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[Matthias Klose <doko@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> Appears this was due to incorrect links in my /usr/lib/xulrunner - the
sub plugins and extensions were not pointing to a valid /usr/lib
/xulrunner-addons/ dir of the same name but were pointing to a non-
existant dir. I fixed that and reinstalled and all is well

thanks. closing the report


** Changed in: openjdk-6 (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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package icedtea6-plugin 6b12-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins', which is also in package xulrunner-1.9Protocol: https
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/324386
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Status in “openjdk-6” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid

Bug description:
Doing an update from synaptic - there were a number of them listed. Received the msg:
E: /var/cache/apt/archives/icedtea6-plugin_6b12-0ubuntu6.1_i386.deb: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins', which is also in package xulrunner-1.9

Description:	Ubuntu 8.10
Release:	8.10

Installed 6b12-0ubuntu6
to install 6b12-0ubuntu6.1 (intrepid-updates)

/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons
/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins
/usr/lib/jvm
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/i386
/usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/lib/i386/IcedTeaPlugin.so
/usr/share
/usr/share/lintian
/usr/share/lintian/overrides
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/icedtea6-plugin
/usr/share/doc
/usr/share/doc/icedtea6-plugin

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins', which is also in package xulrunner-1.9
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: icedtea6-plugin 6b12-0ubuntu6
SourcePackage: openjdk-6
Title: package icedtea6-plugin 6b12-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins', which is also in package xulrunner-1.9
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-9-generic i686