[Bug 358854] [NEW] package gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnupod-tools.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/info/dir.old.gz', which is also in package bash-doc

[Ariel Faigon]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: gnupod-tools

package gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnupod-
tools.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite
`/usr/share/info/dir.old.gz', which is also in package bash-doc

Seems like /usr/share/info.dir is something too general to be assumed as
owned by a certain package.

Here's the session with the error (cut&paste from synaptic)

Selecting previously deselected package libxml-simple-perl.
(Reading database ... 366840 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking libxml-simple-perl (from .../libxml-simple-perl_2.18-1_all.deb) ...
Selecting previously deselected package gnupod-tools.
Unpacking gnupod-tools (from .../gnupod-tools_0.99.6-5_all.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gnupod-tools_0.99.6-5_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/info/dir.old.gz', which is also in package bash-doc
Preparing to replace gtkpod 0.99.12-3 (using .../gtkpod_0.99.12-3_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gtkpod ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for menu ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gnupod-tools_0.99.6-5_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Setting up gtkpod (0.99.12-3) ...

Setting up libxml-simple-perl (2.18-1) ...
Processing triggers for menu ...

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Dependencies:
 
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/info/dir.old.gz', which is also in package bash-doc
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnupod-tools.list]
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnupod-tools
Title: package gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnupod-tools.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/info/dir.old.gz', which is also in package bash-doc
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-14-server i686

** Affects: gnupod-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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package gnupod-tools None [modified: /var/lib/dpkg/info/gnupod-tools.list] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/info/dir.old.gz', which is also in package bash-doc
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