package dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/dz/LC_MESSAGES', which is also in package libapt-inst1.5:amd64 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
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dpkg (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Ubuntu version: 14.04 LTS
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-53-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 5 08:19:47 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to unpack .../dpkg_
Unpacking dpkg (1.17.5ubuntu5.5) over (1.17.5ubuntu5.4) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/
DuplicateSignature: package:
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-24 (225 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageV
dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4
apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
tags: | removed: need-duplicate-check |
This sounds like, at some point, someone changed /usr/share/ locale/ dz/LC_MESSAGES from a directory to a file on your system. Is that still an issue?