package libsane-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: tentative de remplacement de « /usr/share/man/man7/sane.7.gz », qui appartient aussi au paquet sane-backends 1.0.23-1

[jlg]

for a fujitsu S1500 the recommended sane is 1.0.23 version.
synaptic doesn't propose it.
so I compile the new src.
after unstalling all sane and xsane 1.0.14 via synaptic, I created new deb with sane 1.023 and xsane 0.998.
synaptic says that libsane common must be installed and I got this error message.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libsane-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
AptOrdering:
 libsane-common: Install
 libsane-common: Configure
 libsane: Configure
 xsane: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Sep 19 11:17:19 2012
ErrorMessage: tentative de remplacement de « /usr/share/man/man7/sane.7.gz », qui appartient aussi au paquet sane-backends 1.0.23-1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
SourcePackage: sane-backends
Title: package libsane-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: tentative de remplacement de « /usr/share/man/man7/sane.7.gz », qui appartient aussi au paquet sane-backends 1.0.23-1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-26 (145 days ago)

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

Quote " so I compile the new src."

That's great. But it seems you were unaware of how to package and deal with conflicting package choices. This is not a bug in the Ubuntu or Debian package but in your package. Closing as invalid.