package libu2f-udev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/70-u2f.rules', which is also in package libu2f-host0 1.1.5-1~ppa1~bionic1

[trikrasne]

this happened when doing sudo apt update / sudo full-upgrade. package libu2f-host couldn't get installed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libu2f-udev (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-13.14-generic 4.15.10
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-13-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 10 09:50:43 2018
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/70-u2f.rules', which is also in package libu2f-host0 1.1.5-1~ppa1~bionic1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-21 (504 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14+, python-minimal, 2.7.14-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu1
 apt 1.6~beta1
SourcePackage: libu2f-host
Title: package libu2f-udev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/70-u2f.rules', which is also in package libu2f-host0 1.1.5-1~ppa1~bionic1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-03 (6 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

An official Ubuntu package has a conflict with a package from a PPA (libu2f-host0 1.1.5-1~ppa1~bionic1), this is not something we the developers of Ubuntu can resolve. You should uninstall the PPA package and try the package operation again.