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package libtiff4 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/libtiff4', which is different from other instances of package libtiff4:amd64

Bug #1464735 reported by Felipe Faria de Souza
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tiff (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

unsupported library libtiff4

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libtiff4 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-51.84-generic 3.13.11-ckt18
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-51-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
AptOrdering:
 libtiff4: Install
 libtiff4: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 11 23:28:34 2015
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libtiff4_3.9.5-2ubuntu1.8_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking libtiff4:amd64 (3.9.5-2ubuntu1.8) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libtiff4_3.9.5-2ubuntu1.8_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/libtiff4', which is different from other instances of package libtiff4:amd64
DuplicateSignature: package:libtiff4:(not installed):trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/libtiff4', which is different from other instances of package libtiff4:amd64
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/libtiff4', which is different from other instances of package libtiff4:amd64
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-05-24 (384 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: tiff
Title: package libtiff4 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/lintian/overrides/libtiff4', which is different from other instances of package libtiff4:amd64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Felipe Faria de Souza (felipesouza22) wrote :
Apport retracing service (apport)
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Rolf Leggewie (r0lf) wrote :

google only finds a bunch of bug reports for "failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared" but no explanation.

bug 1533780
bug 1574351
bug 1279192
bug 1490282
bug 1290155
bug 1464735
bug 1471677
bug 1193243

Could be an issue of a missing "Replaces"-declaration somewhere. Possibly related to multiarch, too. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icedtea-web/+bug/1471677/comments/3 strongly suggests this.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

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