package libkmod2 22-1ubuntu5 [modified: usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libkmod2:i386

[Robert Joyner]

I'm not sure if this is a new bug or not but I haven't been able to install new software for quite some time.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libkmod2 22-1ubuntu5 [modified: usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-89.112-generic 4.4.76
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-89-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 19 19:31:53 2018
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2018-02-19 19:31:46
 Commandline: apt-get -f install
 Requested-By: robert (1000)
 Install: libkmod2:i386 (22-1ubuntu5, automatic)
 Upgrade: udev:amd64 (229-4ubuntu19, 229-4ubuntu21.1), libudev1:amd64 (229-4ubuntu19, 229-4ubuntu21.1), libudev1:i386 (229-4ubuntu19, 229-4ubuntu21.1), libudev-dev:i386 (229-4ubuntu19, 229-4ubuntu21.1)
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libkmod2_22-1ubuntu5_i386.deb ...
 Unpacking libkmod2:i386 (22-1ubuntu5) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libkmod2_22-1ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libkmod2:i386
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libkmod2:22-1ubuntu5 [modified: usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz]
 Unpacking libkmod2:i386 (22-1ubuntu5) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libkmod2_22-1ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libkmod2:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libkmod2:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-28 (328 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: kmod
Title: package libkmod2 22-1ubuntu5 [modified: usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libkmod2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libkmod2:i386
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-07-05 (229 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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