package hplip 2.8.7-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/pixmaps/HPmenu.xpm', which is also in package hplip-gui

Bug #299542 reported by Shirish Agarwal
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: hplip

hplip fails to install/upgrade

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/pixmaps/HPmenu.xpm', which is also in package hplip-gui
Package: hplip 2.8.7-0ubuntu6
SourcePackage: hplip
Title: package hplip 2.8.7-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/pixmaps/HPmenu.xpm', which is also in package hplip-gui
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-7-generic i686

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Shirish Agarwal (shirishag75) wrote :
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Shirish Agarwal (shirishag75) wrote :

This is what I get

Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 181222 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace hpijs 2.8.7-0ubuntu6 (using .../hpijs_2.8.10-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement hpijs ...
Preparing to replace hplip 2.8.7-0ubuntu6 (using .../hplip_2.8.10-0ubuntu2_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement hplip ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hplip_2.8.10-0ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/pixmaps/HPmenu.xpm', which is also in package hplip-gui
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Preparing to replace hplip-data 2.8.7-0ubuntu6 (using .../hplip-data_2.8.10-0ubuntu2_all.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement hplip-data ...

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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

This is fixed since the Debian package version 2.8.6.b-3 which is a predecessor of Jaunty's current package 2.8.10-0ubuntu2. So the bug is fixed in Jaunty. See also debian/changelog.

Changed in hplip:
status: New → Fix Released
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gspat (gspat) wrote :

confirm... same issue here!

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hardhu (qzerty) wrote :

This is not fixed in Jaunty, I am experiencing it exactly after today Jaunty update:

Unpacking replacement hplip ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hplip_2.8.10-0ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/pixmaps/HPmenu.xpm', which is also in package hplip-gui
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

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hardhu (qzerty) wrote :

The problem is still here even after another update to new version pf packages (*_2.8.10-0ubuntu3_*):

Unpacking replacement hplip ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/hplip_2.8.10-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/pixmaps/HPmenu.xpm', which is also in package hplip-gui
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)

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gspat (gspat) wrote :

confirm... still issue here... after fix released!!!

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Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote :

Can you try again with 2.8.10-0ubuntu4, as soon as it hits the mrrors?

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hardhu (qzerty) wrote :

Ok, problem solved with 2.8.10-0ubuntu4, thanks for attention.

Changed in hplip (Debian):
status: Unknown → Fix Released
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