[Bug 59149] [Edgy Eft] errors during updates.

[John Vivirito]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kdeaddons

when i tried to do updates on sept.6 2006 i ran into the following.

You might want to run `apt-get -f install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
  kdeaddons: Depends: konq-plugins (>= 4:3.5.4-0ubuntu3) but 4:3.5.4-0ubuntu2 is installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try using -f.
gnomefreak at EdgyEft:~$ sudo apt-get -f isntall
E: Invalid operation isntall
gnomefreak at EdgyEft:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  konq-plugins
Suggested packages:
  kdeaddons-doc-html
Recommended packages:
  imagemagick
The following packages will be upgraded:
  konq-plugins
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
29 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1089kB of archives.
After unpacking 4096B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 164329 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace konq-plugins 4:3.5.4-0ubuntu2 (using .../konq-plugins_4%3a3.5.4-0ubuntu3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement konq-plugins ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/konq-plugins_4%3a3.5.4-0ubuntu3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/apps/konqsidebartng/add/metabar_add.desktop', which is also in package metabar
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/konq-plugins_4%3a3.5.4-0ubuntu3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
gnomefreak at EdgyEft:~$  

i fixed this by using --force-overwrite (please dont do this its never
good to force anything)

** Affects: kdeaddons (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
     Assignee: Sarah Hobbs
         Status: Unconfirmed

** Changed in: kdeaddons (Ubuntu)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Sarah Hobbs

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[Edgy Eft] errors during updates.
https://launchpad.net/bugs/59149