[Bug 1021213] Re: software-properties-gtk : Depends: python3-software-properties but it is not installed

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1021122 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021122

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
   software-properties-gtk : Depends: python3-software-properties but it
  is not installed

Status in “software-properties” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  It seems that there is a dependency or a conflict problem to update the software-properties-gtk package
  The apt-get dist-upgrade command shows the message bellow :

  You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these.
  The following packages have unmet dependencies:
   software-properties-gtk : Depends: python3-software-properties but it is not installed
  E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.

  While the apt-get -f install command shows the following message :

  Unpacking python3-software-properties (from .../python3-software-properties_0.84_all.deb) ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-software-properties_0.84_all.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/add-apt-repository.1.gz', which is also in package python-software-properties 0.83
  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                                Processing triggers for man-db ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-software-properties_0.84_all.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)


  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: software-properties-gtk 0.84
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-3.3-generic 3.5.0-rc5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-3-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.2.5-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jul  5 11:39:26 2012
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: software-properties
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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