[Bug 1001904] Re: package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11

[wally]

I believe I am Running into the same problem:

$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  diff libframe6 libgeis1 libgrail5 linux-headers-3.2.0-31 linux-headers-3.2.0-31-generic linux-image-3.2.0-31-generic mktemp
  sysvutils
The following packages will be upgraded:
  ginn libgrip0 libunity-2d-private0 libunity-core-5.0-5 linux-generic linux-headers-generic linux-image-generic unity
  unity-2d-common unity-2d-panel unity-2d-shell unity-2d-spread unity-common unity-services
14 upgraded, 9 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/54.1 MB of archives.
After this operation, 218 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
(Reading database ... 247598 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_amd64.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
$ 

===In Case it Helps I ran this as requested by an previous comment.
$ apt-cache policy sysvutils 
sysvutils:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45
  Version table:
     2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45 0
        500 http://ubuntu.media.mit.edu/ubuntu/ hardy/main amd64 Packages

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Title:
  package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package
  sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “sysvinit” source package in Precise:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  i woke up, woke my computer (before I went to bed I rebooted my
  computer) and the above error was up, it asked me to submit the info
  to you so I said ok. I'm on Ubuntu 12.04

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: sysvutils (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat May 19 03:51:46 2012
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_amd64.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  DuplicateSignature:
   Unpacking sysvutils (from .../sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_amd64.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/sysvutils_2.86.ds1-14.1ubuntu45_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  Title: package sysvutils (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/mesg.1.gz', which is also in package sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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