[Bug 1544471] Re: Install failure: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service', which is also in package gnome-packagekit-session 3.14.2-0ubuntu2

The easiest way to fix this would be upgrading your PackageKit and GNOME-PackageKit packages ;-) I wonder why this issue happens at all though, since GS has a Breaks/Replaces relation: gnome-packagekit-session (<< 3.16.0-2~) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 1544471] Re: Install failure: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service', which is also in package gnome-packagekit-session 3.14.2-0ubuntu2

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: gnome-software (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1544471

[Bug 1544471] Re: Install failure: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service', which is also in package gnome-packagekit-session 3.14.2-0ubuntu2

Looks like Robert Ancell dropped the transition packages from GS - bad mistake ;-) GS implements the PackageKit session interface now, while it was dropped from GNOME-PackageKit in recent releases, so the transitional packages must be in place, especially (obviously) if GPK is updated in

[Bug 1544471] Re: Install failure: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/dbus-1/services/org.freedesktop.PackageKit.service', which is also in package gnome-packagekit-session 3.14.2-0ubuntu2

This bug was fixed in the package gnome-software - 3.19.5+git20160211.e8cfba4-0ubuntu7 --- gnome-software (3.19.5+git20160211.e8cfba4-0ubuntu7) xenial; urgency=medium * debian/patches/ubuntu-provenance.patch: - Mark packages from official Ubuntu repositories (LP: #1544558) --