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Thank you for helping make Ubuntu better. ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to xorg-server in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1734179 Title: package xserver-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1.gz', which is also in package perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.2 Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: yes ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: xserver-common (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-40.44~16.04.1-generic 4.10.17 Uname: Linux 4.10.0-40-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia .proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0000.01.00.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0000:01:00.0' .proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: "" .proc.driver.nvidia.version: NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 384.90 Tue Sep 19 19:17:35 PDT 2017 GCC version: gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.5) .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: compiz CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0' CompositorUnredirectFSW: true Date: Thu Nov 23 19:32:12 2017 DistUpgraded: Fresh install DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DkmsStatus: bbswitch, 0.8, 4.10.0-28-generic, x86_64: installed bbswitch, 0.8, 4.10.0-40-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-384, 384.90, 4.10.0-28-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-384, 384.90, 4.10.0-40-generic, x86_64: installed nvidia-384, 384.90, 4.4.0-101-generic, x86_64: installed DpkgTerminalLog: Preparing to unpack .../xserver-common_2%3a1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7_all.deb ... Unpacking xserver-common (2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-common_2%3a1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1.gz', which is also in package perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.2 DuplicateSignature: package:xserver-common:(not installed) Unpacking xserver-common (2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/xserver-common_2%3a1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7_all.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1.gz', which is also in package perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.2 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1.gz', which is also in package perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.2 ExtraDebuggingInterest: I just need to know a workaround GraphicsCard: Intel Corporation Skylake Integrated Graphics [8086:191b] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Skylake Integrated Graphics [1462:1164] Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] GM204M [GeForce GTX 970M] [1462:1164] InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-23 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801) MachineType: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. GS70 6QE ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.10.0-40-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=1ff69816-18f5-4627-9450-1435477bfc2d ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 apt 1.2.24 SourcePackage: xorg-server Title: package xserver-common (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1.gz', which is also in package perl 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.2 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/13/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: E1775IMS.10C dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string dmi.board.name: MS-1775 dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: REV:1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.version: Default string dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrE1775IMS.10C:bd10/13/2015:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnGS706QE:pvrREV1.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnMS-1775:rvrREV1.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct10:cvrDefaultstring: dmi.product.name: GS70 6QE dmi.product.version: REV:1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1 version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.76-1~ubuntu16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A xserver.bootTime: Thu Nov 23 19:19:33 2017 xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.version: 2:1.19.3-1ubuntu1~16.04.4 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg-server/+bug/1734179/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp