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[Bug 1594943] [NEW] package apache2-mpm-prefork (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/apache2', which is also in package apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3

 

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I am not sure about it. When I installed php5 it showed following errors at the end
 /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2.2-bin_2.2.14-5ubuntu8.15_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2.2-common_2.2.14-5ubuntu8.15_amd64.deb
 /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2-mpm-prefork_2.2.14-5ubuntu8.15_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apache2-mpm-prefork (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 22 00:38:23 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking apache2.2-bin (2.2.14-5ubuntu8.15) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/apache2.2-bin_2.2.14-5ubuntu8.15_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/httxt2dbm', which is also in package apache2-utils 2.4.18-2ubuntu3
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/apache2', which is also in package apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-21 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt  1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: apache2
Title: package apache2-mpm-prefork (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/apache2', which is also in package apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: apache2 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check package-conflict xenial

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Title:
  package apache2-mpm-prefork (not installed) failed to install/upgrade:
  trying to overwrite '/usr/sbin/apache2', which is also in package
  apache2-bin 2.4.18-2ubuntu3

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