package steam-devices (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-perms.rules', which is also in package steam-launcher 1.0.0.53

[Koobelakahn]

Steam randomly crashed after unlocking synaptic package manager from taskbar

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: steam-devices (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-26.28-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 steam-devices:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 31 22:37:12 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../steam-devices_1%3a1.0.0.52-5ubuntu1_all.deb ...
 Unpacking steam-devices (1:1.0.0.52-5ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/steam-devices_1%3a1.0.0.52-5ubuntu1_all.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-perms.rules', which is also in package steam-launcher 1.0.0.53
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-perms.rules', which is also in package steam-launcher 1.0.0.53
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-31 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.1
SourcePackage: steam
Title: package steam-devices (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/lib/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-perms.rules', which is also in package steam-launcher 1.0.0.53
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[kristbaum (kristbaum)]

This may be linked to this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/steam/+bug/1644196

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Where did you get steam-launcher from?

steam-launcher is not in the Ubuntu archives. Therefore, I am marking this bug as Invalid for Ubuntu. Please contact the steam-launcher distributor to report this issue.

[Jeremy Bícha (jbicha)]

Oh, I see it comes from Valve themselves. I'm reopening this bug since it's bad for Valve's official steam packages to conflict like this with the Debian/Ubuntu packages.

[Andrew Hayzen (ahayzen)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

As per the Debian changelog entry below this has been fixed in the upstream Debian packaging. And since Ubuntu package version 1:1.0.0.61-2ubuntu1 (Ubuntu 20.04) those changes have been present in the Ubuntu packaging as well. Therefore I am marking this bug as fixed released.

"steam (1.0.0.59-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Add Conflicts/Replaces on steam-launcher.
    steam-launcher is a Valve-provided package containing the same
    launcher as Debian's steam package, and the same udev rules as
    Debian's steam-devices package. They are not co-installable: please
    install the steam and steam-devices packages from Debian non-free,
    *or* the steam and steam-launcher packages from Valve, but do not
    mix the two sources.
..."