package mc 3:4.8.19-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/mc/README.gz', which is also in package mc-data 3:4.8.19-1

Bug #1770033 reported by Anton Nikishkin
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Bug Description

Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: mc 3:4.8.19-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
AptOrdering:
 mc:amd64: Install
 mc-data:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 7 19:05:43 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../mc_3%3a4.8.20-1_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking mc (3:4.8.20-1) over (3:4.8.19-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mc_3%3a4.8.20-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/mc/README.gz', which is also in package mc-data 3:4.8.19-1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:mc:3:4.8.19-1
 Unpacking mc (3:4.8.20-1) over (3:4.8.19-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/mc_3%3a4.8.20-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/mc/README.gz', which is also in package mc-data 3:4.8.19-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/mc/README.gz', which is also in package mc-data 3:4.8.19-1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-27 (11 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: mc
Title: package mc 3:4.8.19-1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/mc/README.gz', which is also in package mc-data 3:4.8.19-1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
mtime.conffile..etc.mc.filehighlight.ini: 2018-05-07T19:17:11.936536

Revision history for this message
Anton Nikishkin (crow.ned.crow) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Yury V. Zaytsev (zyv) wrote :

This is resolved in the latest packaging (checked 4.8.31 - mc-data contains README.gz and mc contains README.Debian).

Changed in mc (Ubuntu):
status: New → Fix Released
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