[Bug 1205394] Re: distupgrade fails in saucy because whoopsie-preferences _0.8_amd64.deb is trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/whoopsie-preferences', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1

[Jeremy Bicha]

** Tags added: package-conflict saucy

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Title:
  distupgrade fails in saucy because whoopsie-preferences _0.8_amd64.deb
  is trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/whoopsie-preferences', 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:
  Description:
  distupgrade fails in saucy because whoopsie-preferences _0.8_amd64.deb is trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/whoopsie-preferences', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1

  Steps:
  1. install iso from 6/27
  2. do apt-get dist-upgrade

  expected results:
  dist-upgrade passes

  actual results:
  dist-upgrade fails

  logs:
  ...
  Selecting previously unselected package whoopsie-preferences.
  Unpacking whoopsie-preferences (from .../whoopsie-preferences_0.8_amd64.deb) ...
  dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/whoopsie-preferences_0.8_amd64.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/whoopsie-preferences', which is also in package activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1
  Preparing to replace activity-log-manager-control-center 0.9.4-0ubuntu6.1 (using .../activity-log-manager-control-center_0.9.7-0ubuntu4_all.deb) ...
  Unpacking replacement activity-log-manager-control-center ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead ...
  Processing triggers for man-db ...
  debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Dialog
  debconf: (Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal.)
  debconf: falling back to frontend: Readline
  debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline
  debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.)
  debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype
  Processing triggers for doc-base ...
  Processing 1 changed doc-base file...
  Processing triggers for gconf2 ...
  Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
  Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
  Processing triggers for mime-support ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/whoopsie-preferences_0.8_amd64.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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