[Bug 1872824] [NEW] Can't upgrade console-setup-linux (1.194ubuntu3) over (1.108ubuntu15.5), trying to overwrite '/lib/systemd/system/console-setup.service', which is also in package keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.5

[Hayden Barnes]

Public bug reported:

Upgrade path from 16.04 to 20.04 fails.

console-setup-linux_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb tries to overwrite
'/lib/systemd/system/console-setup.service', which is also in package
keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.5.

I have reproduced this bug on bare metal and WSL.

Log:

Unpacking console-setup-linux (1.194ubuntu3) over (1.108ubuntu15.5) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/console-setup-linux_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/lib/systemd/system/console-setup.service', which is also in package keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.5
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Preparing to unpack .../keyboard-configuration_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb ...
Unpacking keyboard-configuration (1.194ubuntu3) over (1.108ubuntu15.5) ...
Preparing to unpack .../busybox-initramfs_1%3a1.30.1-4ubuntu6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking busybox-initramfs (1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6) over (1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4) ...
Preparing to unpack .../initramfs-tools-bin_0.136ubuntu6_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking initramfs-tools-bin (0.136ubuntu6) over (0.122ubuntu8.16) ...
Preparing to unpack .../cpio_2.13+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking cpio (2.13+dfsg-2) over (2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../liblz4-1_1.9.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking liblz4-1:amd64 (1.9.2-2) over (0.0~r131-2ubuntu2) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu7) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19.1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.27) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/console-setup-linux_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

** Affects: console-setup (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Can't upgrade console-setup-linux (1.194ubuntu3) over
  (1.108ubuntu15.5), trying to overwrite '/lib/systemd/system/console-
  setup.service', which is also in package keyboard-configuration
  1.108ubuntu15.5

Status in console-setup package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Upgrade path from 16.04 to 20.04 fails.

  console-setup-linux_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb tries to overwrite
  '/lib/systemd/system/console-setup.service', which is also in package
  keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.5.

  I have reproduced this bug on bare metal and WSL.

  Log:

  Unpacking console-setup-linux (1.194ubuntu3) over (1.108ubuntu15.5) ...
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/console-setup-linux_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb (--unpack):
   trying to overwrite '/lib/systemd/system/console-setup.service', which is also in package keyboard-configuration 1.108ubuntu15.5
  dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
  Preparing to unpack .../keyboard-configuration_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb ...
  Unpacking keyboard-configuration (1.194ubuntu3) over (1.108ubuntu15.5) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../busybox-initramfs_1%3a1.30.1-4ubuntu6_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking busybox-initramfs (1:1.30.1-4ubuntu6) over (1:1.22.0-15ubuntu1.4) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../initramfs-tools-bin_0.136ubuntu6_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking initramfs-tools-bin (0.136ubuntu6) over (0.122ubuntu8.16) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../cpio_2.13+dfsg-2_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking cpio (2.13+dfsg-2) over (2.11+dfsg-5ubuntu1.1) ...
  Preparing to unpack .../liblz4-1_1.9.2-2_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking liblz4-1:amd64 (1.9.2-2) over (0.0~r131-2ubuntu2) ...
  Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu7) ...
  Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19.1) ...
  Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu21.27) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
  Errors were encountered while processing:
   /var/cache/apt/archives/console-setup-linux_1.194ubuntu3_all.deb
  E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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