package icedtea-netx-common 1.1.4-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/icedtea-netx-javaws.desktop', which is also in package icedtea-netx 1.1.3-1ubuntu1

Bug #894567 reported by cariboo
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Bug Description

I'm not sure how this error came about, because I was trying to install a textroom.deb, the Sofware Center started up, and after I closed it the error came up.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: icedtea-netx-common 1.1.4-1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-1.3-generic 3.2.0-rc2
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-1-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 17 09:47:53 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking icedtea-netx-common (from .../icedtea-netx-common_1.1.4-1ubuntu1_all.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/icedtea-netx-common_1.1.4-1ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/icedtea-netx-javaws.desktop', which is also in package icedtea-netx 1.1.3-1ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/icedtea-netx-javaws.desktop', which is also in package icedtea-netx 1.1.3-1ubuntu1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: icedtea-web
Title: package icedtea-netx-common 1.1.4-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/icedtea-netx-javaws.desktop', which is also in package icedtea-netx 1.1.3-1ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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cariboo (cariboo) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #894506, so 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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