Comment 3 for bug 1253498

Start-Date: 2013-11-21 16:02:05
Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade -y
Upgrade: gnome-calculator:amd64 (3.8.2-1ubuntu4, 3.10.2-0ubuntu1), linux-headers-3.12.0-3:amd64 (3.12.0-3.8, 3.12.0-3.9), gcalctool:amd64 (3.8.2-1ubuntu4, 3.10.2-0ubuntu1), linux-headers-3.12.0-3-generic:amd64 (3.12.0-3.8, 3.12.0-3.9), linux-image-extra-3.12.0-3-generic:amd64 (3.12.0-3.8, 3.12.0-3.9), xubuntu-restricted-addons:amd64 (16, 17), linux-image-3.12.0-3-generic:amd64 (3.12.0-3.8, 3.12.0-3.9), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (3.12.0-3.8, 3.12.0-3.9), libkgapi2-2:amd64 (2.0.1-0ubuntu1, 2.0.1-0ubuntu3)
Error: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
End-Date: 2013-11-21 16:03:06

Start-Date: 2013-11-21 16:03:50
Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade -y
Upgrade: linux-image-3.12.0-3-generic:amd64 (3.12.0-3.8, 3.12.0-3.9)
End-Date: 2013-11-21 16:04:58

Received the error on the first attempt to upgrade:

Examining /etc/kernel/preinst.d/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/preinst.d/amd64-microcode 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-3.12.0-3-generic ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.12.0-3-generic_3.12.0-3.9_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/lib/modules/3.12.0-3-generic/kernel/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.ko', which is also in package linux-image-extra-3.12.0-3-generic 3.12.0-3.8
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-extlinux 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-2-generic...
P: Installing debian theme... done.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic

Re-ran the update and received the following output:
Examining /etc/kernel/preinst.d/
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/preinst.d/amd64-microcode 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic
Done.
Unpacking replacement linux-image-3.12.0-3-generic ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/linux-image-3.12.0-3-generic_3.12.0-3.9_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/lib/modules/3.12.0-3-generic/kernel/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.ko', which is also in package linux-image-extra-3.12.0-3-generic 3.12.0-3.8
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Examining /etc/kernel/postrm.d .
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-extlinux 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic
P: Checking for EXTLINUX directory... found.
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic...
P: Writing config for /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-2-generic...
P: Installing debian theme... done.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub 3.12.0-3-generic /boot/vmlinuz-3.12.0-3-generic