update kingsoft office

Asked by Neil

Hi all trying to update WPS

I can't update
getting this message any ideas please

Reading database ... 321459 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking kingsoft-office (from .../kingsoft-office_9.1.0.4111~a11p2_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /home/goof/Desktop/kingsoft-office_9.1.0.4111~a11p2_i386.deb (--install):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/wps', which is also in package wps-office 8.1.0.3724~b1p2
dpkg-deb (subprocess): decompressing archive member: lzma write error: Broken pipe
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess <decompress> returned error exit status 2
dpkg-deb (subprocess): cannot copy archive member from '/home/goof/Desktop/kingsoft-office_9.1.0.4111~a11p2_i386.deb' to decompressor pipe: failed to write (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /home/goof/Desktop/kingsoft-office_9.1.0.4111~a11p2_i386.deb

Thanks
Neil

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said :
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You can force install the deb as dpkg doesn't like overlapping files. I suggest you report this to the author of the debs so that it can be fixed

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Manfred Hampl (m-hampl) said :
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It seems that the package name has been changed from wps-office to kingsoft-office.
And it seems that installing vesion 9 of kingsoft-office does not remove version 8 of wps-office, although they are in conflict over the file '/usr/bin/wps'.

I guess deinstalling wps-office would allow installing kingsoft-office.

But as actionparsnip already wrote, it would make sense to report that problem to the supplier.

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Neil (goofandfroggie) said :
#3

Thanks guys

Uninstalled old installed new running well so far.
But will have to let kingsoft know