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    Error installing KDE 4.1

    Hi all,
    fresh install of 8.04, used the instructions on Kubuntu website to install latest KDE but errored out installing KWin. Tried apt-get -f install, no joy

    Code:
    nic@nic-desktop:~$ sudo apt-get -f install
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies...Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
 libsqlite0 libkrosspython0 libkrossruby0
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
 kde-window-manager
The following NEW packages will be installed
 kde-window-manager
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
86 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1396kB of archives.
After this operation, 4477kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
 kde-window-manager
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
(Reading database ... 114264 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kde-window-manager (from .../kde-window-manager_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-window-manager_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/doc/kde4/HTML/en/kcontrol/kwindecoration/index.docbook', which is also in package kdebase-runtime-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-window-manager_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
    Above is konsole output. Any ideas to sorting this? Relative noob I'm afraid!
    on a side note (!) - how do i "undo" what I've just done with:
    Code:
    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install kubuntu-kde4-desktop
    In other words go back to where I was before trying the KDE4.1 install - without losing all other changes I've made and without having to re-install Kubuntu...

    Thanks
    Nic
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    #2
    Re: Error installing KDE 4.1

    Try remove kdebase-runtime-data and try again with sudo apt-get install kubuntu-kde4-desktop
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      #3
      Re: Error installing KDE 4.1

      Thankyou Fenix for the suggestion.
      Unfortunately the same error occurs (Broken pipe in dpkg apparently) Error code as before:
      Code:
      The following extra packages will be installed:
 kde-window-manager
The following NEW packages will be installed
 kde-window-manager
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 17 not upgraded.
86 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0B/1396kB of archives.
After this operation, 4477kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
 kde-window-manager
Install these packages without verification [y/N]? y
(Reading database ... 114264 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kde-window-manager (from .../kde-window-manager_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-window-manager_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/kde4/share/doc/kde4/HTML/en/kcontrol/kwindecoration/index.docbook', which is also in package kdebase-runtime-data
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-window-manager_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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        #4
        Re: Error installing KDE 4.1

        Are you sure that you removed kdebase-runtime-data?
        sudo apt-get remove --purge kdebase-runtime-data
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          #5
          Re: Error installing KDE 4.1

          I hadn't used the purge command but the remove function listed all dependencies relating to kdebase-runtime-data as if it no longer existed!
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            #6
            Re: Error installing KDE 4.1

            I have same issue and no joy on trying any of the commands listed by Fenix-Tx. Unmet dependencies (list about all of KDE4 files) prevent the purge process from happening and it reverts back to prompting to try the automated fix.
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              #7
              Re: Error installing KDE 4.1

              funny thing, can't even remove kde4, install an app, remove an app or anything. Like something in the package manager got really screwed up on this.
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                #8
                Re: Error installing KDE 4.1

                i've nearly the same issue here while updating from kde 3.5.9 to 4.1
                can there anything be wrong with the actual kde-window-manager_4%3a4.1.0-0ubuntu1~hardy1~ppa3_i386.deb?
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