Public bug reported: in the process of dist-upgrad'ing from trusty -> xenial, hit this :
Preparing to unpack .../swig2.0_2.0.12-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb ... Unpacking swig2.0 (2.0.12-1ubuntu4) over (2.0.11-1ubuntu2) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/swig2.0_2.0.12-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/swig', which is also in package swig 2.0.11-1ubuntu2 Preparing to unpack .../syslinux_3%3a6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking syslinux (3:6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1) over (3:4.05+dfsg-6+deb8u1) ... Preparing to unpack .../syslinux-common_3%3a6.03+dfsg-11ubuntu1_all.deb .. ending in: Processing triggers for ccache (3.2.4-1) ... Updating symlinks in /usr/lib/ccache ... Processing triggers for python-support (1.0.15) ... Errors were encountered while processing: /var/cache/apt/archives/swig2.0_2.0.12-1ubuntu4_amd64.deb E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) ** Affects: swig2.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1579191 Title: upgrade issue: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/swig', which is also in package swig 2.0.11-1ubuntu2 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/swig2.0/+bug/1579191/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs