[Bug 1609888] Re: package vim-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/xxd', which is also in package vim 20160703-1

[Adam Conrad]

We can't possibly be expected to deal with conflicts with locally-
packaged software we didn't provide.  We support upgrades from Ubuntu to
Ubuntu.

** Changed in: vim (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  package vim-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying
  to overwrite '/usr/bin/xxd', which is also in package vim 20160703-1

Status in vim package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  The vim updates from debian seems to conflict with the one I compiled
  from source.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: vim-common (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-31.50-generic 4.4.13
  Uname: Linux 4.4.0-31-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Aug  4 12:35:28 2016
  DpkgHistoryLog:
   Start-Date: 2016-08-04  12:35:20
   Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.357'
   Install: vim-common:amd64 (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1, automatic), vim-runtime:amd64 (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1, automatic)
   Upgrade: google-chrome-stable:amd64 (52.0.2743.82-1, 52.0.2743.116-1), vim:amd64 (20160703-1, 2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1), neovim:amd64 (0.1.4ubuntu1+git201607061313+2636+20~ubuntu16.04.1, 0.1.4ubuntu1+git201608031207+2682+20~ubuntu16.04.1)
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:vim-common:(not installed)
   Unpacking vim-common (2:7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1) ...
   dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/vim-common_2%3a7.4.1689-3ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
    trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/xxd', which is also in package vim 20160703-1
  ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/xxd', which is also in package vim 20160703-1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-04 (61 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
  SourcePackage: vim
  Title: package vim-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/xxd', which is also in package vim 20160703-1
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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