Comment 7 for bug 1617564

That might be the case. In my case I got apt-get back by removing the google accounts package.

> Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 07:01:47 +0000
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> Subject: [Bug 1617564] Re: package kaccounts-providers (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/signon-ui/webkit-options.d/www.facebook.com.conf', which is also in package account-plugin-facebook 0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1
>
> Could kde-config-telepathy-accounts_4%3a15.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb be
> the problem?
>
> Just tried to uninstall kde-config-telepathy-accounts using ~# apt-get purge and got
> "is not installed, so not removed"
>
> one DEB keeps showing up in failed processes, that is:
>
> kde-config-telepathy-accounts_4%3a15.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
>
> in
>
> /var/cache/apt/archives/
>
> Noted this Having done this round of commands, each recommended by the previous process. kde-config-telepathy-accounts_4%3a15.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb showed up 6 times.
>
> ~# apt-get purge kde-config-telepathy-accounts
> ~# apt-get -f install
> ~# apt-get autoremove
> The package system is broken
> Check if you are using third party repositories. If so disable them, since they are a common source of problems.
> Unchecked all non Canonical repositories and updated out of date packages successfully.
> Furthermore run the following command in a Terminal: apt-get install -f
> ~# apt-get install -f
> ~# apt-get autoremove
> ~# apt-get autoremove -f
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1617564
>
> Title:
> package kaccounts-providers (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
> trying to overwrite '/etc/signon-ui/webkit-
> options.d/www.facebook.com.conf', which is also in package account-
> plugin-facebook 0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1
>
> Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
> Confirmed
> Status in kaccounts-providers package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> showing this error when installing kde environment in ubuntu 16.04. it
> say kaccounts niot installed. so i think it may cause some security
> issue
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
> Package: kaccounts-providers (not installed)
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
> Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
> NonfreeKernelModules: wl
> ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Sat Aug 27 18:11:18 2016
> DuplicateSignature:
> package:kaccounts-providers:(not installed)
> Unpacking kde-config-telepathy-accounts (4:15.12.3-0ubuntu1) ...
> dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/kde-config-telepathy-accounts_4%3a15.12.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite '/usr/share/accounts/services/google-im.service', which is also in package account-plugin-google 0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/signon-ui/webkit-options.d/www.facebook.com.conf', which is also in package account-plugin-facebook 0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-25 (1 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
> RelatedPackageVersions:
> dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
> apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
> SourcePackage: kaccounts-providers
> Title: package kaccounts-providers (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/signon-ui/webkit-options.d/www.facebook.com.conf', which is also in package account-plugin-facebook 0.12+16.04.20160126-0ubuntu1
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>
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