Update problem

[NoOp]

On 06/19/2008 05:20 PM, Jim Smith wrote:
> Has anyone seen this problem or one like it ? I ran the daily updates
> and all went normally until it tried to install the update for Skype.
> The update failed with the following message:
> 
> E: /var/cache/apt/archives/skype_2.0.0.72-1_i386.deb: trying to
> overwrite `/usr/share/icons/skype.png', which is also in package
> skype-common
> 
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I've not as I've not tried Skype, but others have:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/27108
http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-619635.html

Note: once you get Skype working, maybe you can point "Michael
"TheZorch" Haney" to
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community/mailinglists/etiquette
so that he bottom posts & doesn't hijack your thread in the future :-)