OK, I found a workaround: I removed the existing, problematic diversions via > dpkg-divert --remove /usr/bin/plasma > dpkg-divert --remove /usr/bin/plasma-desktop and afterwards I could install ksmserver-trinity and also kdebase-trinity. Regards, Stefan On 14.11.2011 13:47, Stefan Endrullis wrote: > Hi, > > when I try to install Trinity 3.5.13 on my Ubuntu oneiric machine the package "ksmserver-trinity" fails to install. Apt-get shows the following error: >> dpkg-divert: error: `diversion of /usr/bin/plasma to /usr/bin/plasma.kde4 by ksmserver-trinity' clashes with `local diversion of /usr/bin/plasma to /usr/bin/plasma.kde4' >> dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ksmserver-trinity_4%3a3.5.13-0ubuntu9+r1261450+pr23~oneiric_amd64.deb (--unpack): >> subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 > > (full output of "apt-get -f install" in appendix) > > I suppose this is a bug, but is there a way to work around it? > > Regards, > Stefan > > -- > > $ apt-get -f install > Reading package lists... Done > Building dependency tree > Reading state information... Done > Correcting dependencies... Done > The following extra packages will be installed: > ksmserver-trinity > The following NEW packages will be installed: > ksmserver-trinity > 0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. > 3 not fully installed or removed. > Need to get 0 B/279 kB of archives. > After this operation, 696 kB of additional disk space will be used. > Do you want to continue [Y/n]? > (Reading database ... 774233 files and directories currently installed.) > Unpacking ksmserver-trinity (from .../ksmserver-trinity_4%3a3.5.13-0ubuntu9+r1261450+pr23~oneiric_amd64.deb) ... > dpkg-divert: error: `diversion of /usr/bin/plasma to /usr/bin/plasma.kde4 by ksmserver-trinity' clashes with `local diversion of /usr/bin/plasma to /usr/bin/plasma.kde4' > dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ksmserver-trinity_4%3a3.5.13-0ubuntu9+r1261450+pr23~oneiric_amd64.deb (--unpack): > subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 2 > Errors were encountered while processing: > /var/cache/apt/archives/ksmserver-trinity_4%3a3.5.13-0ubuntu9+r1261450+pr23~oneiric_amd64.deb > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@... > For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@... > Read list messsages on the Web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ > Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting > >