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 3.192.1.1

[Kaushik Guha]

The app is not installing.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: apt-config-auto-update (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
AptOrdering:
 apt-listdifferences:amd64: Remove
 apt-config-auto-update:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 30 00:59:49 2018
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 3.192.1.1
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 3.192.1.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.192.1.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-29 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
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: 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 3.192.1.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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