Upgrading kdebase-workspace-data and dependencies fails to upgrade due to files existing in other packages

[bettlebrox]

Binary package hint: kdebase-workspace

Issues upgrading with aptitude, warning to use "apt-get -f install". Output below:

$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  dbus-x11
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  kde-icons-oxygen kdebase-runtime-bin kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 kdebase-runtime-data
  kdebase-workspace-bin kdebase-workspace-data klipper-kde4 ksysguard-kde4 kwin-kde4 libplasma1
  systemsettings-kde4
Suggested packages:
  kdebase-kde4
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  kde-icons-oxygen kdebase-runtime-bin kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 kdebase-runtime-data
  kdebase-workspace-bin klipper-kde4 ksysguard-kde4 kwin-kde4 libplasma1 systemsettings-kde4
The following packages will be upgraded:
  kdebase-workspace-data
1 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/69.5MB of archives.
After unpacking 96.8MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 216213 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kde-icons-oxygen (from .../kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/icons/oxygen/128x128/apps/phonon-xine.png', which is also in package kde4base-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking kdebase-runtime-data (from .../kdebase-runtime-data_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-runtime-data_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/applications/kde4/knetattach.desktop', which is also in package kde4base-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 (from .../kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/bin/kdebugdialog', which is also in package kde4base
Unpacking kdebase-runtime-bin (from .../kdebase-runtime-bin_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-runtime-bin_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/bin/kde4-menu', which is also in package kde4base
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Preparing to replace kdebase-workspace-data 3.94.0-0ubuntu2 (using .../kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdebase-workspace-data ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/kde4/services/plasma-engine-soliddevice.desktop', which is also in package plasma-playground
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking libplasma1 (from .../libplasma1_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libplasma1_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/plasma_engine_soliddevice.so', which is also in package plasma-playground
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking ksysguard-kde4 (from .../ksysguard-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ksysguard-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/applications/kde4/ksysguard.desktop', which is also in package kdebase-workspace-data
Unpacking kdebase-workspace-bin (from .../kdebase-workspace-bin_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-bin_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/krunner_webshortcuts.so', which is also in package plasma-playground
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking klipper-kde4 (from .../klipper-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/klipper-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/applications/kde4/klipper.desktop', which is also in package kdebase-workspace-data
Unpacking kwin-kde4 (from .../kwin-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kwin-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/dbus-1/interfaces/org.kde.KWin.xml', which is also in package kdebase-workspace-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Unpacking systemsettings-kde4 (from .../systemsettings-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/systemsettings-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/etc/systemsettingsrc', which is also in package kdebase-workspace-data
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-icons-oxygen_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-runtime-data_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-runtime-bin_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu1~gutsy1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-data_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_all.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libplasma1_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ksysguard-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdebase-workspace-bin_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/klipper-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kwin-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/systemsettings-kde4_4%3a3.96.0-1ubuntu4~gutsy1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Terence Simpson (tsimpson)]

The upgrade instructions did state you needed to remove the old packages. Also 4.0.0 should not have the same problems

[Przemyslaw Golab (n-pigeon)]

I have problem instaling the dophin and dependencies kdebase, kdebase-bin from repository.