package libsword-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/sword/locales.d/de-utf8.conf', which is also in package libsword 1.7.4-1

[David Hartung]

The machine identifies this as a problem, but will not allow me to make any changes. I have gone so fart as to try and completely remove Xiphos from the machine, but because of the error, I cannot make any changes.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libsword-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-44.73-generic 3.13.11-ckt12
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-44-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.6
AptOrdering:
 libsword-common: Install
 libsword-common: Configure
 libsword9: Configure
 xiphos: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 29 13:05:22 2015
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libsword-common_1.6.2+dfsg-6build1_all.deb ...
 Unpacking libsword-common (1.6.2+dfsg-6build1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libsword-common_1.6.2+dfsg-6build1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/sword/locales.d/de-utf8.conf', which is also in package libsword 1.7.4-1
DuplicateSignature: package:libsword-common:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/share/sword/locales.d/de-utf8.conf', which is also in package libsword 1.7.4-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/sword/locales.d/de-utf8.conf', which is also in package libsword 1.7.4-1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-01 (393 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
SourcePackage: sword
Title: package libsword-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/sword/locales.d/de-utf8.conf', which is also in package libsword 1.7.4-1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-10-18 (103 days ago)

[Unit 193 (unit193)]

Hello! Thanks for taking the time to report a bug; however, you have installed the package 'libsword' from an external source and therefore will need to report the bug to them.

The package 'libsword-common' is trying to overwrite files from 'libsword'. This presumably happened because you are trying to install 'xiphos', which depends on 'libsword11', which depends on 'libsword-common'. I would try to remove all of those packages and reinstall only from the Ubuntu repository so you don't run into this problem.

If this is not the case, please feel free to change the status of this report.

[David Hartung (david-lemagroup)]

Thank you.

David Hartung
Cell: 662-694-9201
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On 02/13/2015 03:19 AM, Unit 193 wrote:
> Hello! Thanks for taking the time to report a bug; however, you have
> installed the package 'libsword' from an external source and therefore
> will need to report the bug to them.
>
> The package 'libsword-common' is trying to overwrite files from
> 'libsword'. This presumably happened because you are trying to install
> 'xiphos', which depends on 'libsword11', which depends on 'libsword-
> common'. I would try to remove all of those packages and reinstall only
> from the Ubuntu repository so you don't run into this problem.
>
> If this is not the case, please feel free to change the status of this
> report.
>
> ** Changed in: sword (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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