package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.24-3ubuntu2

[AbdelRahim Elmadany]

package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.24-3ubuntu2

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-46.49-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 14 01:17:57 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed)
 Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.24-3ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-paAvAP/005-libc6-dev-i386_2.24-3ubuntu2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.24-3ubuntu2
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.24-3ubuntu2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-04-11 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.4
SourcePackage: glibc
Title: package libc6-dev-i386 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.24-3ubuntu2
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[sleeply4cat (sleeply4cat)]

Faced the same problem.
http://paste.ubuntu.com/25786002/

[dino99 (9d9)]

This is an unsupported release now. Please think to install the next LTS 'Bionic 18.04'

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-next/daily-live/current/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2018/02/ubuntu-18-04-minimal-install-option

[Simon Quigley (tsimonq2)]

Marking as Invalid because the release is EOL is not correct. Marking as Incomplete. Also, 18.04 is (at the time of writing) still in development, and you should expect some breakage.
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Release_has_reached_End_of_Life_.28EOL.29

Reporter, is this still present on 17.10 or 16.04?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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