errors upgrading to kde 4.3 [SOLVED]

[Pajoe]

Running sudo apt-get -f install gives the following error:


(Reading database ... 435107 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libindi0 (from .../libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/indiserver', which is also in package indi
Errors were encountered while processing:


thanks for your help..


on edit:

I tried using the fix option with aptitude, and even removing the /usr/bin/indiserver but still no go

[Guest]

Re: errors upgrading to kde 4.3

This class of error is unfortunately somewhat common for major upgrades in Kubuntu. To work around this,

Move to the directory apt keeps its packages:

cd /var/cache/apt/archives

Try and install the package in question:

dpkg -i libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

dpkg: error processing libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--install):       
 trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/indiserver', which is also in package indi

We'll assume that /usr/bin/indiserver in the libindi0 package is fine and force the installation:

dpkg --force-all -i libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

Next, continue the upgrade:

apt-get upgrade
or
apt-get dist-upgrade

YMMV,
Chris

[Pajoe]

Re: errors upgrading to kde 4.3

Thanks, it seemed to work OK

joe

[GreyGeek]

Re: errors upgrading to kde 4.3

This class of error is unfortunately somewhat common for major upgrades in Kubuntu. To work around this,

Move to the directory apt keeps its packages:

cd /var/cache/apt/archives

Try and install the package in question:

dpkg -i libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

dpkg: error processing libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--install):       
 trying to overwrite `/usr/bin/indiserver', which is also in package indi

We'll assume that /usr/bin/indiserver in the libindi0 package is fine and force the installation:

dpkg --force-all -i libindi0_0.6-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb

Next, continue the upgrade:

apt-get upgrade
or
apt-get dist-upgrade

YMMV,
Chris

Wow, Chris!!! First post and you knock it out of the ball park! 8)

I was running a perfect KDE 4.2.4 desktop. But, being the experimenter I am, I couldn't resist updated to KDE 4.3 before the final release of Karmic. So, I took the plung and immediately ran into the libindi problem. Your solution fixed it perfectly and NOW I am running the KDE 4.3 desktop. So far, it is running perfectly.