package manpages 5.08-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man3/queue.3.gz', which is also in package manpages-dev 5.08-1

[Fabio Marconi]

06/11/2020 upgrade

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.04
Package: manpages 5.08-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-26.27-generic 5.8.14
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu51
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Fri Nov 6 19:05:33 2020
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:manpages:5.08-1
 Unpacking manpages (5.09-1) over (5.08-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-KfgXY7/04-manpages_5.09-1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man3/queue.3.gz', which is also in package manpages-dev 5.08-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man3/queue.3.gz', which is also in package manpages-dev 5.08-1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-30 (1468 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.6, python3-minimal, 3.8.6-0ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.20.5ubuntu2
 apt 2.1.11
SourcePackage: manpages
Title: package manpages 5.08-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man3/queue.3.gz', which is also in package manpages-dev 5.08-1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

See also bug #1903243

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

confirmed by similar bug 1903243

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Fixed in version 5.09-1
Closing report