package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libdrm2:amd64

[Lanceaworman]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
.proc.driver.nvidia.gpus.0: Error: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/proc/driver/nvidia/gpus/0'
.proc.driver.nvidia.registry: Binary: ""
.proc.driver.nvidia.version:
 NVRM version: NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 304.43 Sun Aug 19 20:14:03 PDT 2012
 GCC version: gcc version 4.7.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.7.2-2ubuntu1)
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Fri Nov 23 09:48:09 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-19 06:59:18,858 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 nvidia-current, 304.43, 3.2.0-32-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 304.43, 3.5.0-17-generic, x86_64: installed
 nvidia-current, 304.43, 3.5.0-18-generic, x86_64: installed
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libdrm2:amd64
GraphicsCard:
 NVIDIA Corporation GT216 [Quadro FX 880M] [10de:0a3c] (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:1521]
JockeyStatus:
 kmod:nvidia_experimental_304 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_experimental_310 - Experimental NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current - nvidia_current (Proprietary, Enabled, Not in use)
 kmod:nvidia_current_updates - NVIDIA binary Xorg driver, kernel module and VDPAU library (Proprietary, Disabled, Not in use)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8540w
MarkForUpload: True
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   3.3V
  16-bit
  PC Card
   Subdevice 0 (function 0) bound to driver "pata_pcmcia"
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=UUID=842C24E92C24D846 loop=/hostname/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: libdrm
Title: package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libdrm2:amd64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-19 (39 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/29/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68CVD Ver. F.21
dmi.board.name: 1521
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 32.34
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68CVDVer.F.21:bd03/29/2012:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook8540w:pvr:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1521:rvrKBCVersion32.34:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 8540w
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4+bzr3407-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.nvidia-graphics-drivers: nvidia-graphics-drivers N/A
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Maarten Lankhorst (mlankhorst)]

This is a not a bug because you probably used the xorg-edgers ppa.

if it's still a problem try to manually force uninstall all possible conflicting versions:

sudo dpkg -r --force all libdrm\* libkms\* libdrm\*:i386 libkms\*:i386 and then apt-get -f install to repair

[Tim Kubicz (tku)]

I didn't use xorg-edgers ppa, and this problem occured while I was trying to install Steam.
To fix that, I manually removed /usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz - and that's it, it fixed the problem.

[Casey Flinspach (cflinspach)]

Manually removing /usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz then running sudo apt-get upgrade fixed mine as well.

[Paraplegic Racehorse (paraplegic.racehorse)]

$ sudo rm /usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz
$ sudo apt-get upgrade

This sequence worked.

That said, I consider this still a valid bug so long as apt does not do this for me.

[Øyvind Stegard (oyvindstegard)]

Yup, removing the changelog.Debian.gz file helped. I also had to remove changelog for libdrm-nouveau2, due to same problem. Not using xorg-edgers.

Limbo (the game) was removed for me on 2013-03-20 during a regular apt-get dist-upgrade:

Start-Date: 2013-03-20 10:11:17
Commandline: apt-get dist-upgrade
Upgrade: dmsetup:amd64 (1.02.74-4ubuntu1, 1.02.74-4ubuntu1.1), perl:amd64 (5.14.2-13ubuntu0.1, 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.2), libgl1-
mesa-dev:amd64 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1, 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.1), libgl1-mesa-dri:amd64 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1, 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.1), libdevmapp
er1.02.1:amd64 (1.02.74-4ubuntu1, 1.02.74-4ubuntu1.1), linux-generic:amd64 (3.5.0.26.32, 3.5.0.27.43), libgl1-mesa-glx:amd6
4 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1, 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.1), perl-base:amd64 (5.14.2-13ubuntu0.1, 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.2), perl-modules:amd64 (5.14.
2-13ubuntu0.1, 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.2), libglapi-mesa:amd64 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1, 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.1), apache2-mpm-prefork:amd64 (2.
2.22-6ubuntu2.1, 2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2), libpam-ck-connector:amd64 (0.4.5-3, 0.4.5-3ubuntu0.1), apache2-utils:amd64 (2.2.22-6ub
untu2.1, 2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2), mesa-common-dev:amd64 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1, 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.1), apache2:amd64 (2.2.22-6ubuntu2.1,
2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2), libck-connector0:amd64 (0.4.5-3, 0.4.5-3ubuntu0.1), linux-firmware:amd64 (1.95, 1.95.1), apache2.2-comm
on:amd64 (2.2.22-6ubuntu2.1, 2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2), unity-lens-files:amd64 (6.6.1-0ubuntu1~test1, 6.6.1-0ubuntu1), apache2.2-b
in:amd64 (2.2.22-6ubuntu2.1, 2.2.22-6ubuntu2.2), libpam-xdg-support:amd64 (0.2-0ubuntu1, 0.2-0ubuntu1.1), libxatracker1:amd
64 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1, 9.0.3-0ubuntu0.1), libdevmapper-event1.02.1:amd64 (1.02.74-4ubuntu1, 1.02.74-4ubuntu1.1), xdiagnose:a
md64 (3.2.2, 3.2.3), liblvm2app2.2:amd64 (2.02.95-4ubuntu1, 2.02.95-4ubuntu1.1), libperl5.14:amd64 (5.14.2-13ubuntu0.1, 5.1
4.2-13ubuntu0.2), handbrake-cli:amd64 (5334svnppa1~quantal1, 5350svnppa1~quantal1), handbrake-gtk:amd64 (5334svnppa1~quanta
l1, 5350svnppa1~quantal1), perl-doc:amd64 (5.14.2-13ubuntu0.1, 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.2), consolekit:amd64 (0.4.5-3, 0.4.5-3ubunt
u0.1)
Remove: limbo:amd64 (1.3-0ubuntu1), libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1), limbo-bin:i386 (1.3-0ubuntu1), libgl1-mesa-glx:i386 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1), libglapi-mesa:i386 (9.0.2-0ubuntu0.1), libglu1-mesa:i386 (9.0.0-0ubuntu1)
End-Date: 2013-03-20 10:12:57

Probably removed due to some i386-deps being removed for the dist-upgrade. I didn't have time to look into it then, but encountered this problem when trying to re-install Limbo. It has a few i386 arch dependencies – the machine uses amd64.

No significant changes in package configuration on the machine in question before the problem occured, just normal apt-upgrades now and then.

[Sparhawk (sparhawkthesecond)]

I'm not using xorg-edgers. Why is this bug invalid?