package apt-config-auto-update (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.5

Bug #1716495 reported by Gonzo Samuel
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
pk-update-icon (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

package apt-config-auto-update (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.5"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apt-config-auto-update (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-93.116-generic 4.4.79
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-93-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: i386
Date: Mon Sep 11 16:00:15 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:apt-config-auto-update:(not installed)
 Unpacking apt-config-auto-update (2.0.0-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.5
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-11 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release i386 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: pk-update-icon
Title: package apt-config-auto-update (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.168.5
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Gonzo Samuel (gonzosam) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in pk-update-icon (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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