[Bug 360018] [NEW] acroread install issue re man page?

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: acroread

Possible dup of #359518

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information      
Initializing package states... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
  acroread-debian-files{u} acroread-dictionary-de{u} acroread-l10n-de{u} 
  libmozjs0d{u} libxul-common{u} libxul0d{u} 
The following packages will be upgraded:
  acroread 
1 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 6 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/63.4MB of archives. After unpacking 48.1MB will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n/?] y
Writing extended state information... Done
Preconfiguring packages ...
(Reading database ... 163827 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing acroread-dictionary-de ...
(Reading database ... 163812 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 (using .../acroread_9.1.0-7intrepid1_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement acroread ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/acroread_9.1.0-7intrepid1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/acroread_9.1.0-7intrepid1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
A package failed to install.  Trying to recover:
Reading package lists... Done             
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Reading extended state information       
Initializing package states... Done


Purged old files performed fresh install --> success

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.10
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2
SourcePackage: acroread
Title: package acroread 8.1.3-0medibuntu0.8.10.2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite `/usr/share/man/man1/acroread.1.gz', which is also in package acroread-debian-files
Uname: Linux 2.6.27-11-generic i686

** Affects: acroread (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package

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acroread install issue re man page?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/360018
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