Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/libdbi-perl_1.611-1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Asked by Aravindhan

i need to install mysql but i got the error as followed

(Reading database ... 151282 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libdbi-perl (from .../libdbi-perl_1.611-1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libdbi-perl_1.611-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/dbiprof', which is also in package perl-dbi 1.52-3
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libdbi-perl_1.611-1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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Miha Gašperšič (miha.gaspersic) said :
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Hi there,

please restart your computer and try again to install mysql. If you then still experience problems please follow this instractions on this page: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1642173. This should solve your issue.

If this helps you solve your question, please mark this thread as solved.

Regards,
Miha

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