trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstdtmf.so', which is also in package gstreamer0.10-plugins-good

[Arun]

Binary package hint: dpkg

Tried to install pidgin 2.6.2 from source.

arun@aum:~/Downloads/pidgin-2.6.2$ sudo apt-get build-dep pidgin
arun@aum:~/Downloads/pidgin-2.6.2$ ./configure
.
.
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checking for GSTINTERFACES... yes
checking for FARSIGHT... no
configure: error:
Dependencies for voice/video were not met.
Install the necessary gstreamer and farsight packages first.
Or use --disable-vv if you do not need voice/video support.

arun@aum:~/Downloads/pidgin-2.6.2$ Install gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg libjinglebase0.3-0 libjinglep2p0.3-0 libjinglexmllite0.3-0 libjinglexmpp0.3-0
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight libjinglebase0.3-0 libjinglep2p0.3-0 libjinglexmllite0.3-0 libjinglexmpp0.3-0
0 upgraded, 6 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 600kB of archives.
After this operation, 2052kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg 0.10.6.2-1ubuntu2 [110kB]
Get:2 http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe libjinglebase0.3-0 0.3.12-3ubuntu1 [158kB]
Get:3 http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe libjinglexmllite0.3-0 0.3.12-3ubuntu1 [3082B]
Get:4 http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe libjinglexmpp0.3-0 0.3.12-3ubuntu1 [3052B]
Get:5 http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe libjinglep2p0.3-0 0.3.12-3ubuntu1 [195kB]
Get:6 http://sg.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/universe gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight 0.12.10-2 [131kB]
Fetched 600kB in 3s (166kB/s)
Selecting previously deselected package gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg.
(Reading database ... 155431 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg (from .../gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg_0.10.6.2-1ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libjinglebase0.3-0.
Unpacking libjinglebase0.3-0 (from .../libjinglebase0.3-0_0.3.12-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libjinglexmllite0.3-0.
Unpacking libjinglexmllite0.3-0 (from .../libjinglexmllite0.3-0_0.3.12-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libjinglexmpp0.3-0.
Unpacking libjinglexmpp0.3-0 (from .../libjinglexmpp0.3-0_0.3.12-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package libjinglep2p0.3-0.
Unpacking libjinglep2p0.3-0 (from .../libjinglep2p0.3-0_0.3.12-3ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight.
Unpacking gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight (from .../gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight_0.12.10-2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight_0.12.10-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/gstreamer-0.10/libgstdtmf.so', which is also in package gstreamer0.10-plugins-good
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight_0.12.10-2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

arun@aum:~/Downloads/pidgin-2.6.2$

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: dpkg 1.14.24ubuntu1
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_SG.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: dpkg
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

[sirihoney (sirisha306)]

I faced the same problem. I am unable to the fix the broken packages.

[Arun (carun)]

I fixed the broken packages by removing (sudo apt-get remove) gstreamer0.10-plugins-good and related packages - the very minimum so that it doesn't affect the working of other applications.

Next: sudo apt-get install -f

If apt-get remove says no package found, then install that and again remove it (and related libraries)

I also managed to build the farsight2 from source, thus built pidgin with vv plugin.

[lesnoland (lesnoland)]

well, i did a :

dpkg --force-all -i /var/cache/apt/archives/gstreamer0.10-plugins-farsight_0.12.10-2_i386.deb

i dont know if that was good or bad but i got tired of it.