package xserver-xorg-core not installed failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite /usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf , which is also in package xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-xenial 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2~trusty1

[David Sutton]

Just went through a nightmare scenario of the unity login screen looping, after I reset the machine when it woke from suspend in a extra extra slow state. Eventually I tried a solution on askUbuntu that worked, and first thing I got up on reaccessing the desktop, was this problem report.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: xserver-xorg-core (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-45.66~14.04.1-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-45-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Sun Nov 6 11:56:43 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: trusty
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 bbswitch, 0.7, 4.4.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-304, 304.132, 4.4.0-45-generic, x86_64: installed
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking xserver-xorg-core (2:1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-xorg-core_2%3a1.15.1-0ubuntu2.7_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf', which is also in package xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-xenial 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2~trusty1
DuplicateSignature: package:xserver-xorg-core:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf', which is also in package xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-xenial 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2~trusty1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf', which is also in package xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-xenial 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2~trusty1
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0102] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device [1462:7788]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-19 (200 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1)
MachineType: MSI MS-7788
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.4.0-45-generic root=UUID=9bd19e1f-c40c-41a7-bed5-7e2841ab3fcf ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.15
SourcePackage: xorg-server
Title: package xserver-xorg-core (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf', which is also in package xserver-xorg-input-evdev-lts-xenial 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2~trusty1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/17/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V1.6
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: H61M-P20 (G3) (MS-7788)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 1.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 1.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.6:bd04/17/2012:svnMSI:pnMS-7788:pvr1.0:rvnMSI:rnH61M-P20(G3)(MS-7788):rvr1.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr1.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7788
dmi.product.version: 1.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.11.3+14.04.20160425-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Sun Nov 6 12:21:48 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:

xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2~trusty3

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Ubuntu 14.04 (trusty) reached end-of-standard-support on April 25, 2019.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for xorg-server (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]