package linux-tools-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: Versuch, »/usr/bin/perf« zu überschreiben, welches auch in Paket linux-base 3.4 ist

[Heiko Busse]

Soory for not beeing in condition to provide any further informations. I jsut tried to install the package as is by relying on the synaptic package manager.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: linux-tools-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.31-lowlatency 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-lowlatency x86_64
AlsaVersion: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.24.
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: heiko 1860 F.... xfce4-volumed
                      heiko 1876 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: heiko 1860 F.... xfce4-volumed
                      heiko 1876 F.... pulseaudio
Card0.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:0 'Intel'/'HDA Intel at 0xfe8fc000 irq 46'
   Mixer name : 'Realtek ALC888'
   Components : 'HDA:10ec0888,14627469,00100202'
   Controls : 38
   Simple ctrls : 18
Card1.Amixer.info:
 Card hw:1 'HDMI'/'HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfe9ec000 irq 47'
   Mixer name : 'ATI R6xx HDMI'
   Components : 'HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100100'
   Controls : 6
   Simple ctrls : 1
Card1.Amixer.values:
 Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
   Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined penum
   Playback channels: Mono
   Mono: Playback [on]
Date: Thu May 24 19:19:11 2012
ErrorMessage: Versuch, »/usr/bin/perf« zu überschreiben, welches auch in Paket linux-base 3.4 ist
HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=9c4a591b-8256-4785-8bb2-0a156f591cad
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MachineType: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-7469
ProcFB: 0 radeondrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-23-lowlatency root=UUID=369b9a87-8b91-4a61-8a7b-44461dc0cc2c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
RelatedPackageVersions: grub-pc 1.99-21ubuntu3
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
Title: package linux-tools-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: Versuch, »/usr/bin/perf« zu überschreiben, welches auch in Paket linux-base 3.4 ist
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/15/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A7469IMS.110
dmi.board.name: MS-7469
dmi.board.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.board.version: 100
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrA7469IMS.110:bd03/15/2010:svnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:pnMS-7469:pvr:rvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:rnMS-7469:rvr100:cvnMICRO-STARINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: MS-7469
dmi.sys.vendor: MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD

[Joseph Salisbury (jsalisbury)]

You may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install -f
sudo apt-get clean
sudo apt-get update

Then re-install the package.

If that does not resolve your issue, please mark the bug as "Confirmed"