[Bug 1206978] Re: package whoopsie-preferences 0.9 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.whoopsiepreferences.policy', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1

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

** Changed in: whoopsie-preferences (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  package whoopsie-preferences 0.9 failed to install/upgrade: trying to
  overwrite
  '/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.whoopsiepreferences.policy',
  which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center
  0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1

Status in “whoopsie-preferences” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  was installing NVidia 325.08 via the tty-1method... crtl-atl-f1...then
  sudo services lightdm stop... sudo ./NVidia ... restarted then first
  thing upon being on desktop this error reports.

  nvidiacould not compile the kernal... so i guess it is to saucy
  salamander too-new-problem.   did not check to see if the nvidia
  driver works under saucy...

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
  Package: whoopsie-preferences 0.9
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.10.0-6.17-generic 3.10.3
  Uname: Linux 3.10.0-6-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.11-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Jul 31 11:28:53 2013
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   Unpacking libwhoopsie-preferences0 (from .../libwhoopsie-preferences0_0.9_i386.deb) ...
   Selecting previously unselected package whoopsie-preferences.
   Unpacking whoopsie-preferences (from .../whoopsie-preferences_0.9_i386.deb) ...
   dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/whoopsie-preferences_0.9_i386.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.whoopsiepreferences.policy', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1
  DuplicateSignature: package:whoopsie-preferences:0.9:trying to overwrite '/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.whoopsiepreferences.policy', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.whoopsiepreferences.policy', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-31 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha i386 (20130704)
  MarkForUpload: True
  SourcePackage: whoopsie-preferences
  Title: package whoopsie-preferences 0.9 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/polkit-1/actions/com.ubuntu.whoopsiepreferences.policy', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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