Comment 10 for bug 1721914

Thanks.

On Dec 7, 2017 11:16 AM, "oldspammer" <email address hidden> wrote:

A prior installation was not properly uninstalled when the Ubuntu system
was re-installed / recovered / rescued, etc.

There needs to be either user intervention or forced install overwriting
of the prior configuration information / data, or some kind of managed
"update" operations performed by the installer software.

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Title:
  package kodi-repository-kodi (not installed) failed to
  install/upgrade: trying to overwrite
  '/usr/share/kodi/addons/repository.xbmc.org/addon.xml', which is also
  in package kodi-data 2:17.3+dfsg1-3

Status in kodi package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in kodi package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
  update failure

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
  Package: kodi-repository-kodi (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-12.13-generic 4.13.3
  Uname: Linux 4.13.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Oct 7 06:34:53 2017
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:kodi-repository-kodi:(not installed)
   Unpacking kodi-repository-kodi (2:17.3+dfsg1-3) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-9QBmbT/
5-kodi-repository-kodi_2%3a17.3+dfsg1-3_all.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/kodi/addons/reposi
tory.xbmc.org/addon.xml', which is also in package kodi-data 2:17.3+dfsg1-3
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/kodi/addons/reposi
tory.xbmc.org/addon.xml', which is also in package kodi-data 2:17.3+dfsg1-3
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-23 (13 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170919)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal,
3.6.2-1ubuntu4
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal,
2.7.14-2ubuntu1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
   apt 1.5
  SourcePackage: kodi
  Title: package kodi-repository-kodi (not installed) failed to
install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/kodi/addons/reposi
tory.xbmc.org/addon.xml', which is also in package kodi-data 2:17.3+dfsg1-3
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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