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 3.186

Bug #1740342 reported by jesse garner
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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: apt-config-auto-update (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-22.25-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 27 21:11:41 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-2_all.deb ...
 Unpacking apt-config-auto-update (2.0.0-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-2_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.186
DuplicateSignature:
 package:apt-config-auto-update:(not installed)
 Unpacking apt-config-auto-update (2.0.0-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-2_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.186
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.186
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-13 (44 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
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 3.186
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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jesse garner (jgarner420) wrote :
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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 #1730560, 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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