Ubuntu
debian-helper-scripts package

package debian-helper-scripts None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/debian-helper-scripts.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man8/service.8.gz', which is also in package sysvconfig

Bug #172653 reported by ThomasWG
This bug report is a duplicate of:  Bug #92948: [can-not-install] file overwrite error. Edit Remove
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
debian-helper-scripts (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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sysvconfig (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Binary package hint: debian-helper-scripts

whatever

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 28 15:59:48 2007
Dependencies:

DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man8/service.8.gz', which is also in package sysvconfig
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: debian-helper-scripts None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/debian-helper-scripts.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: debian-helper-scripts
Title: package debian-helper-scripts None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/debian-helper-scripts.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man8/service.8.gz', which is also in package sysvconfig
Uname: Linux thomas-laptop 2.6.22-14-generic #1 SMP Sun Oct 14 21:45:15 GMT 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux

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ThomasWG (twg) wrote :
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ThomasWG (twg) wrote :
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interp (ubuntu-1-lysium) wrote :

debian-helper-scripts and sysvconfig should have a note that they conflict.

jcfp (jcfp)
Changed in debian-helper-scripts:
status: New → Fix Released
Changed in sysvconfig:
status: New → Fix Released
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