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libvdpau package

Cannot install libvdpau1 due to error

Bug #1599096 reported by sujith on 2016-07-05

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #1456904: package libvdpau1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:i386. Edit Remove

This bug affects 8 people

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	libvdpau (Ubuntu)	Confirmed	High	Unassigned

Bug Description

i can't install even essential application using software center because of this problem.

Error:

"package libvdpau1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libvdpau1 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-24.43-generic 4.4.10
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-24-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
BootLog:

CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Tue Jul 5 15:05:47 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DpkgHistoryLog:
Start-Date: 2016-07-05 15:05:46
Commandline: apt-get -f purge
Requested-By: sujith (1000)
Install: libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1, automatic)
DpkgTerminalLog:
Preparing to unpack .../libvdpau1_1.1.1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libvdpau1_1.1.1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64
DuplicateSignature:
package:libvdpau1:(not installed)
Unpacking libvdpau1:amd64 (1.1.1-3ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libvdpau1_1.1.1-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64
GraphicsCard:
Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0116] (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics Controller [1028:04b0]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-31 (34 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron N5110
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-24-generic root=UUID=75fdea28-d2a4-4292-96ca-6428635b65a8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: libvdpau
Title: package libvdpau1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other instances of package libvdpau1:amd64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/18/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A07
dmi.board.name: 034W60
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A07
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA07:bd07/18/2011:svnDellInc.:pnInspironN5110:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn034W60:rvrA07:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron N5110
dmi.product.version: Not Specified
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160526-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Jul 5 15:01:43 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
product id 5543
vendor CMO
xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.2

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sujith (sujith857) wrote on 2016-07-05:

AptOrdering.txt Edit (172 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
CurrentDmesg.txt Edit (61.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Df.txt Edit (463 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Dmesg.txt Edit (61.3 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
DpkgLog.txt Edit (522 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
GconfCompiz.txt Edit (297 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
JournalErrors.txt Edit (8.4 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmDisplayLog.txt Edit (3.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmGreeterLog.txt Edit (16.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
LightdmLog.txt Edit (17.9 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lspci.txt Edit (32.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Lsusb.txt Edit (588 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcCpuinfo.txt Edit (3.6 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcInterrupts.txt Edit (3.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
ProcModules.txt Edit (5.0 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UdevDb.txt Edit (146.2 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
UnitySupportTest.txt Edit (614 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLog.txt Edit (25.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
XorgLogOld.txt Edit (26.5 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
Xrandr.txt Edit (5.1 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xdpyinfo.txt Edit (9.7 KiB, text/plain; charset="utf-8")
xserver.devices.txt Edit (532 bytes, text/plain; charset="utf-8")

Apport retracing service (apport) on 2016-07-05

tags:

removed: need-duplicate-check

Paul White (paulw2u) on 2016-07-05

summary:	- package libvdpau1 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to - overwrite shared '/etc/vdpau_wrapper.cfg', which is different from other - instances of package libvdpau1:amd64 + Cannot install libvdpau1 due to error
description:	updated

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote on 2016-10-07:

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in libvdpau (Ubuntu):
status:	New → Confirmed

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e) on 2016-10-13

Changed in libvdpau (Ubuntu):
importance:	Undecided → High

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Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd) wrote on 2017-04-15:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1456904, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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