package autokey-gtk 0.90.4-1.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/autokey.svg', which is also in package autokey-common 0.90.4-1.1

[Ahnaf Rafi]

Added ppa:sporkwitch/autokey to upgrade autokey, and apt-get failed. Not entirely sure what happened there.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: autokey-gtk 0.90.4-1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
AptOrdering:
 autokey-gtk:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 9 23:58:07 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../autokey-gtk_0.94.1-0ubuntu5_all.deb ...
 Unpacking autokey-gtk (0.94.1-0ubuntu5) over (0.90.4-1.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/autokey-gtk_0.94.1-0ubuntu5_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/autokey.svg', which is also in package autokey-common 0.90.4-1.1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:autokey-gtk:0.90.4-1.1
 Unpacking autokey-gtk (0.94.1-0ubuntu5) over (0.90.4-1.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/autokey-gtk_0.94.1-0ubuntu5_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/autokey.svg', which is also in package autokey-common 0.90.4-1.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/autokey.svg', which is also in package autokey-common 0.90.4-1.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-14 (26 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: autokey
Title: package autokey-gtk 0.90.4-1.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/autokey.svg', which is also in package autokey-common 0.90.4-1.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Juhani Numminen (jsonic)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, it seems that you are not using a software package provided by the official Ubuntu repositories (autokey 0.94.1-0ubuntu5 which seems to come from https://launchpad.net/~sporkwitch/+archive/ubuntu/autokey or https://launchpad.net/~cristeqa/+archive/ubuntu/ppa). Because of this the Ubuntu project can not support or fix your particular bug. Please report this bug to the provider of the software package. Thanks!

If you are interested in learning more about software repositories and Ubuntu, check https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories.

[Juhani Numminen (jsonic)]

~cristeqa and ~sporkwitch subscribed – can you help Ahnaf Rafi who is trying to upgrade autokey from 0.90.4-1.1 to 0.94.1-0ubuntu5? I assume the latter version is from either of your PPA. There is an error regarding files being provided by different packages. Please see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/autokey/+bug/1776037.

Thanks!