package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386

[Vadim Peretokin]

Trying to install winehq-staging from the Wine APT repository on Ubuntu 17.10 yields this error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-42.47-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: sep4_1 socperf2_0 pax
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon May 14 09:25:17 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libsane1:1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1
 Unpacking libsane1:i386 (1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-va4Lad/20-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-15 (452 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: sane-backends
Title: package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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