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Preparing to unpack .../vim-runtime_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3_all.deb ...
Unpacking vim-runtime (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3) over (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/vim-runtime_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3_all.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/vim/vim80/doc/help.txt', which is also in package vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/vim-runtime_2%3a8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

When sudo dpkg --configure -a is run 


sudo dpkg --configure -a
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of vim-tiny:
 vim-tiny depends on vim-common (= 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3); however:
  Package vim-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package vim-tiny (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of vim:
 vim depends on vim-common (= 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3); however:
  Package vim-common is not configured yet.
 vim depends on vim-runtime (= 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3); however:
  Version of vim-runtime on system is 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1.

dpkg: error processing package vim (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
 vim-tiny
 vim

I have tried

sudo apt install -f || sudo apt install --fix-broken

All with no success

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I ended up fetching the requested dependency version (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3) vim-runtime manually from https://ubuntu.pkgs.org/18.04/ubuntu-updates-main-amd64/vim-runtime_8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3_all.deb.html

I then ran,

sudo dpkg -i vim--runtime_{version} which returned an overwrite error:

Unpacking vim-runtime (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3) over (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.1) ...
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/vim/vim80/doc/help.txt', which is also in package vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
dpkg: warning: overriding problem because --force enabled:
dpkg: warning: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/vim/vim80/doc/tags', which is also in package vim-tiny 2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3
Setting up vim-runtime (2:8.0.1453-1ubuntu1.3) ...

This was fixed by running : sudo dpkg -i --force-overwrite vim--runtime_{version}

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