package spring-common not installed failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite /usr/share/games/spring/ctrlpanel.txt , which is also in package spring-engine 0.81.2-0ubuntu1

Bug #647380 reported by Jonathan Yip
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
spring (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Scott Ritchie

Bug Description

Binary package hint: spring

Problem occurs when upgrading. Maverick, 1020GMT 25-09-2010.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: spring-common (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 25 10:15:34 2010
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/games/spring/ctrlpanel.txt', which is also in package spring-engine 0.81.2-0ubuntu1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
SourcePackage: spring
Title: package spring-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/games/spring/ctrlpanel.txt', which is also in package spring-engine 0.81.2-0ubuntu1

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Jonathan Yip (helkaluin) wrote :
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Oibaf (oibaf) wrote :

It can be recovered with:
sudo apt-get -f dist-upgrade

Changed in spring (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Scott Ritchie (scottritchie) wrote :

Oh my I think this is the exact same issue Wine had when it transitioned to a dummy package: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/571999

Changed in spring (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Scott Ritchie (scottritchie)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package spring - 0.82.5.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu2

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spring (0.82.5.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu2) maverick; urgency=low

  * debian/control:
    - conflict with older spring-engine to ease lucid upgrades (LP: #647380)
 -- Scott Ritchie <email address hidden> Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:38:14 -0700

Changed in spring (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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