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[Daniel Ward <dddanmar@xxxxxxxxx>]

For any users looking for a quick fix in the meantime...

sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb
(1.09 for me)

Then resume with the previous apt-get. Check your screen saver settings
while a solution is worked out.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998649

Title:
  package mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to
  install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which
  is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11

Status in “mythbuntu-default-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “xubuntu-default-settings” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I just typed sudo apt-get install mythubuntu-desktop and this error
  came up

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun May 13 17:32:03 2012
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking mythbuntu-default-settings (from .../mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/mythbuntu-default-settings_1.08_all.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
  InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
  SourcePackage: mythbuntu-default-settings
  Title: package mythbuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.xscreensaver', which is also in package xubuntu-default-settings 12.04.11
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-13 (0 days ago)

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