package libtidy-0.99-0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libtidy.so', which is also in package tidy 5.1.25

Bug #1537570 reported by Aale
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
tidy (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

did use SW manager to un - install tidy 5 but now this.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: libtidy-0.99-0 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-25.30-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-25-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Jan 25 09:31:01 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:libtidy-0.99-0:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libtidy.so', which is also in package tidy 5.1.25
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libtidy.so', which is also in package tidy 5.1.25
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-29 (148 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: tidy
Title: package libtidy-0.99-0 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/libtidy.so', which is also in package tidy 5.1.25
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-30 (86 days ago)

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Aale (ahanse01) 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 tidy (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in tidy (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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Petrus (petruskiendys) wrote :

This issue occured after installing tidy5 which is not currently available in the apt sources list.
I installed it by running this script: https://gist.github.com/cam8001/46bf8c2f2bf8708054fc

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