problem installing firefox in 12.10

[Thomas Tanghus Olsen]

On Tuesday 07 May 2013 22:54 Scott Kitterman wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 07, 2013 10:24:01 PM Uriah Heep wrote:
> > when trying to install firefox on a fresh install of 12.10 I get the
> > following error and need some help with it
> > 
> > /var/cache/apt/archives/firefox_20.0+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.3_amd64.deb
> > 
> > Error: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop',
> > which
> > is also in package kubuntu-firefox-installer 12.04ubuntu1
> 
> Uninstall kubuntu-firefox-installer and then install firefox.  Alternately,
> use the Kubuntu Firefox Installer.  Either way should work.

Recently did a 12.10 install too, and it was actually Kubuntu Firefox 
Installer that triggered the above error. I was in a hurry, so did a 
dpkg -i --force on the package.

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Med venlig hilsen / Best Regards

Thomas Tanghus Olsen