[Bug 1616689] Re: package apt-config-auto-update not installed failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic , which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.1

[Andreas Moog]

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: update-notifier (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Triaged

** Tags added: artful

** Description changed:

- pk-update-icon:
-   Installed: 2.0.0-1
-   Candidate: 2.0.0-1
-   Version table:
-  *** 2.0.0-1 500
-         500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+ apt-config-auto-update and update-notifier-common can't be installed
+ together, because they both ship the file
+ /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic, but neither package declares a
+ Conflicts-relationship. This results in:
  
- chris at localhost:~$ lsb_release -rd
- Description:	Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
- Release:	16.04
- 
- Error popped up after logging out and back in to test Xfce window
- manager
- 
- ProblemType: Package
- DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
- Package: apt-config-auto-update (not installed)
- ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
- Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
- ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
- Architecture: amd64
- Date: Wed Aug 24 16:22:38 2016
- DuplicateSignature:
-  package:apt-config-auto-update:(not installed)
-  Unpacking apt-config-auto-update (2.0.0-1) ...
-  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-1_all.deb (--unpack):
-   trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.1
- ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.1
- InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-24 (670 days ago)
- InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
- RelatedPackageVersions:
-  dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
-  apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
- SourcePackage: pk-update-icon
- Title: package apt-config-auto-update (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.1
- UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
+ dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-1_all.deb (--unpack):
+  trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.1

** Summary changed:

- package apt-config-auto-update  not installed  failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite  /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic , which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.1
+ apt-config-auto-update and update-notifier-common can't be co-installed

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Title:
  apt-config-auto-update and update-notifier-common can't be co-
  installed

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Confirmed
Status in pk-update-icon package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in update-notifier package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  apt-config-auto-update and update-notifier-common can't be installed
  together, because they both ship the file
  /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic, but neither package declares a
  Conflicts-relationship. This results in:

  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-1_all.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.1

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