package codeblocks-dev 17.12-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/codeblocks/wxContribItems/KWIC/include/wx/KWIC/AngularMeter.h', which is also in package codeblocks-wxcontrib-headers 17.12-1

[Tate Richardson]

dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/codeblocks-dev_16.01+dfsg-2.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/include/codeblocks/wxContribItems/KWIC/include/wx/KWIC/AngularMeter.h', which is also in package codeblocks-wxcontrib-headers 17.12-1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: codeblocks-dev 17.12-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-46.51-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-46-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Aug 11 08:08:56 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../codeblocks-dev_16.01+dfsg-2.1_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking codeblocks-dev (16.01+dfsg-2.1) over (17.12-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/codeblocks-dev_16.01+dfsg-2.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/codeblocks/wxContribItems/KWIC/include/wx/KWIC/AngularMeter.h', which is also in package codeblocks-wxcontrib-headers 17.12-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/codeblocks/wxContribItems/KWIC/include/wx/KWIC/AngularMeter.h', which is also in package codeblocks-wxcontrib-headers 17.12-1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-15 (361 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.2
SourcePackage: codeblocks
Title: package codeblocks-dev 17.12-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/codeblocks/wxContribItems/KWIC/include/wx/KWIC/AngularMeter.h', which is also in package codeblocks-wxcontrib-headers 17.12-1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2018-08-10 (0 days ago)

[Teodor Petrov (fuscated)]

Why are you trying to install codeblocks 16.01 when you have 17.12 already installed?

[Juhani Numminen (jsonic)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and trying to help make Ubuntu better. However, it seems that you are not using a software package provided by the official Ubuntu repositories. Because of this the Ubuntu project can not support or fix your particular bug. Please report this bug to the provider of your codeblocks 17.12 packages. Thanks!

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