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I try to install pencil project form the official .deb file. and i received...

 sudo dpkg -i evoluspencil_2.0.5_all.deb 
(Reading database ... 364296 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack evoluspencil_2.0.5_all.deb ...
Unpacking evoluspencil (2.0.5) ...
dpkg: error processing archive evoluspencil_2.0.5_all.deb (--install):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/pencil', which is also in package pencil 0.4.4b-0ubuntu5
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 evoluspencil_2.0.5_all.deb

i tried both software center installation and terminal installation both gave the same error.

what would be the problem..?

Miller
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The problem would be the clash between the existing pencil program and the one you are trying to install.

If you don't need the existing app, just delete it :

sudo apt-get purge pencil

After that 

sudo dpkg -i evoluspencil_2.0.5_all.deb

just should work.

I had the same problem, but a friend actually read the error-message and helped me out... Thanks Tijs!

Peter
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