Try this in terminal window:
sudo apt-get remove acroread acroread-debian-files;sudo apt-get install
acroread
Worked for me.
pen
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 03:32, mayan <email address hidden> wrote:
> how do i remove the old one? this seems to be a very basic thing for you
> but not for me:(
>
> --
> acroread failed to update in 8.10
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359518
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “acroread” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: acroread
>
> E: /var/cache/apt/archives/acroread_9.1.0-7hardy1_i386.deb: trying to
> overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package
> acroread-debian-files
>
> acroread was being updated by Update Manager, but came up with the above
> message. So software wasn't updated.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz',
> which is also in package acroread-debian-files
> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
> Package: acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2
> SourcePackage: acroread
> Title: package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install/upgrade:
> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in
> package acroread-debian-files
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686
>
Hi!
Try this in terminal window: debian- files;sudo apt-get install
sudo apt-get remove acroread acroread-
acroread
Worked for me.
pen
On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 03:32, mayan <email address hidden> wrote:
> how do i remove the old one? this seems to be a very basic thing for you /bugs.launchpad .net/bugs/ 359518 apt/archives/ acroread_ 9.1.0-7hardy1_ i386.deb: trying to man/man1/ acroread. 1.gz', which is also in package debian- files man/man1/ acroread. 1.gz', debian- files dules: nvidia u0.8.10. 2 u0.8.10. 2 failed to install/upgrade: man/man1/ acroread. 1.gz', which is also in debian- files
> but not for me:(
>
> --
> acroread failed to update in 8.10
> https:/
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “acroread” source package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: acroread
>
> E: /var/cache/
> overwrite `/usr/share/
> acroread-
>
> acroread was being updated by Update Manager, but came up with the above
> message. So software wasn't updated.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> Architecture: i386
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/
> which is also in package acroread-
> NonfreeKernelMo
> Package: acroread 8.1.3-0medibunt
> SourcePackage: acroread
> Title: package acroread 8.1.3-0medibunt
> trying to overwrite `/usr/share/
> package acroread-
> Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686
>
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