[Bug 359936] [NEW] package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files

[Erno Horvath]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: acroread

1) Ubuntu 8.10 - Release: 8.10
2) acroread:
  Installed: 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2
  Candidate: 9.1.0-7intrepid1
  Version table:
     9.1.0-7intrepid1 0
        500 http://archive.canonical.com intrepid/partner Packages
 *** 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
3) The newer version to be installed.
4) blabla at i93k:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade
[sudo] password for root: 
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  acroread
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/63.4MB of archives.
After this operation, 81.1MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 216784 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 (using .../acroread_9.1.0-7intrepid1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement acroread ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/acroread_9.1.0-7intrepid1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/acroread_9.1.0-7intrepid1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2
SourcePackage: acroread
Title: package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-14-generic i686

** Affects: acroread (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
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