package libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 [modified: usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf] failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf' is different from the same file on the system

[Alex Thorne]

When installing Wine through Ubuntu Software Centre it fails halfway through and i get an error message. Now when ever i try to remove Wine or install other software it says "Item cannot be installed or removed until the package catalogue is repaired. Do you want to repair it now?"

Even when i do click repair nothing works. The only way i can fix it is to remove it via Synaptic Package Manager.

libsound does seem to be the problem and i think i know why. I have an M-Audio 24/96 soundcard and followed a guide i found on a forum that suggested altering the file and using alsa mixer to make it work... it did work but i have not been able to install Wine since. Any idea how to install wine? i really do need it!

thanks

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 [modified: usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 21 18:43:02 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking libasound2:i386 (from .../libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_i386.deb (--unpack):
  './usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf' is different from the same file on the system
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libasound2:i386 (from .../libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.25-1ubuntu10_i386.deb (--unpack):
  './usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf' is different from the same file on the system
ErrorMessage: './usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf' is different from the same file on the system
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: alsa-lib
Title: package libasound2 1.0.25-1ubuntu10 [modified: usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf] failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/alsa/cards/ICE1712.conf' is different from the same file on the system
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[David Henningsson (diwic)]

Should be fixed in 13.10, because with alsa-lib 1.0.27 this file is now
in a separate all-architecture package instead (libasound2-data).