package wireless-regdb 2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/crda/pubkeys/sforshee.key.pub.pem', which is also in package crda 3.18-1build1

[Daniil Polyakov]

Every time I start system, this error appears

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: wireless-regdb 2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jul 13 22:41:15 2018
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:wireless-regdb:2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
 Unpacking wireless-regdb (2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1) over (2016.06.10-0ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-Sc51aa/5-wireless-regdb_2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/lib/crda/pubkeys/sforshee.key.pub.pem', which is also in package crda 3.18-1build1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/crda/pubkeys/sforshee.key.pub.pem', which is also in package crda 3.18-1build1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-27 (82 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: wireless-regdb
Title: package wireless-regdb 2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/crda/pubkeys/sforshee.key.pub.pem', which is also in package crda 3.18-1build1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Serge Pontejos (spontejos)]

Any update on this? I did a messy upgrade of 18.04 LTS from 16.04 LTS.

I have one package left to upgrade and consistently get this error:

serge@serge-X551MA:~$ sudo apt upgrade
[sudo] password for serge:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  crda
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/63.5 kB of archives.
After this operation, 32.8 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 207959 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../crda_3.18-1build1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking crda (3.18-1build1) over (3.13-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/crda_3.18-1build1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/lib/crda/pubkeys/sforshee.key.pub.pem', which is also in package wireless-regdb 2018.05.09-0ubuntu1~16.04.1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/crda_3.18-1build1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Serge Pontejos (spontejos)]

Forgot to add. This does not appear to affect my ability to connect to my wifi.