Public bug reported: When installing thttpd-util, the process crashes because it tries to overwrite /usr/share/man/man1/htpasswd.1.gz that is alread installed by apache2-utils.
Installation log : Selecting previously deselected package thttpd. (Reading database ... 192275 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking thttpd (from .../thttpd_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package thttpd-util. Unpacking thttpd-util (from .../thttpd-util_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb) ... dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/thttpd-util_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/htpasswd.1.gz', which is also in package apache2-utils Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/thttpd-util_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up thttpd (2.23beta1-7) ... Starting thttpd: web server. ** Affects: thttpd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: When installing thttpd-util, the process crashes because it tries to overwrite /usr/share/man/man1/htpasswd.1.gz that is alread installed by apache2-utils. + + Installation log : + + Selecting previously deselected package thttpd. + (Reading database ... 192275 files and directories currently installed.) + Unpacking thttpd (from .../thttpd_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb) ... + Selecting previously deselected package thttpd-util. + Unpacking thttpd-util (from .../thttpd-util_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb) ... + dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/thttpd-util_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb (--unpack): + trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/htpasswd.1.gz', which is also in package apache2-utils + Errors were encountered while processing: + /var/cache/apt/archives/thttpd-util_2.23beta1-7_i386.deb + E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) + A package failed to install. Trying to recover: + Setting up thttpd (2.23beta1-7) ... + Starting thttpd: web server. -- Conflict with apache2-utils for file "/usr/share/man/man1/htpasswd.1.gz" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/197282 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs