package apt-config-auto-update (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.179

Bug #1700356 reported by James Wilson
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This bug affects 7 people
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pk-update-icon (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Bug Description

"sudo apt-get --install-suggest install lubuntu-desktop" command was run on ubuntu 17.04, error displayed after 2mins while installing packages.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: apt-config-auto-update (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-24.28-lowlatency 4.10.15
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-24-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Jun 25 08:16:46 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:apt-config-auto-update:(not installed)
 Unpacking apt-config-auto-update (2.0.0-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-KVHRZm/0152-apt-config-auto-update_2.0.0-2_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.179
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.179
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-20 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: pk-update-icon
Title: package apt-config-auto-update (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package update-notifier-common 3.179
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
James Wilson (buddyjwilson1008) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in pk-update-icon (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
dino99 (9d9) wrote :
Changed in pk-update-icon (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
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