package speedtest-cli (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/speedtest', which is also in package speedtest 1.0.0.2-1.5ae238b

[Jay Anderson]

Occurred after upgrading release to 20.04 from 18.04. Removed 'speedtest' and then was able to install 'speedtest-cli'.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: speedtest-cli (not installed)
Uname: Linux 4.9.230-89 aarch64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.4
AptOrdering:
 speedtest-cli:arm64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: arm64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Thu Jul 16 17:06:38 2020
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../speedtest-cli_2.1.2-2_all.deb ...
 Unpacking speedtest-cli (2.1.2-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/speedtest-cli_2.1.2-2_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/speedtest', which is also in package speedtest 1.0.0.2-1.5ae238b
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/speedtest', which is also in package speedtest 1.0.0.2-1.5ae238b
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: speedtest-cli
Title: package speedtest-cli (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/speedtest', which is also in package speedtest 1.0.0.2-1.5ae238b
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-07-16 (0 days ago)

[Kai Kasurinen (kai-kasurinen)]

speedtest 1.0.0.2-1.5ae238b

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