package libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386

Bug #1677276 reported by jhUbuntu
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
readline5 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

I am trying to install the following package but i get an error from the system, pipe is broken.
 sudo apt-get install libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386 libreadline-gplv2-dev

More specifically
Unpacking libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386 (5.2+dfsg-3build1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libreadline-gplv2-dev_5.2+dfsg-3build1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu7) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libreadline-gplv2-dev_5.2+dfsg-3build1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code(1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3build1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-66.87-generic 4.4.44
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-66-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 29 16:58:51 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libreadline-gplv2-dev:5.2+dfsg-3build1
 Unpacking libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386 (5.2+dfsg-3build1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libreadline-gplv2-dev_5.2+dfsg-3build1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-18 (130 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: readline5
Title: package libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3build1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
jhUbuntu (jhubuntu) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in readline5 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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