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Joey Teo (joey-teo-yew-joe) wrote : Re: [Bug 1400840] Re: package libasound2 1.0.27.2-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libasound2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libasound2:amd64

delete the file by doing a find -name then reinstall.
On 07/06/2015 11:30 pm, "Edel" <email address hidden> wrote:

> Someone have fixed this kind of error? I have a few weeks with this
> problem and I'm losing my head, please help me.
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> Title:
> package libasound2 1.0.27.2-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: trying
> to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libasound2/changelog.Debian.gz',
> which is different from other instances of package libasound2:amd64
>
> Status in alsa-lib package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> does not seem to be able to install properly as similar package exist
> of a different signature.
>
> ProblemType: Package
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
> Package: libasound2 1.0.27.2-1ubuntu6
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-32.57-generic 3.13.11.4
> Uname: Linux 3.13.0-32-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
> AptOrdering:
> libasound2: Install
> libasound2: Configure
> libasound2: Configure
> Architecture: amd64
> Date: Wed Dec 10 03:46:06 2014
> Dependencies:
> gcc-4.9-base 4.9-20140406-0ubuntu1
> libasound2-data 1.0.27.2-3ubuntu7
> libc6 2.19-0ubuntu6.3
> libgcc1 1:4.9-20140406-0ubuntu1
> multiarch-support 2.19-0ubuntu6
> DpkgHistoryLog:
> Start-Date: 2014-12-10 03:45:20
> Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-fix-broken-depends' sender=':1.87'
> Upgrade: libasound2:amd64 (1.0.27.2-1ubuntu6, 1.0.27.2-3ubuntu7)
> DpkgTerminalLog:
> Preparing to unpack .../libasound2_1.0.27.2-3ubuntu7_amd64.deb ...
> Unpacking libasound2:amd64 (1.0.27.2-3ubuntu7) over (1.0.27.2-1ubuntu6)
> ...
> dpkg: error processing archive
> /var/cache/apt/archives/libasound2_1.0.27.2-3ubuntu7_amd64.deb (--unpack):
> trying to overwrite shared
> '/usr/share/doc/libasound2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from
> other instances of package libasound2:amd64
> DuplicateSignature: package:libasound2:1.0.27.2-1ubuntu6:trying to
> overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libasound2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is
> different from other instances of package libasound2:amd64
> ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared
> '/usr/share/doc/libasound2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from
> other instances of package libasound2:amd64
> InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-31 (465 days ago)
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64
> (20130424)
> SourcePackage: alsa-lib
> Title: package libasound2 1.0.27.2-1ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade:
> trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libasound2/changelog.Debian.gz',
> which is different from other instances of package libasound2:amd64
> UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-07-30 (131 days ago)
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