Code:
$ sudo aptitude upgrade
Resolving dependencies...
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libasound2-data{a}
The following partially installed packages will be configured:
libasound2 rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist
0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/71.5 kB of archives. After unpacking 296 kB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?]
(Reading database ... 276129 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libasound2-data (from .../libasound2-data_1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2-data_1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf', which is also in package libasound2:amd64 1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2-data_1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install. Trying to recover:
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libasound2:amd64:
libasound2:amd64 depends on libasound2-data (>= 1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1); however:
Package libasound2-data is not installed.
dpkg: error processing libasound2:amd64 (--configure):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist (2.99.1+git20130515.86cbdc8c-0ubuntu1~13.04~ricotz0) ...
File "/usr/lib/rhythmbox/plugins/rbzeitgeist/rbzeitgeist.py", line 40
except RuntimeError, e:
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
dpkg: error processing rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
libasound2:amd64
rhythmbox-plugin-zeitgeist
Code:
$ sudo apt-get install -f
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
linux-headers-3.8.0-19 linux-headers-3.8.0-19-generic linux-image-3.8.0-19-generic linux-image-extra-3.8.0-19-generic
Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them.
The following extra packages will be installed:
libasound2-data
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libasound2-data
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
2 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/71.5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 296 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]?
(Reading database ... 276129 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libasound2-data (from .../libasound2-data_1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2-data_1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf', which is also in package libasound2:amd64 1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2-data_1.0.27-4ubuntu1~raring1_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
libasound2 is from https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-audio-...e/alsa-testing ...
Any idea how to quickly fix this so I could join Testing...?
(Yes, I've tried downgrading, DL-ing .deb files and all the stuff that was in my sleave...)
Update₁: Simple solutions are always the best... Solved.
