package libxslt1.1 1.1.26-8ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libxslt1.1/changelog.Debian.gz] failed to install/upgrade: libxslt1.1:amd64 1.1.26-8ubuntu1 cannot be configured because libxslt1.1

[Arthur Amendt]

It installed both the 32 bit and the 64 bit version of the file and now it gives me an error when I try to run sudo apt-get -f install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libxslt1.1 1.1.26-8ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libxslt1.1/changelog.Debian.gz]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
AptOrdering:
 libxslt1.1: Configure
 libxslt1.1: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Aug 21 09:27:39 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing libxslt1.1 (--configure):
  libxslt1.1:amd64 1.1.26-8ubuntu1 cannot be configured because libxslt1.1:i386 is in a different version (1.1.26-8ubuntu1.1)
ErrorMessage: libxslt1.1:amd64 1.1.26-8ubuntu1 cannot be configured because libxslt1.1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta amd64 (20120403)
SourcePackage: libxslt
Title: package libxslt1.1 1.1.26-8ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libxslt1.1/changelog.Debian.gz] failed to install/upgrade: libxslt1.1:amd64 1.1.26-8ubuntu1 cannot be configured because libxslt1.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[dako (dakodako)]

solved with
sudo dpkg --force-all --purge libxslt1.1
sudo apt-get -f install

my 2cent

[Arthur Amendt (amendt)]

That doesn't help me. It downloads a new libreoffice but doesn't upgrade yet. same error message.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Mattia Rizzolo (mapreri)]

There used to be some multiarch issues that have since been fixed, closing.