package libkf5mailcommon-plugins (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/designer/mailcommonwidgets.so', which is also in package libkf5libkdepim5 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2

[Dave Gilbert]

I've had this for a couple of weeks where on doing an apt upgrade it's
moaning about various clashes in the libkf5mail* packages.

Looking in the logs the last one I've had

Unpacking libkf5mailcommon-plugins:amd64 (4:16.04.3-0ubuntu1) ...^M
^[[1mdpkg:^[[0m error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libkf5mailcommon-plugins_4%3a16.04.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):^M
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/designer/mailcommonwidgets.so', which is also in package libkf5libkdepim5 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2^M
Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libkf5mailcommon-plugins_4%3a16.04.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb^M
Log ended: 2016-10-15 12:07:34

Preparing to unpack .../3-libkf5mailcommon-plugins_4%3a16.04.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...^M
Unpacking libkf5mailcommon-plugins:amd64 (4:16.04.3-0ubuntu1) ...^M
^[[1mdpkg:^[[0m error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-1OyFAX/3-libkf5mailcommon-plugins_4%3a16.04.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):^M
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/designer/mailcommonwidgets.so', which is also in package libkf5libkdepim5 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2^M

Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-1OyFAX/3-libkf5mailcommon-plugins_4%3a16.04.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb^M

Unpacking libkf5mailcommon-plugins:amd64 (4:16.04.3-0ubuntu1) ...^M
^[[1mdpkg:^[[0m error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libkf5mailcommon-plugins_4%3a16.04.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):^M
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/designer/mailcommonwidgets.so', which is also in package libkf5libkdepim5 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2^M
Errors were encountered while processing:^M
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libkf5mailcommon-plugins_4%3a16.04.3-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb^M
Log ended: 2016-10-15 12:07:34

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: libkf5mailcommon-plugins (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-26.28-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 29 18:58:48 2016
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/designer/mailcommonwidgets.so', which is also in package libkf5libkdepim5 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-25 (309 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.1
SourcePackage: libkf5mailcommon
Title: package libkf5mailcommon-plugins (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/qt5/plugins/designer/mailcommonwidgets.so', which is also in package libkf5libkdepim5 4:15.12.3-0ubuntu2
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-09 (20 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Goddard (kinggoddard)]

Having this issue as well after trying to upgrade.

[Goddard (kinggoddard)]

For what ever reason this requires reinstalling kmail and then doing the upgrades along with sudo apt dist-upgrade to complete.