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The Software upto date Option automatically download the upgarde for GIMP. but While installing its giving me the error. how to upgrade the same 

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Correcting dependencies... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  gimp
Suggested packages:
  gimp-help-en gimp-help libgimp-perl gimp-gap gimp-console
The following packages will be upgraded:
  gimp
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/4,388 kB of archives.
After this operation, 324 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? Y
(Reading database ... 151157 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace gimp 2.6.11-2ubuntu4 (using .../gimp_2.7.4-2011102201~oo_amd64.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement gimp ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp_2.7.4-2011102201~oo_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/file-xmc', which is also in package gimp-plugin-registry 3.5.4-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp_2.7.4-2011102201~oo_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
Braiam
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If you are using a custom PPA for Gimp remove it.

Remove package gimp-plugin-registry and gimp

sudo apt-get remove gimp-plugin-registry gimp

Fix packages

sudo apt-get -f

Update Gimp package

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install gimp gimp-plugin-registry

Install gimp-plugin-registry and gimp

sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry gimp
Bruno Pereira
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  • I tried to remove the package , but it seems all is interdependent I am Getting Following Error Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: gimp : Depends: libgimp2.0 (<= 2.6.11-z) but 2.7.4-2011102201~oo is to be installed Depends: gimp-data (<= 2.6.11-z) but 2.7.4-2011102201~oo is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

     – Manish Varia Nov 16 '11 at 19:12
  • on running apt-get -f install I m again getting the same Error. – Manish Varia Nov 16 '11 at 19:14
  • Have any gimp PPA's active at the moment? – Bruno Pereira Nov 16 '11 at 19:24
  • nope.. I had just installed it day before yesterday..!! today restarted my machine & then Software up-to-date told that updates are available install those so i just installed.. – Manish Varia Nov 16 '11 at 19:29
  • try to remove both packages, update and fix them and then try to install. – Bruno Pereira Nov 16 '11 at 19:41
  • System is not allowing me to remove any package or install any package am stuck. every i try to do that it tells run apt-get -f install & on running it gives same error – Manish Varia Nov 16 '11 at 19:53
  • try to run a sudo apt-get clean first of all to clear your cache. – Bruno Pereira Nov 16 '11 at 19:59
  • it removed all the file from cache.. then i tried to remove both the package for gimp. it gave following error & told to run apt-get -f install Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: gimp-gmic : Depends: gimp (>= 2.6) but it is not going to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

    on executing apt-get -f install it downloaded the package again & the same error.

     – Manish Varia Nov 16 '11 at 20:09
  • they Thanks for helping..!!! Yesterday i removed the PPA Repository & had shutdown my system. Today when I restarted the System & executes sudo apt-get -f install. It automatically downloaded dependent file & removed all GIMP packages. Thanks for everything..!!! – Manish Varia Nov 17 '11 at 12:47
  • Edited the answer to include information about the PPA, mark it complete if you agree with the steps taken. – Bruno Pereira Nov 17 '11 at 13:02
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dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp_2.7.4-2011102201~oo_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/file-xmc', which is also in package gimp-plugin-registry 3.5.4-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

Ok, this is a general answer rather that OP's problem.

This message indicates that some package is trying to overwrite a file that is included in another. The safest solution is to remove one of the two packages. In this example it could be either gimp or gimp-plugin-registry.

This is normally due to adding not so well maintained PPA's, since these problems are fixed by bots in the main repositories.

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The gimp contains the file /usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/file-xmc that is already installed by the package gimp-plugin-registry. AS a file can only be from one package you can't have both packages installed.

Judging from the version number your gimp package (but not gimp-plugin-registry) is from an unofficial package source. So you should either try find a package of gimp-plugin-registry that works with that gimp package or revert to the official gimp package.

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  • I tried to remove the package , but it seems all is interdependent I am Getting Following Error

    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done You might want to run 'apt-get -f install' to correct these: The following packages have unmet dependencies: gimp : Depends: libgimp2.0 (<= 2.6.11-z) but 2.7.4-2011102201~oo is to be installed Depends: gimp-data (<= 2.6.11-z) but 2.7.4-2011102201~oo is to be installed E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt-get -f install' with no packages (or specify a solution).

    on running apt-get -f install -- > Back to square 1 , same error

     – Manish Varia Nov 16 '11 at 19:16