Ubuntu
dvdstyler package

package dvdstyler None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/dvdstyler.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/dvdstyler/AUTHORS', which is also in package dvdstyler-data

Bug #322850 reported by GeneM
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
dvdstyler (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Medium
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: dvdstyler

dvdstyler did not install because of conflict with dvdauthor. dvdauthor was already installed and had it own config file. Since dvdstyler wanted to install a config file for dvdauthor there was a conflict.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/dvdstyler/AUTHORS', which is also in package dvdstyler-data
Package: dvdstyler None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/dvdstyler.list]
SourcePackage: dvdstyler
Title: package dvdstyler None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/dvdstyler.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/doc/dvdstyler/AUTHORS', which is also in package dvdstyler-data
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-5-generic x86_64

Related branches

lp:ubuntu/karmic/dvdstyler
Revision history for this message
GeneM (gmunholand) wrote :
Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp)
Changed in dvdstyler:
assignee: nobody → fabricesp
status: New → In Progress
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Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp) wrote :

The problem comes for the fact that the same doc is installed in dvdstyler package and also in dvdstyler-data package.

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Fabrice Coutadeur (fabricesp) wrote :

debdiff with the fix to that problem

Changed in dvdstyler:
assignee: fabricesp → nobody
status: In Progress → Confirmed
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Luca Falavigna (dktrkranz) wrote :

Sponsored, thanks ;)

Changed in dvdstyler:
importance: Undecided → Medium
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package dvdstyler - 1.7.1-0ubuntu2

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dvdstyler (1.7.1-0ubuntu2) jaunty; urgency=low

  * Only install docs (TODO and AUTHORS) in dvdstyler-data (LP: #322850)
    - Removed debian/docs
    - Created debian/dvdstyler-data.docs with the same content as debian/docs

 -- Fabrice Coutadeur <email address hidden> Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:23:09 +0000

Changed in dvdstyler:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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