package snap (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/snap.1.gz', which is also in package snapd 2.0.5

Bug #1589037 reported by Clifton Farr
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This bug affects 7 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
One Hundred Papercuts
Confirmed
Medium
Unassigned
snap (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Medium
Unassigned
snapd (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Medium
Unassigned

Bug Description

~$ sudo apt install snap
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  snap
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 375 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,708 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 snap amd64 2013-11-29-1ubuntu2 [375 kB]
Fetched 375 kB in 0s (1,376 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package snap.
(Reading database ... 272849 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../snap_2013-11-29-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking snap (2013-11-29-1ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/snap_2013-11-29-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/snap.1.gz', which is also in package snapd 2.0.5
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/snap_2013-11-29-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: snap (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.40-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering:
 snap: Install
 snap: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jun 4 01:43:30 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../snap_2013-11-29-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking snap (2013-11-29-1ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/snap_2013-11-29-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/snap.1.gz', which is also in package snapd 2.0.5
DuplicateSignature:
 package:snap:(not installed)
 Unpacking snap (2013-11-29-1ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/snap_2013-11-29-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/snap.1.gz', which is also in package snapd 2.0.5
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/snap.1.gz', which is also in package snapd 2.0.5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-01 (3 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: snap
Title: package snap (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/snap.1.gz', which is also in package snapd 2.0.5
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Clifton Farr (clifwfarr) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in snap (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in snap (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in snapd (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in snap (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status: New → Confirmed
importance: Undecided → Medium
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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