How did I fix «error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-numpy_1%3a1.24.2-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/f2py', which is also in package python-numpy 1:1.16.2-1» on `apt --fix-broken install`?

[dmitrii_fediuk]

«error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/python3-numpy_1%3a1.24.2-1_amd64.deb (--unpack): trying to overwrite '/usr/bin/f2py', which is also in package python-numpy 1:1.16.2-1» on `apt --fix-broken install`

• bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/numpy/+bug/2030297
• unix.stackexchange.com/questions/742095
• groups.google.com/g/linux.debian.bugs.dist/c/3MsCfmhKBe8/m/x__s8A_CAwAJ

[dmitrii_fediuk]

The solution

dpkg --purge python-numpy <other packages who uses python-numpy>

In my case:

dpkg --purge python-numpy python-matplotlib
dpkg --purge python3-matplotlib
dpkg --purge python3-ufolib2 python3-fonttools
dpkg --purge python3-scipy
dpkg --purge python3-pythran

unix.stackexchange.com/a/759144