Package: kgamma5 Version: 5.4.0-1 User: trei...@debian.org Severity: serious Usertags: edos-file-overwrite
Hi, kgamma5 cannot be installed together with kde-l10n-* packages : Preparing to unpack .../kgamma5_5.4.0-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking kgamma5 (5.4.0-1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/kgamma5_5.4.0-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/kcmkgamma.mo', which is a lso in package kde-l10n-gl 4:4.14.0-2 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.2-1) ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/kgamma5_5.4.0-1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) This is a serious bug as it makes installation fail, and violates sections 7.6.1 and 10.1 of the policy. An optimal solution would consist in only one of the packages installing that file, and renaming or removing the file in the other package. Depending on the circumstances you might also consider Replace relations or file diversions. If the conflicting situation cannot be resolved then, as a last resort, the two packages have to declare a mutual Conflict. Please take into account that Replaces, Conflicts and diversions should only be used when packages provide different implementations for the same functionality. -Ralf.
