package libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64

[Saladien]

Just updated and installed a dependency yesterday

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed)
Uname: Linux 4.5.0-040500-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu1
AptOrdering:
 libcurl4-gnutls-dev: Install
 libcurl4-gnutls-dev: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 2 03:08:53 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 (7.47.0-1ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 (7.47.0-1ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-12 (21 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160307)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.9
SourcePackage: curl
Title: package libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Mark Mentovai (mark-moxienet)]

This is a duplicate. The bug is explained in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/+bug/1451525/comments/3.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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