error in installing kde4-windeco-aurorae

[adredz]

here's the error message:

Unpacking kde4-windeco-aurorae (from .../kde4-windeco-aurorae_0.1.1~karmic~ppa1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/kde4-windeco-aurorae_0.1.1~karmic~ppa1_i386.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite `/usr/share/kde4/apps/kwin/aurorae.desktop', which is also in package kwin-style-aurorae
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/kde4-windeco-aurorae_0.1.1~karmic~ppa1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Anyone knows hot to solve this please

[Rog131]

Re: error in installing kde4-windeco-aurorae

When using the PPA repositories

0) > FAQ: Repositories

1) Go to the PPA repository front page - read the Description / Notes



If you are using the > PPA for Rog131. It has:

...
! Check the OFFICIAL repositories first !
...

The Package: kde4-windeco-aurorae is supeseded by the Package: kwin-style-aurorae from the OFFICIAL repositories.

There wasn't Kubuntu package when i wrapped the kde4-windeco-aurorae (removed now). That's why there are same thing in the two packages. The Official package name is the kwin-style-aurorae.


If you really want to install an older version (0.1.1) you need to remove the newer version (0.2.1) of the Aurorae.


Cleaning & rinsing
- if your package management seems to be stuck at that error message.

#1 Konsole:

sudo apt-get clean

> 3.6 Removing unused package files: apt-get clean and autoclean

apt-get clean removes everything except lock files from /var/cache/apt/archives/ and /var/cache/apt/archives/partial/.

#2 Konsole:

sudo apt-get -f install

man apt-get:

-f, --fix-broken

Fix; attempt to correct a system with broken dependencies in place. This option, when used with install/remove, can omit any packages to permit APT to deduce a likely solution. Any Package that are specified must completely correct the problem. The option is sometimes necessary when running APT for the first time; APT itself does not allow broken package dependencies to exist on a system...

[adredz]

Re: error in installing kde4-windeco-aurorae

thanks, I thought they're different..