I've forced the installation on my machine with `sudo dpkg -i --force- overwrite /var/cache/apt/archives/libxfont1-dev_1%3a1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb`.
The two conflicting files were `/usr/share/doc/libxfont- dev/fontlib.html` and `/usr/share/doc/libxfont-dev/fontlib.txt.gz`. So there should be no problem with this workaround. That said, these packages should be fixed to remove the conflict. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libxfont in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1709885 Title: package libxfont1-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/libxfont-dev/fontlib.html', which is also in package libxfont-dev 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.1 Status in libxfont package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: update failed ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: libxfont1-dev (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-89.112-generic 4.4.76 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-89-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: 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 384.59 Wed Jul 19 23:53:34 PDT 2017 GCC version: gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.4) .proc.driver.nvidia.warnings.fbdev: Your system is not currently configured to drive a VGA console on the primary VGA device. The NVIDIA Linux graphics driver requires the use of a text-mode VGA console. Use of other console drivers including, but not limited to, vesafb, may result in corruption and stability problems, and is not supported. .tmp.unity_support_test.0: ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins' CompositorRunning: None Date: Thu Aug 10 10:09:26 2017 DistUpgraded: 2016-04-23 15:17:27,512 ERROR Cache can not be locked (E:Could not get lock //var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable), E:Unable to lock the administration directory (//var/lib/dpkg/), is another process using it?) DistroCodename: xenial DistroVariant: ubuntu DuplicateSignature: package:libxfont1-dev:(not installed) Unpacking libxfont1-dev (1:1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.1) ... dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libxfont1-dev_1%3a1.5.1-1ubuntu0.16.04.1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/libxfont-dev/fontlib.html', which is also in package libxfont-dev 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.1 ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/libxfont-dev/fontlib.html', which is also in package libxfont-dev 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.1 GraphicsCard: NVIDIA Corporation GM107GL [Quadro K620] [10de:13bb] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company GM107GL [Quadro K620] [103c:1098] InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-12-14 (1699 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5) MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Z230 SFF Workstation ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-84-generic root=UUID=0659f1b3-4361-442f-bf62-b9b3393a3b95 ro quiet splash crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M crashkernel=384M-:128M vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2 apt 1.2.24 SourcePackage: libxfont Title: package libxfont1-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/doc/libxfont-dev/fontlib.html', which is also in package libxfont-dev 1:2.0.1-3~ubuntu16.04.1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-23 (473 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 10/18/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.bios.version: L51 v01.55 dmi.board.asset.tag: 2UA3490V9Q dmi.board.name: 1906 dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 2UA3490V9Q dmi.chassis.type: 4 dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrL51v01.55:bd10/18/2016:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPZ230SFFWorkstation:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1906:rvr:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct4:cvr: dmi.product.name: HP Z230 SFF Workstation dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard 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 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.0.7-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers-* N/A version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.4 version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2 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: Fri Aug 4 15:17:35 2017 xserver.configfile: /etc/X11/xorg.conf xserver.errors: xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log xserver.outputs: xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.3 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxfont/+bug/1709885/+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
