Rpm install fails with confilict from slack package file

Lens Support & Troubleshooting
#1

I have few Fedora 42 machines where I can’t install either Slack or Lens due to conflict between them so I can only have one of the whichever is installed first which is mega bad :cat:

transaction failed: Rpm transaction failed.

  • file /usr/lib/.build-id/0f/29d6c2dfb6d4f33e75298c2493b77504fb6d9a from install of lens-2025.10.230725~latest-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package slack-4.46.101-0.1.el8.x86_64
  • file /usr/lib/.build-id/69/5e847e7434060cf98f4bece4b0b1e24b310e42 from install of lens-2025.10.230725~latest-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package slack-4.46.101-0.1.el8.x86_64
  • file /usr/lib/.build-id/81/17dc3b86c909ad9a74fd20a4f5fb1e07634ceb from install of lens-2025.10.230725~latest-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package slack-4.46.101-0.1.el8.x86_64
  • file /usr/lib/.build-id/a3/91e208c43c38684f7bab8764255e608bc24ce5 from install of lens-2025.10.230725~latest-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package slack-4.46.101-0.1.el8.x86_64
  • file /usr/lib/.build-id/a6/0bb3ac60c2e071041a21a611b15cbe8cb2cc0c from install of lens-2025.10.230725~latest-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package slack-4.46.101-0.1.el8.x86_64
  • file /usr/lib/.build-id/bd/566b1fc69f5880277dc0e9324b09b253f88247 from install of lens-2025.10.230725~latest-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package slack-4.46.101-0.1.el8.x86_64
  • file /usr/lib/.build-id/ce/f3c3d997bfd9943fc9bfd53c6bfa44a3b78161 from install of lens-2025.10.230725~latest-1.x86_64 conflicts with file from package slack-4.46.101-0.1.el8.x86_64
#2

Hello @decrofn,

Thank you for reaching out to Lens Forum!

Thank you for reporting this.

I’ll let inform the dev team about it.

Best Regards,
Tikhon Kudinov
Lens Support Engineer
Mirantis, Inc

#3

Hello @decrofn,

We also have the GitHub issue for it: Lens rpm on Fedora tries to install files that conflict with slack · Issue #8181 · lensapp/lens · GitHub

You can check it too.

Best Regards,
Tikhon Kudinov
Lens Support Engineer
Mirantis, Inc

#4

Hello @decrofn,

Thanks for reporting this! We really appreciate.
We’re aware of this conflict between Slack and Lens on Fedora — it’s caused by overlapping build ID files included in both RPM packages. Our team is looking into a proper fix on our side to prevent these file collisions in future builds.

In the meantime, your workaround is a good temporary solution: reinstalling Slack while excluding the conflicting build ID files allows both applications to coexist. However, this should only be used as a short-term fix until we release an updated package that resolves the issue permanently.