package lxpanel-data (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lxpanel/xkeyboardconfig/models.cfg', which is also in package lxpanel 0.7.2-1ubuntu1

[Sebastian Rohde]

package lxpanel-data (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lxpanel/xkeyboardconfig/models.cfg', which is also in package lxpanel 0.7.2-1ubuntu1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: lxpanel-data (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.18.0-12.13-generic 3.18.4
Uname: Linux 3.18.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.15.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 2 20:31:49 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:lxpanel-data:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lxpanel/xkeyboardconfig/models.cfg', which is also in package lxpanel 0.7.2-1ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lxpanel/xkeyboardconfig/models.cfg', which is also in package lxpanel 0.7.2-1ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-13 (20 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20141217)
SourcePackage: lxpanel
Title: package lxpanel-data (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lxpanel/xkeyboardconfig/models.cfg', which is also in package lxpanel 0.7.2-1ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Logan Rosen (logan)]

Assigning this to Julien, as he performed the merge of lxpanel today.

[tannalv (gandkri)]

Well, I just simply did a:
dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/lxpanel_0.7.2-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb

It works. It's wrong, but it works. At least my lxde-desktop is now working again.

[volker kempter (v-kempter)]

same problem with i386 architecture:
in fact, the same error messages

[volker kempter (v-kempter)]

dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/lxpanel_0.7.2-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (see #4)

did not help in my case, but

dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/lxpanel-data_0.7.2-1ubuntu1_all.deb

indeed solved the problem -> the lxde desktop works properly again!

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

ubuntu2 version pushed to proposed. Please test if it's fix the problem for you.

[volker kempter (v-kempter)]

made the update to version ubuntu2 via sysnaptic without any problems.

[Brendan Perrine (walterorlin)]

I have completed the update for this on both amd64 and i386.

[Walter Lapchynski (wxl)]

We need to get this into vivid proper so we can get dailies working
again. Luckily, testing is focused on 14.04.2 right now, but in two
days, a little help would be nice. :)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package lxpanel - 0.7.2-1ubuntu2

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lxpanel (0.7.2-1ubuntu2) vivid; urgency=medium

  * debian/lxpanel.install
   - Don't install /usr/share/locale and /usr/share/lxpanel, already installed
     in lxpanel-data (LP: #1417244).
  * debian/control:
   - Update Replaces and Breaks.
 -- Julien Lavergne <email address hidden> Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:43:11 +0100