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 2.26-0ubuntu2.1

[Daniel P Pflager]

Found this while executing the instructions to build chromium which I found here:

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/master/docs/linux_build_instructions.md#System-requirements

During the step where i did this:

$ sudo ./install-build-deps

Many dependencies were successfully installed, but this one did not:

Unpacking zlib1g-dbg (1:1.2.11.dfsg-0ubuntu2) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-kiyJIg/049-libc6-dev-i386_2.26-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libc6-dev-i386 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 7 21:02:50 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libc6-dev-i386:(not installed)
 Unpacking libc6-dev-i386 (2.26-0ubuntu2.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-kiyJIg/049-libc6-dev-i386_2.26-0ubuntu2.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.26-0ubuntu2.1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/bits', which is also in package libc6-dev-amd64:i386 2.26-0ubuntu2.1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-24 (42 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
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 2.26-0ubuntu2.1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)