package linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-21-generic-pae (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/compat_firmware.sh', which is also in package linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-21-generic 0:2.6.32-21.11

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This occured as a result of me trying to install compat-wireless Linux modules for version 2.6.32 on x86 from synaptic package manager. I was trying to resolve my previously working Linksys WUSB54GP wireless adapter in the new Lucid 10.04 RC

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-21-generic-pae (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-21.32-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-21-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Apr 24 00:41:44 2010
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/compat_firmware.sh', which is also in package linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-21-generic 0:2.6.32-21.11
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
SourcePackage: linux-backports-modules-2.6.32
Title: package linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-21-generic-pae (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/compat_firmware.sh', which is also in package linux-backports-modules-wireless-2.6.32-21-generic 0:2.6.32-21.11

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 535132, so it 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.