package php5-json 1.3.1+dfsg-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/php5/ext/json/php_json.h', which is also in package php5-dev 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3

[David Harkness]

I was applying today's regular system updates on Xubuntu 13.10.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: php5-json 1.3.1+dfsg-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-12.19-generic 3.11.3
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering:
 php5-json: Install
 php5-json: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 18 09:18:35 2013
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking php5-json (from .../php5-json_1.3.1+dfsg-2_amd64.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/php5-json_1.3.1+dfsg-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/php5/ext/json/php_json.h', which is also in package php5-dev 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
DuplicateSignature: package:php5-json:1.3.1+dfsg-2:trying to overwrite '/usr/include/php5/ext/json/php_json.h', which is also in package php5-dev 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/php5/ext/json/php_json.h', which is also in package php5-dev 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-08-20 (485 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: php-json
Title: package php5-json 1.3.1+dfsg-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/php5/ext/json/php_json.h', which is also in package php5-dev 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-21 (58 days ago)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

Looks like this bug was fixed in Debian in 1.3.1+dfsg-3, and Ubuntu is now on 1.3.2-2build1, so this is fixed in Trusty.