package plasma-widgets-addons 4:5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.plasma.konsoleprofiles.appdata.xml', which is also in package plasma-dataengines-addons 4:5.12.9-0ubuntu0.1

[Ralf Weinand]

I upgraded from 18.04 to 20.04, then Gnome extensions didn't work and asked me for an update in the task bar up the top. I clicked "Try to upgrade" (or similar wording) and it crashed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: plasma-widgets-addons 4:5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sat Jul 11 00:04:47 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:plasma-widgets-addons:4:5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2
 Unpacking plasma-widgets-addons (4:5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2) over (4:5.12.9-0ubuntu0.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-1BXuPG/07-plasma-widgets-addons_4%3a5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.plasma.konsoleprofiles.appdata.xml', which is also in package plasma-dataengines-addons 4:5.12.9-0ubuntu0.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.plasma.konsoleprofiles.appdata.xml', which is also in package plasma-dataengines-addons 4:5.12.9-0ubuntu0.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-30 (711 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: kdeplasma-addons
Title: package plasma-widgets-addons 4:5.18.4.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/metainfo/org.kde.plasma.konsoleprofiles.appdata.xml', which is also in package plasma-dataengines-addons 4:5.12.9-0ubuntu0.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Scarlett Gately Moore (scarlettmoore)]

This bug is very old, if it is still an issue please update the bug with information from a supported release.