I have decided that I am going to work around this issue for the Debian/Ubuntu package by declaring a breaks/replaces relationship with the fpc package version provided by the upstream Lazarus project.
** Changed in: fpc (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => In Progress ** Changed in: fpc (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Paul Gevers (paul-climbing) ** Changed in: fpc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1254262 Title: package fp-units-multimedia-2.6.2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/fpc/2.6.2/units/x86_64-linux/modplug/modplug.ppu', which is also in package fpc 2.6.2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fpc/+bug/1254262/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs