package cinnamon 3.2.6-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/config.js', which is also in package cinnamon-common 3.2.2-1~yakkety0

[Kishore Ramnani]

Testing it

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: cinnamon 3.2.6-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-30.32-generic 4.8.6
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 19 16:44:55 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:cinnamon:3.2.6-2
 Unpacking cinnamon (3.2.6-2) over (3.2.2-1~yakkety0) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-D8vHg2/11-cinnamon_3.2.6-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/config.js', which is also in package cinnamon-common 3.2.2-1~yakkety0
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/config.js', which is also in package cinnamon-common 3.2.2-1~yakkety0
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.4~beta2
SourcePackage: cinnamon
Title: package cinnamon 3.2.6-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/cinnamon/js/misc/config.js', which is also in package cinnamon-common 3.2.2-1~yakkety0
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Fantu (fantonifabio)]

Upgrade from/to unofficial build (for example various ppa) is not supported.
For upgrade cinnamon from/to other repository a remove (or purge in some cases) of cinnamon and all related packages installed before the upgrade is needed.