package kodi-addons-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/kodi/DVDDemuxPacket.h', which is also in package kodi-addon-dev 2:17.0~git20170210.1529-final-0yakkety

[Chris Artig]

After errors trying to install
I removed Kodi 16.1
Now I am trying to install 17, and have this real error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: kodi-addons-dev (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-37.39-lowlatency 4.8.16
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-37-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 17 17:28:33 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:kodi-addons-dev:(not installed)
 Unpacking kodi (2:17.0~git20170210.1529-final-0yakkety) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-htK112/00-kodi_2%3a17.0~git20170210.1529-final-0yakkety_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/kodi.png', which is also in package kodi-data 16.1+dfsg1-2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/kodi/DVDDemuxPacket.h', which is also in package kodi-addon-dev 2:17.0~git20170210.1529-final-0yakkety
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-27 (82 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.4
SourcePackage: kodi
Title: package kodi-addons-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/kodi/DVDDemuxPacket.h', which is also in package kodi-addon-dev 2:17.0~git20170210.1529-final-0yakkety
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is an unsupported release now. Please think to install the next LTS 'Bionic 18.04'

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-next/daily-live/current/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-18-04-minimal-install-option

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

Marking as Invalid because the release is EOL is not correct. Marking as Incomplete. Also, 18.04 is (at the time of writing) still in development, and you should expect some breakage.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Release_has_reached_End_of_Life_.28EOL.29

Reporter, is this still present on 17.10 or 16.04?

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

Not a bug in Ubuntu. Marking as invalid.

Don't install random packages off the internet, it's a really stupid and dangerous thing to do. And definitely don't come running to report a problem in Ubuntu afterwards when you managed to screw up your system because of it.