package texlive-latex-recommended-doc 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/polyglossia/README', which is also in package texlive-xetex 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1

[Dirk Albeck]

updates or upgrades crash due to tex-live base
ubuntu 16.04
I hope this is enough information

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: texlive-latex-recommended-doc 2017.20180305-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-75.96-lowlatency 4.4.59
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-75-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 2 23:57:48 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:texlive-latex-recommended-doc:2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
 Replacing files in old package texlive-latex-extra-doc (2015.20160320-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-latex-recommended-doc_2017.20180305-1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/polyglossia/README', which is also in package texlive-xetex 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/polyglossia/README', which is also in package texlive-xetex 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-05 (666 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: texlive-base
Title: package texlive-latex-recommended-doc 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/polyglossia/README', which is also in package texlive-xetex 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-11-02 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Muelli (ubuntu-bugs-auftrags-killer)]

a dpkg --force-overwrite -i /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-latex-recommended-doc_2017.20180305-1_all.deb
got me a little further.