KDE step breaks step install

[Jeansen]

Installing the .deb file will fail if you have KDE installed which brings a tool with the same name residing in /usr/bin/step.

[jdoss]

Hey @Jeansen thanks for the report. Are you using the currently installed /usr/bin/step software? If not, can you remove it and try installing the our deb?

We won't have a quick fix for this but I think if you remove the package that provides /usr/bin/step with KDE it will unblock you.

[Jeansen]

@jdoss Sorry, no. Uninstalling KDE step would uninstall KDE itself. It's a dependency. Of course, I could force it but that would break dependencies. A workaround so far is using it from within a docker container. Just wanted to let you guys know, that there might be users who will face this issue (as I did). Also, your deb should fail in this case. Currently installations continues without an error but the binary will not get installed, after all. If I rename the step binary from KDE (e.g. to step_) and install your .deb file, it runs through the installation process fine.

[maraino]

Other distributions have step renamed as step-cli. It might be possible to use update-alternatives to manage conflicts like this.

[Jeansen]

Any news on this? The issue is still valid....