package libdb5.1-java (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system

[Patrick Dickey]

I'm installingf my previous applications after having performed a clean installation of Ubuntu 12.04. This is possibly an application that requires a third-party repository (or is not installable via a repository).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: libdb5.1-java (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-23.36-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 27 15:56:43 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libdb5.1-java:i386 (from .../libdb5.1-java_5.1.25-11build1_i386.deb) ...
 dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/libdb5.1-java_5.1.25-11build1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system
ErrorMessage: './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
SourcePackage: db
Title: package libdb5.1-java (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: './usr/share/java/db-5.1.25.jar' is different from the same file on the system
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Patrick Dickey (pdickeybeta)]

The manner in which I'm performing this reinstallation is as follows:

sudo dpkg --set-selections < installed-software.txt (txt file that contains a list of all previously installed/deinstalled software)
sudo dselect

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #989326, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.