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I tried to install the Ubuntu Studio Graphics meta-package, however it didn't install correctly.The package 

  gimp-plugin-registry

just won`t install, i tried the one in the Software center and the one on the WebUp8 PPA neither package works.

The following NEW packages will be installed:
gimp-plugin-registry
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/1395kB of archives.
After this operation, 3592kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 402557 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking gimp-plugin-registry (from .../gimp-plugin-registry_3.2-1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/gimp-plugin-registry_3.2-1_i386.deb (-       -unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/gimp/2.0/plug-ins/file-xmc', which is also in package    gimp 2.7.3-2010110501~mm
dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/gimp-plugin-registry_3.2-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
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  • We'll need a little more information about the problem. How do you know the package didn't install correctly? Was there an error message? What is the output of sudo apt-get install gimp-plugin-registry in a terminal?
    – ændrük
    Jan 17, 2011 at 22:26
  • added the error
    – Uri Herrera
    Jan 17, 2011 at 22:40
  • Stable GIMP 2.8 has been released so IMO you should give it another try.
    – Bucic
    May 4, 2012 at 11:50

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It looks like you've installed a conflicting gimp version from a PPA (2.7.3-2010110501~mm)

You'll need to either

  • remove that PPA for your apt sources.list and install the regular gimp package instead

  • find a plugin registry install that works with the version you have installed

  • force the apt-get install to ignore the error (not sure how to be honest)

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  • well im using the testing i think PPA for GIMP, too bad, ima search for a packagae that works, cause going back to GIMP 2.6 , not nice :(
    – Uri Herrera
    Jan 18, 2011 at 4:34
  • Not really an answer so I don't know why it has been marked as such. I've been using testing versions of GIMP for a year now and for every sub-version it was possible to install gimp-plugin-registry so I don't believe this time we should dismiss any attempts to get it working for ubuntu 12.04 + gimp 2.8+.
    – Bucic
    Apr 30, 2012 at 17:28
  • Since most people I know of install gimp-plugin-registry only to get gimp save for web plugin here's how to install the single plugin gimper.net/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=11981&p=112896#p112896
    – Bucic
    May 3, 2012 at 20:09

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