[Bug 1487008] [NEW] dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/golang-go_2%3a1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet', which is also in package golang-go.tools 0.0~hg20140703-4

[Samuele Pedroni]

Public bug reported:

on wily I got this while doing an apt-get upgrade:

$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
...
...
Preparing to unpack .../golang-src_2%3a1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking golang-src (2:1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1) over (2:1.4.2-3ubuntu2) ...
Preparing to unpack .../golang-go_2%3a1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking golang-go (2:1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1) over (2:1.4.2-3ubuntu2) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/golang-go_2%3a1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet', which is also in package golang-go.tools 0.0~hg20140703-4
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Preparing to unpack .../libllvm3.6v5_1%3a3.6.2-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libllvm3.6v5:amd64 (1:3.6.2-1) over (1:3.6.2~+rc1-1~exp1ubuntu3) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libubuntu-app-launch2-dev_0.5+15.10.20150817-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libubuntu-app-launch2-dev:amd64 (0.5+15.10.20150817-0ubuntu1) over (0.5+15.10.20150629-0ubuntu1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../libubuntu-app-launch2_0.5+15.10.20150817-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libubuntu-app-launch2:amd64 (0.5+15.10.20150817-0ubuntu1) over (0.5+15.10.20150629-0ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (224-1ubuntu3) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/golang-go_2%3a1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

** Affects: golang (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/golang-
  go_2%3a1.5~rc1-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):  trying to overwrite
  '/usr/lib/go/pkg/tool/linux_amd64/vet', which is also in package
  golang-go.tools 0.0~hg20140703-4

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