Public bug reported: I've encountered this issue during a Precise to Trusty dist-upgrade if the package libticables-dev is installed.
Error message: Unpacking libticables2-6:amd64 (1.3.4+dfsg-3) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libticables2-6_1.3.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libticables2.mo', which is also in package libticables2-2 1.3.0-0ubuntu3 Reproduction instructions: 1) Install Ubuntu 12.04.4 2) sudo apt-get update 3) sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 4) sudo apt-get install libticables-dev 5) sudo reboot 6) If you use a VM take a snapshot 7) sudo sed -i s/precise/trusty/g /etc/apt/sources.list 8) sudo apt-get update 9) sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 2>&1 | tee upgrade.log The issue - the file collision - is deeply buried in the upgrade log. ** Affects: libticables (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 precise trusty ** Description changed: - I've encountered this issue during a Precise to Trusty dist-upgrade. + I've encountered this issue during a Precise to Trusty dist-upgrade if + the package libticables-dev is installed. Error message: Unpacking libticables2-6:amd64 (1.3.4+dfsg-3) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libticables2-6_1.3.4+dfsg-3_amd64.deb (--unpack): - trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libticables2.mo', which is also in package libticables2-2 1.3.0-0ubuntu3 + trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libticables2.mo', which is also in package libticables2-2 1.3.0-0ubuntu3 Reproduction instructions: 1) Install Ubuntu 12.04.4 2) sudo apt-get update 3) sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 4) sudo apt-get install libticables-dev 5) sudo reboot 6) If you use a VM take a snapshot 7) sudo sed -i s/precise/trusty/g /etc/apt/sources.list 8) sudo apt-get update 9) sudo apt-get dist-upgrade 2>&1 | tee upgrade.log The issue - the file collision - is deeply buried in the upgrade log. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317037 Title: package libticables2-6 failed to install: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/libticables2.mo', which is also in package libticables2-2 1.3.0-0ubuntu3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libticables/+bug/1317037/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs