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It seems clear to me that open-vm-tools in Trusty should Break/Replace open-vm-toolbox (<< 2:0~) [or similar] to resolve this. I've confirmed that the packages in the archive do conflict as your error message described. But I haven't yet managed to reproduce your failure. Doing so would help me verify my understanding and test the solution. I'll carry on looking at this. ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Robie Basak (racb) ** Changed in: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu) Milestone: None => ubuntu-14.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to open-vm-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1301919 Title: package open-vm-tools 2:9.4.0-1280544-5ubuntu5 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/etc/xdg/autostart/vmware- user.desktop', which is also in package open-vm-toolbox 2011.12.20-562307-0ubuntu1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1301919/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs