[Bug 1192446] Re: package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1

[Robert Sink]

This occurs [for me] with an update to the sysvutils package.  Being that I typically try to have the "latest and greatest" on my machine, I decided I'd try deinstalling the "System-V-like utilities" and then reinstalling [maybe even pulling in this latest update.  Welp, I encountered this dialogue on my removal attempt:
[Package Dependencies Cannot Be Resolved]
...
The following packages have unmet dependencies:

adduser: Depends: perl-base (>= 5.6.0) but 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3 is to be installed
         Depends: passwd (>= 1:4.0.12) but 1:4.1.4.2+svn3283-3ubuntu5.1 is to be installed
libsm6: libxaw7: openoffice.org-core: Depends: libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1-21) but 1:4.6.3-1ubuntu5 is to be installed
openssh-client: procps: Depends: upstart-job but it is a virtual package
upstart: Depends: libc6 (>= 2.9) but 2.15-0ubuntu10.4 is to be installed
         Depends: libudev0 (>= 151) but 175-0ubuntu9.4 is to be installed

So, not only can I not update the package; Removal is futile as well it
seems.

Rob

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Title:
  package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package
  sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  sysvutils not able to install via system updates

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: sysvutils (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-48.74-generic 3.2.46
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-48-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.3
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Jun 19 10:39:30 2013
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45.1_amd64.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1
  DuplicateSignature: package:sysvutils:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  Title: package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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