package sni-qt (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/xdg/sni-qt.conf', which is different from other instances of package sni-qt:amd64

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: sni-qt (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.38-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 28 23:33:40 2016
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/xdg/sni-qt.conf', which is different from other instances of package sni-qt:amd64
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-24 (35 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: sni-qt
Title: package sni-qt (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/xdg/sni-qt.conf', which is different from other instances of package sni-qt:amd64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[nikola vulovic (nivukiki)]

soulution that worked for me is:
sudo mv /etc/xdg/sni-qt.conf /etc/xdg/sni-qt.conf.backup
sudo apt -f install
and update of package sni-qt worked

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life on April 29, 2021.

I'm setting this bug to "Incomplete" as it's not seen any activity for some time. If this is still an issue when using a currently maintained release of Ubuntu then please let us know otherwise this bug report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for One Hundred Papercuts because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for sni-qt (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]