[Bug 1531083] Re: package dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10

[Matthew Millard]

Thank you for the response - that's very kind of you! Since Jan 11th I've
reinstalled the system 2x and I'm now on Wiley ... which has mostly been
running smoothly.

With kind regards,

Matt

On Mon, Jul 4, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Adam Conrad <adconrad at 0c3.net> wrote:

> This sounds like, at some point, someone changed
> /usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES from a directory to a file on your
> system.  Is that still an issue?
>
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> Title:
>   package dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
>   overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package
>   libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
>
> Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
>   New
>
> Bug description:
>   Ubuntu version: 14.04 LTS
>
>   ProblemType: Package
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
>   Package: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-53.72~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt18
>   Uname: Linux 3.16.0-53-generic x86_64
>   ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
>   Architecture: amd64
>   Date: Tue Jan  5 08:19:47 2016
>   DpkgTerminalLog:
>    Preparing to unpack .../dpkg_1.17.5ubuntu5.5_amd64.deb ...
>    Unpacking dpkg (1.17.5ubuntu5.5) over (1.17.5ubuntu5.4) ...
>    dpkg: error processing archive
> /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.17.5ubuntu5.5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
>     trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also
> in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
>   DuplicateSignature: package:dpkg:1.17.5ubuntu5.4:trying to overwrite
> '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package
> libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
>   ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES',
> which is also in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-24 (225 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
> (20150218.1)
>   RelatedPackageVersions:
>    dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
>    apt  1.0.1ubuntu2.10
>   SourcePackage: dpkg
>   Title: package dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
> overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package
> libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
>   UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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Title:
  package dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package
  libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu version: 14.04 LTS

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-53.72~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt18
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-53-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jan  5 08:19:47 2016
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Preparing to unpack .../dpkg_1.17.5ubuntu5.5_amd64.deb ...
   Unpacking dpkg (1.17.5ubuntu5.5) over (1.17.5ubuntu5.4) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.17.5ubuntu5.5_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
  DuplicateSignature: package:dpkg:1.17.5ubuntu5.4:trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-24 (225 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
   apt  1.0.1ubuntu2.10
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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