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Bug#1126736: gnome-games: One of the dependencies fails the installation as it tries to overwrite a file in gnome-games

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Package: gnome-games
Version: 1:49+9
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

*** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***

   * What led up to the situation?Unpacking swell-foop (1:50~beta-1)…

dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-oLA11q/23-swell-
foop_1%3a50~beta-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/ab/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-mines_libgnome-
games-support.mo', which is also in package gnome-mines (1:49.0.1-2)


   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

apt install gnome-games

   * What was the outcome of this action?

Unpacking swell-foop (1:50~beta-1)…
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-oLA11q/23-swell-
foop_1%3a50~beta-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/ab/LC_MESSAGES/gnome-mines_libgnome-
games-support.mo', which is also in package gnome-mines (1:49.0.1-2)

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

package to install

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-- System Information:
Debian Release: forky/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 6.18.8-1-liquorix-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_ZA.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_ZA.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages gnome-games depends on:
pn  aisleriot       <none>
pn  five-or-more    <none>
pn  four-in-a-row   <none>
pn  gnome-2048      <none>
pn  gnome-chess     <none>
pn  gnome-klotski   <none>
pn  gnome-mahjongg  <none>
pn  gnome-mines     <none>
pn  gnome-nibbles   <none>
pn  gnome-robots    <none>
pn  gnome-sudoku    <none>
pn  gnome-taquin    <none>
pn  gnome-tetravex  <none>
pn  hitori          <none>
pn  iagno           <none>
pn  lightsoff       <none>
pn  quadrapassel    <none>
pn  swell-foop      <none>
pn  tali            <none>

gnome-games recommends no packages.

gnome-games suggests no packages.

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Bug#1126736: gnome-games: One of the dependencies fails the installation as it tries to overwrite a file in gnome-games milomak <milomaki@gmail.com> - 2026-02-01 00:30 +0100
  Bug#1126736: swell-foop: contains files that collide with gnome-mines Simon McVittie <smcv@debian.org> - 2026-02-01 03:40 +0100
    Bug#1126736: swell-foop: contains files that collide with gnome-mines Jean-Marc <jean-marc@6jf.be> - 2026-02-01 12:50 +0100

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