package libaio-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/libaio.h', which is also in package libaio:i386 0.3.104-1

[Eduardo Ribeiro Rodrigues]

was trying to install/update package libaio-dev

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: libaio-dev (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.35-generic 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic x86_64
AptOrdering:
 libaio-dev: Install
 libaio-dev: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Sep 27 16:37:44 2011
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Unpacking libaio-dev (from .../libaio-dev_0.3.107-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libaio-dev_0.3.107-7ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/libaio.h', which is also in package libaio:i386 0.3.104-1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/libaio.h', which is also in package libaio:i386 0.3.104-1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
SourcePackage: libaio
Title: package libaio-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/libaio.h', which is also in package libaio:i386 0.3.104-1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-23 (96 days ago)

[Robie Basak (racb)]

Eduardo,

Do you know how you have ended up with libaio:i386 version 0.3.104-1 installed? The current supported versions are:

   libaio1 | 0.3.106-8ubuntu1 | hardy | amd64, hppa, i386, ia64, lpia, powerpc, sparc
   libaio1 | 0.3.107-3ubuntu2 | lucid | amd64, armel, i386, ia64, powerpc, sparc
   libaio1 | 0.3.107-7ubuntu1 | maverick | amd64, armel, i386, powerpc
   libaio1 | 0.3.107-7ubuntu2 | natty | amd64, armel, i386, powerpc
   libaio1 | 0.3.109-1ubuntu2 | oneiric | amd64, armel, i386, powerpc

[Eduardo Ribeiro Rodrigues (edu-pobox)]

Hi,

That's a very good question. I have no idea. But I was able to get around this issue by removing this strange version I had and installing the newer version.

Tks anyways.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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