libcurl4-gnutls-dev:i386 and libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 conflict on shared file '/usr/include/curl/curlbuild.h'

[Daniel Klauer]

libcurl4-gnutls-dev:i386 and libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 can't be installed together because they both contain a file '/usr/include/curl/curlbuild.h' but it's different.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-64.85-generic 4.4.44
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-64-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptOrdering:
 libcurl4-gnutls-dev: Install
 libcurl4-gnutls-dev: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Feb 28 20:54:17 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 (7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/curl/curlbuild.h', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libcurl4-gnutls-dev:(not installed)
 Unpacking libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64 (7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcurl4-gnutls-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/curl/curlbuild.h', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/curl/curlbuild.h', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-25 (187 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: curl
Title: package libcurl4-gnutls-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/include/curl/curlbuild.h', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-gnutls-dev:amd64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life on April 29, 2021.

I'm setting this bug to "Incomplete" as it's not seen any activity for some time. If this is still an issue when using a currently maintained release of Ubuntu then please let us know otherwise this bug report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for curl (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

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