Did sudo apt-get dist-upgrade and got "package libvolk1-bin (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/volk_modtool', which is also in package gnuradio 3.7.2.1-5ubuntu0.1".
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS with universe repository.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libvolk1-bin (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53-generic 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Aug 17 12:28:00 2016
DuplicateSignature:
package:libvolk1-bin:(not installed)
Unpacking libvolk1-bin (1.2.1-1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libvolk1-bin_1.2.1-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/volk_modtool', which is also in package gnuradio 3.7.2.1-5ubuntu0.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/volk_modtool', which is also in package gnuradio 3.7.2.1-5ubuntu0.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-10 (495 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: volk
Title: package libvolk1-bin (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/volk_modtool', which is also in package gnuradio 3.7.2.1-5ubuntu0.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
I had packages gnuradio and gqrx-sdr among others since Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Removing gnuradio, gqrx-sdr and reinstalling resolved the conflict.
Conflict resolution sequence:
sudo apt-get remove gnuradio gqrx-sdr libgnuradio-
sudo apt-get autoremove
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get install gqrx-sdr