Can't upgrade kdepimlibs5 using kdepimlibs5_3.94.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb through apt-get

[GeorgeThiruva]

Binary package hint: kdepimlibs5

Apparantly this file: /usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_ldap.so is in two packages - kdepimlibs5 and kde4base, so we get this error when trying to upgrade:

root@thiruvat-ubu:/home/thiruvat# apt-get install kdepimlibs5
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  linux-headers-2.6.22-12-generic linux-headers-2.6.22-12
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following packages will be upgraded:
  kdepimlibs5
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 8 not upgraded.
144 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/18.4MB of archives.
After unpacking 3809kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 335831 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace kdepimlibs5 3.93.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../kdepimlibs5_3.94.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdepimlibs5 ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdepimlibs5_3.94.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_ldap.so', which is also in package kde4base
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdepimlibs5_3.94.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

The database also apparently becomes corrupted and suggests running apt-get install -f. But that fails to work.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Oct 15 10:41:48 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_ldap.so', which is also in package kde4base
Package: kdepimlibs5 3.93.0-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: i386
SourcePackage: kdepimlibs
Title: package kdepimlibs5 3.93.0-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_ldap.so', which is also in package kde4base
Uname: Linux thiruvat-ubu 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Tue Oct 9 09:51:52 GMT 2007 i686 GNU/Linux

[GeorgeThiruva (gthiruva)]

dpkg-query shows kde4base as the owner of the contended file:

root@thiruvat-ubu:/home/thiruvat# dpkg-query -S /usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_ldap.so
kde4base: /usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_ldap.so

[GeorgeThiruva (gthiruva)]

As you would expect, `apt-get -f install` cannot remedy the situation:

root@thiruvat-ubu:/home/thiruvat# 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:
  linux-headers-2.6.22-12-generic linux-headers-2.6.22-12
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
  kdepimlibs5
The following packages will be upgraded:
  kdepimlibs5
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 32 not upgraded.
144 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/18.4MB of archives.
After unpacking 3809kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 335831 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace kdepimlibs5 3.93.0-0ubuntu1 (using .../kdepimlibs5_3.94.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement kdepimlibs5 ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kdepimlibs5_3.94.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/lib/kde4/kio_ldap.so', which is also in package kde4base
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kdepimlibs5_3.94.0-0ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[NicolaB (brex2k8)]

same problem here.

kubuntu gutsy with kde4+kde3