package nginx-full (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/nginx', which is also in package nginx 1.8.0-1~trusty

[nmt hb]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nginx-full (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-62.102-generic 3.13.11-ckt24
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-62-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
AptOrdering:
 nginx-common: Install
 nginx-full: Install
 nginx-common: Configure
 nginx-full: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Aug 20 16:39:22 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:nginx-full:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/nginx', which is also in package nginx 1.8.0-1~trusty
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/nginx', which is also in package nginx 1.8.0-1~trusty
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-11 (41 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: nginx
Title: package nginx-full (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/nginx', which is also in package nginx 1.8.0-1~trusty
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Thomas Ward (teward)]

Don't mix the nginx upstream repository and the Ubuntu nginx flavors.

First, run: sudo apt-get remove nginx nginx-full nginx-common

Then, edit your apt sources and remove the nginx upstream repository.

Then, run: sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install nginx-full.

This remains 'not a bug' however, just a case of bad mixing of repositories.