package libsane 1.0.23-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/sane.d/kodakaio.conf', which is different from other instances of package libsane:i386

[Pedro Nariyoshi]

libsane fails to upgrade because the i386 tries to overwrite a file that amd64 installed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libsane 1.0.23-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-15.22-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.5.2-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Sep 22 11:59:30 2012
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/sane.d/kodakaio.conf', which is different from other instances of package libsane:i386
SourcePackage: sane-backends
Title: package libsane 1.0.23-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/sane.d/kodakaio.conf', which is different from other instances of package libsane:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Robert Ancell (robert-ancell)]

Looks like there needs to be a libsane-common package if this is going to support multi-arch.

[baron_army (baron-army)]

I had this occur while trying to install Google Earth.

[Pedro Nariyoshi (pedro-nariyoshi)]

Hey Baron,
try force-installing libsane:i386
"sudo dpkg -i --force-all /wherever/the/package/is.deb"

Not very elegant, but will get your system working (;

[headless (headless-)]

Had the problem with 'teamviewer_linux_x64.deb'. Strange that this one wanted to install over 100 :i386 packages.