Failed during Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 upgrade.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: texlive-latex-base-doc 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-93.116-generic 4.4.79
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-93-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 12 20:16:25 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to unpack .../texlive-latex-base-doc_2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking texlive-latex-base-doc (2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1) over (2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-latex-base-doc_2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/url/miscdoc.sty', which is also in package texlive-latex-recommended-doc 2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1
DuplicateSignature:
package:texlive-latex-base-doc:2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
Unpacking texlive-latex-base-doc (2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1) over (2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/texlive-latex-base-doc_2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/url/miscdoc.sty', which is also in package texlive-latex-recommended-doc 2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/url/miscdoc.sty', which is also in package texlive-latex-recommended-doc 2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-07 (1740 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120823.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: texlive-base
Title: package texlive-latex-base-doc 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/latex/url/miscdoc.sty', which is also in package texlive-latex-recommended-doc 2013.20140215-1ubuntu0.1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-09-12 (0 days ago)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.