package xubuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.config/Trolltech.conf', which is also in package ubuntu-mate-default-settings 0.4.2ubuntu1

[Page]

This happened on Ubuntu MATE 15.04 beta 1. Everything was fully upgraded, using the proposed repositories.

I did sudo apt-get install xubuntu-desktop, this conflict happened:

Unpacking xubuntu-default-settings (15.04.3) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_15.04.3_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.config/Trolltech.conf', which is also in package ubuntu-mate-default-settings 0.4.2ubuntu1

Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1).

There were then two system problem dialog boxes that popped up. I'm going to reboot and run the xubuntu desktop, and see if it is functioning correctly. In any case this package conflict should be handled more gracefully.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: xubuntu-default-settings (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-7.7-generic 3.19.0
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.16.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Mar 1 04:53:52 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:xubuntu-default-settings:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.config/Trolltech.conf', which is also in package ubuntu-mate-default-settings 0.4.2ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.config/Trolltech.conf', which is also in package ubuntu-mate-default-settings 0.4.2ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-02-28 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Alpha amd64 (20150225)
SourcePackage: xubuntu-default-settings
Title: package xubuntu-default-settings (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.config/Trolltech.conf', which is also in package ubuntu-mate-default-settings 0.4.2ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-mate-settings - 0.4.3

---------------
ubuntu-mate-settings (0.4.3) vivid; urgency=medium

  * Qt accessibility modules enabled.
  * Qt theme is overridden with GTK+ when MATE session is detected.
  * Enabled Ambiant-MATE theme in the live session.
  * Relocated autostart files to /usr/share/mate/autostart
  so they do not conflict with other desktop environments.
  * Removed all configuration from /etc/skel. (LP: #1426862)
  * Closes (LP: #1427182)
 -- Martin Wimpress <email address hidden> Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:42:10 +0000

[schmolch (saschaheid)]

I am using Linux Mint 18.1 Mate edition and have this exact same problem:

Unpacking xubuntu-default-settings (16.04.6) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_16.04.6_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/etc/skel/.config/Trolltech.conf', which is also in package mint-artwork-gnome 2.6.47
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_16.04.6_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[YuxiangCao (cyx1303)]

I have the same problem when using Linux Mint 18.1 Serena cinnamon:

 /var/cache/apt/archives/xubuntu-default-settings_16.04.6_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code

[liberal-animation (liberal-animation)]

I also found this problem when trying to install mint-meta-cinnamon pre 18.2 upgrade, so we obviously don't have this fix yet.