package gdb (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gdb.1.gz', which is also in package gdb-arm-none-eabi 7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1

[Uroš Golob]

Ubuntu 14.04 refuses to install gdb if gdb-arm-none-eabi is already installed. Same goes other way around (impossible to install gdb-arm-none-eabi if gdb already installed).

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Preparing to unpack .../gdb_7.7-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gdb (7.7-0ubuntu3) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/gdb_7.7-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gdb.1.gz', which is also in package gdb-arm-none-eabi 7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for menu (2.1.46ubuntu1) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/gdb_7.7-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
Error in function:

and

installArchives() failed: Selecting previously unselected package gdb-arm-none-eabi.
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(Reading database ... 85%
(Reading database ... 90%
(Reading database ... 95%
(Reading database ... 100%
(Reading database ... 228498 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../gdb-arm-none-eabi_7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking gdb-arm-none-eabi (7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/gdb-arm-none-eabi_7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gdb.1.gz', which is also in package gdb 7.7-0ubuntu3
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1) ...
Error in function:

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: gdb (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3
AptOrdering:
 gdb: Install
 gdb: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Apr 28 19:13:21 2014
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../gdb_7.7-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking gdb (7.7-0ubuntu3) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/gdb_7.7-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gdb.1.gz', which is also in package gdb-arm-none-eabi 7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1
DuplicateSignature: package:gdb:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gdb.1.gz', which is also in package gdb-arm-none-eabi 7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gdb.1.gz', which is also in package gdb-arm-none-eabi 7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-17 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: gdb
Title: package gdb (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/share/man/man1/gdb.1.gz', which is also in package gdb-arm-none-eabi 7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1+1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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