package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/xdg/autostart/vmware-user.desktop', which is also in package open-vm-toolbox 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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High
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Robie Basak |
Bug Description
package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 3 14:14:12 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/xdg/
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-02 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: open-vm-tools
Title: package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.
mtime.conffile.
Related branches
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.
It seems clear to me that open-vm-tools in Trusty should Break/Replace open-vm-toolbox (<< 2:0~) [or similar] to resolve this. I've confirmed that the packages in the archive do conflict as your error message described. But I haven't yet managed to reproduce your failure. Doing so would help me verify my understanding and test the solution.
I'll carry on looking at this.