package slack (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/slack', which is also in package slack-desktop 4.27.154

Bug #1980251 reported by jumpnett
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
slack (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

After getting this error, tried to uninstall. Said it wasn't installed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10
Package: slack (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.13.0-52.59-generic 5.13.19
Uname: Linux 5.13.0-52-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu71.2
AptOrdering:
 slack:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Wed Jun 29 10:50:05 2022
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../slack_1%3a0.15.2-9.1_all.deb ...
 Unpacking slack (1:0.15.2-9.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/slack_1%3a0.15.2-9.1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/slack', which is also in package slack-desktop 4.27.154
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/slack', which is also in package slack-desktop 4.27.154
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-04-23 (431 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 21.04 "Hirsute Hippo" - Release amd64 (20210420)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.9, Python 3.9.7, python3-minimal, 3.9.4-1build1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.9, Python 3.9.7, python-is-python3, 3.9.2-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.20.9ubuntu2.2
 apt 2.3.9ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: slack
Title: package slack (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/slack', which is also in package slack-desktop 4.27.154
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2022-01-12 (167 days ago)

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jumpnett (jumpnett) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in slack (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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