package libqt5xcbqpa5 5.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so', which is also in package libqt5gui5-gles:amd64 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu9

[Ertan Günay]

after daily update this problem happened.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libqt5xcbqpa5 5.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 4.3.0-040300-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Dec 1 21:17:24 2015
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libqt5xcbqpa5:amd64 (5.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libqt5xcbqpa5_5.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so', which is also in package libqt5gui5-gles:amd64 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu9
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so', which is also in package libqt5gui5-gles:amd64 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu9
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-17 (45 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Alpha amd64 (20151016)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.3ubuntu1
 apt 1.1.3
SourcePackage: qtbase-opensource-src
Title: package libqt5xcbqpa5 5.5.1+dfsg-6ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/platforms/libqxcb.so', which is also in package libqt5gui5-gles:amd64 5.4.2+dfsg-2ubuntu9
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2015-11-25 (5 days ago)

[Dmitry Shachnev (mitya57)]

This should fix it:

http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-kde/qt/qtbase.git/commit/?id=dd4117ca625b262d

[Ertan Günay (ergunay)]

Thanks Dimitry

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package qtbase-opensource-src - 5.5.1+dfsg-10ubuntu2

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qtbase-opensource-src (5.5.1+dfsg-10ubuntu2) xenial; urgency=medium

  * Revert libqt5gui5's relationship to libqt5xcbqpa5 from Recommends back
    to Depends for the time being, unbreaking autopilot tests; see e.g.
    https://bugs.debian.org/809176.

 -- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Tue, 05 Jan 2016 22:26:46 +0000