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 3.192.18

Bug #1827311 reported by dezi
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
apt-config-auto-update (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

- i installed it apt-config-auto-update due to software center bug
- the software center is not showing any software icons and crashes at the "Software catalog is being loaded" message

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: apt-config-auto-update (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-14.15-generic 5.0.6
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-14-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu May 2 04:22:07 2019
DuplicateSignature:
 package:apt-config-auto-update:(not installed)
 Unpacking apt-config-auto-update (2.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-lMDnwh/01-apt-config-auto-update_2.1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.192.18
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.192.18
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-28 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 19.04 "Disco Dingo" - Release amd64 (20190416)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.3, python3-minimal, 3.7.3-1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.16, python-minimal, 2.7.16-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.6ubuntu1
 apt 1.8.0
SourcePackage: apt-config-auto-update
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 3.192.18
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
dezi (slavslav2019) wrote :
dezi (slavslav2019)
description: updated
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 apt-config-auto-update (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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