package fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tlwg/Kinnari-Bold.ttf', which is also in package fonts-tlwg-kinnari 1:0.6.2-1

Bug #1533478 reported by Emma Bordiga
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Bug Description

Was running an 'apt upgrade' and had many fonts packages issue bug report dialogs after failures in the update process.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.3.0-5.16-generic 4.3.3
Uname: Linux 4.3.0-5-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.19.3-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 12 20:22:58 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf (1:0.6.2-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/fonts-tlwg-garuda-ttf_1%3a0.6.2-2_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tlwg/Garuda.ttf', which is also in package fonts-tlwg-garuda 1:0.6.2-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tlwg/Kinnari-Bold.ttf', which is also in package fonts-tlwg-kinnari 1:0.6.2-1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-28 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.3ubuntu1
 apt 1.1.10
SourcePackage: fonts-tlwg
Title: package fonts-tlwg-kinnari-ttf (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/fonts/truetype/tlwg/Kinnari-Bold.ttf', which is also in package fonts-tlwg-kinnari 1:0.6.2-1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Emma Bordiga (oddfox) wrote :
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Emma Bordiga (oddfox) wrote :

Running "apt -f install" seems to resolve just fine by installing the many (new?) fonts-tlwg packages. Everything seems to be in order.

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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1533458, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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