package libfreerdp2-2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: a tentar sobre-escrever '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreerdp2.so.2.0.0', que também está no pacote libfreerdp2:amd64 2.0.0~git201710191115-0+remmina201710192147.r86bb1e0.d29dd283~ubuntu17.10.1

[Edson T. Marques]

Hi,

The apt update/dist-upgrade of today brings me the first atualizations for bionic and some issues comes together... this is the report of "apt dist-upgrade":

Decompressing libwinpr2-2: amd64 (2.0.0 ~ git20170725.1.1648deb + dfsg1-1) ...
dpkg: error processing file /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-7J2bRH/40-libwinpr2-2_2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
an overwriting offer '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwinpr2.so.2.0.0', which is also in the libwinpr2 package: amd64 2.0.0 ~ git201710191115-0 + remine201710192147.r86bb1e0.d29dd283 ~ ubuntu17. 10.1
dpkg-deb: error: the paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken Pipe)
Selected package not selected libfreerdp2-2: amd64.
Preparing to unpack ... / 41-libfreerdp2-2_2.0.0 ~ git20170725.1.1648deb + dfsg1-1_amd64.deb ...
Decompressing libfreerdp2-2: amd64 (2.0.0 ~ git20170725.1.1648deb + dfsg1-1) ...
dpkg: error processing file /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-7J2bRH/41-libfreerdp2-2_2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
an overwriting offer '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreerdp2.so.2.0.0', which is also in the package libfreerdp2: amd64 2.0.0 ~ git201710191115-0 + remine201710192147.r86bb1e0.d29dd283 ~ ubuntu17. 10.1
dpkg-deb: error: the paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken Pipe)
An unselected selection package, libfreerdp-client2-2: amd64.
Preparing to unpack ... / 42-libfreerdp-client2-2_2.0.0 ~ git20170725.1.1648deb + dfsg1-1_amd64.deb ...
Decompressing libfreerdp-client2-2: amd64 (2.0.0 ~ git20170725.1.1648deb + dfsg1-1) ...
dpkg: error processing file /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-7J2bRH/42-libfreerdp-client2-2_2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
an overtype offer '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreerdp-client2.so.2.0.0', which also is not available package libfreerdp-client2: amd64 2.0.0 ~ git201710191115-0 + remina201710192147.r86bb1e0 . d29dd283 ~ ubuntu17.10.1
dpkg-deb: error: the paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken Pipe)

...

Errors were encountered while processing:
  /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-7J2bRH/40-libwinpr2-2_2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
  /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-7J2bRH/41-libfreerdp2-2_2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
  /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-7J2bRH/42-libfreerdp-client2-2_2.0.0~git20170725.1.1648deb+dfsg1-1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process / usr / bin / dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libfreerdp2-2 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 26 08:25:24 2017
ErrorMessage: a tentar sobre-escrever '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreerdp2.so.2.0.0', que também está no pacote libfreerdp2:amd64 2.0.0~git201710191115-0+remmina201710192147.r86bb1e0.d29dd283~ubuntu17.10.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-29 (26 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Beta amd64 (20170929)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.5
SourcePackage: freerdp2
Title: package libfreerdp2-2 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: a tentar sobre-escrever '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreerdp2.so.2.0.0', que também está no pacote libfreerdp2:amd64 2.0.0~git201710191115-0+remmina201710192147.r86bb1e0.d29dd283~ubuntu17.10.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Edson T. Marques (edsontmarques)]

Well, I gave a ppa-purge on the remmina team ppa and downgraded all freerdp files needed for remmina-rdp plugin and the problem was solved.

I have to keep in mind that this kind of inconsistences are pretty normal when we surf on the edge.