package xubuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package mythbuntu-default-settings 1.08

Bug #1008623 reported by Scott Miller
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Bug Description

Unpacking xubuntu-default-settings (from .../xubuntu-default-settings_12.04.11_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_12.04.11_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package mythbuntu-default-settings 1.08
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_12.04.11_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: xubuntu-default-settings (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.39-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 xubuntu-default-settings: Install
 xubuntu-default-settings: Configure
 xubuntu-desktop: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jun 4 12:24:57 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking xubuntu-default-settings (from .../xubuntu-default-settings_12.04.11_all.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_12.04.11_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package mythbuntu-default-settings 1.08
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking xubuntu-default-settings (from .../xubuntu-default-settings_12.04.11_all.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_12.04.11_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package mythbuntu-default-settings 1.08
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package mythbuntu-default-settings 1.08
InstallationMedia: Mythbuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: xubuntu-default-settings
Title: package xubuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package mythbuntu-default-settings 1.08
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Scott Miller (scottm-q) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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