange-storage1.2-3 1.12.0-0ubuntu3 [119kB]
Get:24 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main libnautilus-extension1 1:2.20.0-0ubuntu6 [110kB]
Get:25 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main nautilus-data 1:2.20.0-0ubuntu6 [913kB]
Get:26 http://archive.ubuntu.com gutsy/main nautilus 1:2.20.0-0ubuntu6 [645kB]
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(Reading database ... 92391 files and directories currently installed.)
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dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libgimp2.0_2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libgimp2.0/README', which is also in package gimp
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
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Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libgimp2.0_2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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The following packages will be upgraded:
  libgimp2.0
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root@foo-box:~#
root@foo-box:~# apt-get install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
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0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
root@foo-box:~#

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 4 23:38:49 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libgimp2.0/README', which is also in package gimp
Package: libgimp2.0 2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: gimp
Title: package libgimp2.0 2.4.0~rc3-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/libgimp2.0/README', which is also in package gimp
Uname: Linux foo-box 2.6.22-12-generic #1 SMP Sun Sep 23 18:11:30 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux