package libcurl4-openssl-dev 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-openssl-dev:armhf

[Michał Borsuk]

This came up while trying to install libcurl for armhf. System (amd64) is configured for cross-compiling on armhf; other packages were installed correctly.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libcurl4-openssl-dev 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-101.124-generic 4.4.95
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-101-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.13
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Dec 7 17:10:49 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libcurl4-openssl-dev:7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5
 Unpacking libcurl4-openssl-dev:armhf (7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libcurl4-openssl-dev_7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5_armhf.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-openssl-dev:armhf
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-openssl-dev:armhf
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-23 (959 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: curl
Title: package libcurl4-openssl-dev 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.5 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/bin/curl-config', which is different from other instances of package libcurl4-openssl-dev:armhf
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-11-29 (8 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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