overwrite error - trying to overwrite '/lib64/libiberty.a', which is also in package binutils-multiarch 2.21.0.20110302-2ubuntu2

[Philip Muškovac]

Binary package hint: binutils

Trying to install updates:

Unpacking replacement binutils ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/binutils_2.21.0.20110302-2ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite '/lib64/libiberty.a', which is also in package binutils-multiarch 2.21.0.20110302-2ubuntu2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                                              dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: binutils 2.21.0.20110302-2ubuntu1 [modified: usr/bin/strip usr/bin/objcopy usr/bin/objdump usr/bin/nm usr/bin/addr2line usr/bin/readelf usr/bin/ranlib usr/bin/ar usr/bin/gprof usr/bin/strings usr/bin/size]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.37-12.26-server 2.6.37
Uname: Linux 2.6.37-12-server x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 19 00:38:32 2011
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 LANGUAGE=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: binutils
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Colin Watson (cjwatson)]

Thanks for your report. This is also bug 737887.