SUMMARY apt issue with kdeconnect on debian sid STEPS TO REPRODUCE apt update kdeconnect OBSERVED RESULT Preparing to unpack .../kdeconnect_20.04.2-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking kdeconnect (20.04.2-1) over (1.3.3-2+b1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/kdeconnect_20.04.2-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/contractor/kdeconnect.contract', which is also in package indicator-kdeconnect 0.8.2-1 dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe) Reinstalling /etc/xdg/autostart/kdeconnectd.desktop that was moved away Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/kdeconnect_20.04.2-1_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) How to fix this update issue please?
Remove the indicator-kdeconnect package first (apt-get purge indicator-kdeconnect) before updating or installing the latest version of kdeconnect.
It works perfectly now, thank you for your kind help!