package libsensors4 1:3.4.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/sensors.d/.placeholder', which is different from other instances of package libsensors4:i386

Bug #1710120 reported by Florent Bonamis
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Bug Description

proble occured during update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libsensors4 1:3.4.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-83.106-generic 4.4.70
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-83-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.9
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 11 11:09:18 2017
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libsensors4:1:3.4.0-2
 Unpacking libsensors4:i386 (1:3.4.0-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libsensors4_1%3a3.4.0-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/etc/sensors.d/.placeholder', which is different from other instances of package libsensors4:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/sensors.d/.placeholder', which is different from other instances of package libsensors4:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-26 (227 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160720)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: lm-sensors
Title: package libsensors4 1:3.4.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/sensors.d/.placeholder', which is different from other instances of package libsensors4:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Florent Bonamis (broche69) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1704767, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

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