package libqt4-declarative 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/doc/libqt4-declarative/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system

Bug #894617 reported by bcbc
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
qt4-x11 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

I've been getting package update errors. On LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt and changelog.Debian.gz. To get around it I just delete the file shown in the error. Seems to work. !?

$ cat /var/log/apt/term.log | grep LGPL
 './usr/share/doc/libqtgui4/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-xmlpatterns/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-network/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-xmlpatterns/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-network/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqtgui4/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-xmlpatterns/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-network/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqtgui4/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-xmlpatterns/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-network/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-xmlpatterns/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-network/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-declarative/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-xmlpatterns/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-network/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-declarative/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-xmlpatterns/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
 './usr/share/doc/libqt4-network/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libqt4-declarative 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-1.3-generic 3.2.0-rc2
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-1-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Nov 24 10:04:49 2011
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking replacement libqt4-declarative ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libqt4-declarative_4%3a4.7.4-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  './usr/share/doc/libqt4-declarative/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
ErrorMessage: './usr/share/doc/libqt4-declarative/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Beta amd64 (20111006)
SourcePackage: qt4-x11
Title: package libqt4-declarative 4:4.7.4-1ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/doc/libqt4-declarative/LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt' is different from the same file on the system
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
bcbc (bcbc) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in qt4-x11 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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