package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11

[Sreyas Adury]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: sysvutils (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic-pae 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu3
AptOrdering:
 sysvutils: Install
 sysvutils: Configure
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Apr 17 11:36:17 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
SourcePackage: sysvinit
Title: package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-30 (77 days ago)

[Micah Gersten (micahg)]

Thank you for reporting this to Ubuntu. Upgrades from 8.04 to 12.04 are only supported by upgrading through 10.04. Please report any other issues you may find.
  sysvinit | 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45 | hardy | source, amd64, hppa, i386, ia64, lpia, powerpc, sparc
  sysvinit | 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45.1 | hardy-updates | source, amd64, hppa, i386, ia64, lpia, powerpc, sparc
sysvinit-utils | 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11 | precise | amd64, armel, armhf, i386, powerpc