package fp-compiler-3.0.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/fpc/3.0.0/ppcx64', which is also in package fpc 3.0.0

[Terrance Williams]

doing a software update and process aborted.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: fp-compiler-3.0.0 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 9 12:49:07 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:fp-compiler-3.0.0:(not installed)
 Unpacking fp-units-rtl-3.0.0 (3.0.0+dfsg-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/fp-units-rtl-3.0.0_3.0.0+dfsg-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/fpc/3.0.0/units/x86_64-linux/rtl/cp1252.ppu', which is also in package fpc 3.0.0
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/fpc/3.0.0/ppcx64', which is also in package fpc 3.0.0
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-21 (535 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: fpc
Title: package fp-compiler-3.0.0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/fpc/3.0.0/ppcx64', which is also in package fpc 3.0.0
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-25 (75 days ago)

[Paul Gevers (paul-climbing)]

This bug is a duplicate.

In you case you can fix the issue:
apt-get remove fpc
apt-get install fpc