package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libdrm2:amd64

[Scott Karbon]

I get this error when trying to update. Seems to be blocking other updates as well (namely Python).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.28-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu3
AptOrdering:
 libdrm2: Install
 libdrm2: Configure
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
Date: Wed Oct 24 13:33:16 2012
DistUpgraded: 2012-10-22 15:35:47,667 DEBUG enabling apt cron job
DistroCodename: quantal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libdrm2:amd64
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Atom Processor D4xx/D5xx/N4xx/N5xx Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:a011] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:83ac]
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:83ac]
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120423)
MachineType: ASUSTeK Computer INC. 1001PXD
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-17-generic root=UUID=cfe88040-a991-45b3-9b72-94d2ffa0bdd3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: libdrm
Title: package libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libdrm2/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libdrm2:amd64
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-22 (1 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/12/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 0703
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 1001PXD
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: x.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: 0x00000000
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.chassis.version: x.x
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr0703:bd04/12/2011:svnASUSTeKComputerINC.:pn1001PXD:pvrx.x:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rn1001PXD:rvrx.xx:cvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:ct10:cvrx.x:
dmi.product.name: 1001PXD
dmi.product.version: x.x
dmi.sys.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.8.4-0ubuntu3
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs 20090808ubuntu36
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.39-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.0-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.13.0-0ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.99.99~git20120913.8637f772-0ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.20.9-0ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.2-0ubuntu3

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Scott Karbon (scott-karbon)]

FYI - I fixed this on the PC by simply going and deleting the changelog.Debian.gz file

[Szilard Szekely (szekelyszilard19)]

Thanks! It fixed me too.

[Richard Hansen (rhansen)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1068165, so it 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. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.