package plymouth 0.9.2-3ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing plymouth

[Alexander Koppen]

Appeared during upgrade from lubuntu 15.10 to 16.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: plymouth 0.9.2-3ubuntu11
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-34.39-generic 4.2.8-ckt4
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
BootLog:
 Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
 [ OK ] Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.
 [ OK ] Started Detect the available GPUs and deal with any system changes.
          Starting Light Display Manager...
Date: Tue Mar 22 02:27:55 2016
DefaultPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-logo/lubuntu-logo.plymouth
ErrorMessage: conflicting packages - not installing plymouth
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-01-01 (811 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: MEDION H81H3-EM2
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic root=UUID=efea5d99-6cd7-40dc-9621-991ec0329f17 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcFB: 0 inteldrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-34-generic root=UUID=efea5d99-6cd7-40dc-9621-991ec0329f17 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: plymouth
TextPlymouth: /usr/share/plymouth/themes/lubuntu-text/lubuntu-text.plymouth
Title: package plymouth 0.9.2-3ubuntu11 failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing plymouth
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-03-22 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/25/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: H81EM2W08.308
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: H81H3-EM2
dmi.board.vendor: MEDION
dmi.board.version: H81EM2W08.308
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MEDION
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrH81EM2W08.308:bd08/25/2014:svnMEDION:pnH81H3-EM2:pvrH81EM2W08.308:rvnMEDION:rnH81H3-EM2:rvrH81EM2W08.308:cvnMEDION:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: H81H3-EM2
dmi.product.version: H81EM2W08.308
dmi.sys.vendor: MEDION

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Your log shows:
dpkg: regarding .../plymouth_0.9.2-3ubuntu11_amd64.deb containing plymouth:
 plymouth conflicts with console-common
  console-common (version 0.7.88) is present and installed.

This package conflict is deliberate, and the console-common package is not supported. You should remove it from your sytem, then complete the upgrade.