package usrmerge 25ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Bruce Markowitz]

It looks like leftover files from an old installation of bareos?
FATAL ERROR:
Both /bin/bsmtp and /usr/bin/bsmtp exist.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.
ionice: ioprio_set failed: Operation not permitted
chrt: failed to set pid 3490612's policy: Operation not permitted
cp: cannot create regular file '/usr/bin/rmdir': Permission denied

FATAL ERROR:
cp --no-dereference --preserve=all --reflink=auto --sparse=always /bin/rmdir /usr/bin/rmdir: rc=1

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
[sudo] password for mds:
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

FATAL ERROR:
Both /bin/bwild and /usr/bin/bwild exist.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ sudo rm /bin/bwild
mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

FATAL ERROR:
Both /bin/bconsole and /usr/bin/bconsole exist.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ sudo rm /bin/bconsole
mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

FATAL ERROR:
Both /bin/bregex and /usr/bin/bregex exist.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ sudo rm /bin/bregex
mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

FATAL ERROR:
Both /sbin/bareos-dir and /usr/sbin/bareos-dir exist.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ sudo rm /sbin/bareos-dir
mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

FATAL ERROR:
Both /sbin/bareos-dbcheck and /usr/sbin/bareos-dbcheck exist.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ sudo rm /sbin/bareos-dbcheck
mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.
WARNING: /sbin/bsmtp is a broken symlink and has been renamed!
WARNING: /sbin/bwild is a broken symlink and has been renamed!

FATAL ERROR:
Both /sbin/bextract and /usr/sbin/bextract exist.

You can try correcting the errors reported and running again
/usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge until it will complete without errors.
Do not install or update other Debian packages until the program
has been run successfully.

mds@backup:~$ sudo rm /sbin/bextract
mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-u
sudo: /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-u: command not found
mds@backup:~$ sudo /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge
Smartmatch is experimental at /usr/lib/usrmerge/convert-usrmerge line 172.

FATAL ERROR:
Both /sbin/bscan and /usr/sbin/bscan exist.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
Package: usrmerge 25ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-137.154-generic 5.4.218
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-137-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Mon Jan 30 15:46:27 2023
ErrorMessage: installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-21 (1684 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.10, Python 3.10.6, python3-minimal, 3.10.6-1~22.04
PythonDetails: N/A
RebootRequiredPkgs: Error: path contained symlinks.
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.1ubuntu2.1
 apt 2.4.8
SourcePackage: usrmerge
Title: package usrmerge 25ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed usrmerge package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to jammy on 2023-01-30 (0 days ago)