dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

[Purusharth Saxena]

After installation of wxmaxima it throws the following error:

Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
  fonts-jsmath maxima-doc maxima-share maxima-src maxima-test ttf-jsmath
  wx3.0-i18n xmaxima
Suggested packages:
  texmacs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  fonts-jsmath maxima-doc maxima-share maxima-src maxima-test ttf-jsmath
  wx3.0-i18n wxmaxima xmaxima
0 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 13 not upgraded.
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Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 maxima-doc all 5.37.2-8 [4,556 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 maxima-share all 5.37.2-8 [5,780 kB]
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Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 maxima-test all 5.37.2-8 [280 kB]
Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 wx3.0-i18n all 3.0.2+dfsg-2 [465 kB]
Get:6 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/universe amd64 fonts-jsmath all 0.090709+0-3 [378 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package maxima-doc.
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dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WjvWsi/5-xmaxima_5.37.2-8_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/xmaxima.desktop', which is also in package maxima 5.40.0-1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Selecting previously unselected package wxmaxima.
Preparing to unpack .../6-wxmaxima_16.12.0.1-1~ppa1~yakkety_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking wxmaxima (16.12.0.1-1~ppa1~yakkety) ...
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Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WjvWsi/5-xmaxima_5.37.2-8_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

oddly enough both wxmaxima and xmaxima are installed in the system.
`sudo apt autoclean` or `sudo apt install -f` throws the same error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: xmaxima (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-46.49-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.3
AptOrdering:
 xmaxima:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 20 22:28:02 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../xmaxima_5.37.2-8_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking xmaxima (5.37.2-8) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xmaxima_5.37.2-8_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/xmaxima.desktop', which is also in package maxima 5.40.0-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/xmaxima.desktop', which is also in package maxima 5.40.0-1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-22 (117 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.3.5
SourcePackage: maxima
Title: package xmaxima (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/applications/xmaxima.desktop', which is also in package maxima 5.40.0-1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2017-04-22 (59 days ago)

[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