libkrb5-dev: dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

[Keith David Bershatsky]

Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS: sudo apt install libkrb5-dev

Installation fails with this message:

dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

I had tried to install this package as a dependency of building Wine from source:

configure: libkrb5 32-bit/64-bit development files not found (or too old), Kerberos won't be supported.

[Michael Hudson-Doyle (mwhudson)]

I think we're going to need more output that than to help you debug this.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

Also this appears to be hand-transcribed from the actual error message (there is no such thing as a "paste subprocess"). Please copy and paste error messages to avoid introducing such mistakes.

What is normally useful here is to attach /var/log/apt/term.log from the affected system.

[Keith David Bershatsky (lawlist)]

Thank you both for helping me to create a more detailed report of the issue. I was unable to duplicate the error using a fresh installation of Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS; i.e., using a fresh install of the OS, `sudo apt install libkrb5-dev` succeeded without any issue. Using a current installation with lots of other stuff, however, still refuses to install. The output from the terminal and also from `/var/log/apt/term.log` combined is only about 77 lines, so I'm just pasting the combined output here:

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### Output from the terminal:

Preparing to unpack .../2-libkadm5srv-mit12_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkadm5srv-mit12:amd64 (1.19.2-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libkadm5clnt-mit12:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../3-libkadm5clnt-mit12_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkadm5clnt-mit12:amd64 (1.19.2-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package comerr-dev:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../4-comerr-dev_2.1-1.46.5-2ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking comerr-dev:amd64 (2.1-1.46.5-2ubuntu1.1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package krb5-multidev:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../5-krb5-multidev_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking krb5-multidev:amd64 (1.19.2-2) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-UsJRPe/5-krb5-multidev_1.19
.2-2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/krb5-config.mit', which is different from
other instances of package krb5-multidev:amd64
dpkg-deb: error: paste subprocess was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Selecting previously unselected package libkrb5-dev:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../6-libkrb5-dev_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkrb5-dev:amd64 (1.19.2-2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-UsJRPe/5-krb5-multidev_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
lawlist@lawlist-VirtualBox:~$

======================================
### excerpt from /var/log/apt/term.log

Log started: 2022-10-17 14:25:29
Selecting previously unselected package libgssrpc4:amd64.
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Preparing to unpack .../0-libgssrpc4_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libgssrpc4:amd64 (1.19.2-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libkdb5-10:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../1-libkdb5-10_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkdb5-10:amd64 (1.19.2-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libkadm5srv-mit12:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../2-libkadm5srv-mit12_1.19.2-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libkadm5srv-mit12:amd64 (1.19.2-2) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libkadm5clnt-mit12:amd64.
Preparing to unpack .../3-libkadm5clnt-mit12_1.19...

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

thanks for the update. That makes this a duplicate of bug #1980494.