package mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11

Bug #1026244 reported by gitesh
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gitesh@gitesh-MS-7529:~$ sudo apt-get -f install mythbuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mythbuntu-desktop is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mythbuntu-desktop : Depends: mythbuntu-default-settings but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
gitesh@gitesh-MS-7529:~$ sudo apt-get -f install mythbuntu-desktop
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
mythbuntu-desktop is already the newest version.
You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these:
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 mythbuntu-desktop : Depends: mythbuntu-default-settings but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
gitesh@gitesh-MS-7529:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  mythbuntu-default-settings
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  mythbuntu-default-settings
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
174 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/87.9 kB of archives.
After this operation, 503 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 262149 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking mythbuntu-default-settings (from .../mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
gitesh@gitesh-MS-7529:~$

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic-pae 3.2.19
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jul 18 21:32:32 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking mythbuntu-default-settings (from .../mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking mythbuntu-default-settings (from .../mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
SourcePackage: mythbuntu-default-settings
Title: package mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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gitesh (gitesh-zemse) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #998649, so 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.

tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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