package update-notifier-common 3.192.54.8 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package apt-config-auto-update 2.1+nmu1

[Nobita]

I'm upgrading Ubuntu 22.04 to Ubuntu 24.04 under WSL, but it fails.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: update-notifier-common 3.192.54.8
ProcVersionSignature: Microsoft 4.4.0-22621.3672-Microsoft 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22621-Microsoft x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.6
AptOrdering:
 update-notifier-common:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Thu Mar 9 14:38:29 2023
Dmesg: [ 0.012960] Microsoft 4.4.0-22621.1105-Microsoft 4.4.35
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../update-notifier-common_3.192.54.5_all.deb ...
 Unpacking update-notifier-common (3.192.54.5) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/update-notifier-common_3.192.54.5_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package apt-config-auto-update 2.1+nmu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package apt-config-auto-update 2.1+nmu1
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04.1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.12, python-is-python3, 3.9.2-2
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.3
 apt 2.4.13
SourcePackage: update-notifier
Title: package update-notifier-common 3.192.54.8 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10periodic', which is also in package apt-config-auto-update 2.1+nmu1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2024-10-22 (0 days ago)

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

update-notifier-common is an integrated part of the Ubuntu experience. apt-config-auto-update is a package that was imported from Debian, and has been removed in later releases of Ubuntu because it is incompatible. You should remove this package from your system, then continue the upgrade.