package libjpeg-turbo8-dev 1.4.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/jerror.h', which is also in package libjpeg9-dev:amd64 1:9b-1ubuntu1

[Rona Dini Hari]

Just got back from restart.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libjpeg-turbo8-dev 1.4.2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-28.47-generic 4.4.13
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Jun 29 12:14:30 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu3
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libjpeg-turbo8 1.4.2-0ubuntu3
 multiarch-support 2.23-0ubuntu3
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libjpeg-turbo8-dev_1.4.2-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
 Unpacking libjpeg-turbo8-dev:amd64 (1.4.2-0ubuntu3) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libjpeg-turbo8-dev_1.4.2-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/jerror.h', which is also in package libjpeg9-dev:amd64 1:9b-1ubuntu1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libjpeg-turbo8-dev:1.4.2-0ubuntu3
 Unpacking libjpeg-turbo8-dev:amd64 (1.4.2-0ubuntu3) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libjpeg-turbo8-dev_1.4.2-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/jerror.h', which is also in package libjpeg9-dev:amd64 1:9b-1ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/jerror.h', which is also in package libjpeg9-dev:amd64 1:9b-1ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-13 (17 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: libjpeg-turbo
Title: package libjpeg-turbo8-dev 1.4.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/jerror.h', which is also in package libjpeg9-dev:amd64 1:9b-1ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Sorry for the 'noise'.
Updating currently affected releases.

[Gwyneth Llewelyn (gwyneth-llewelyn)]

What we need is a libjpeg-turbo9[-dev] package, i.e. one that works cleanly with the libjpeg 90 interface (as opposed to still using 80).

This error/bug is still extant in 2024, eight years after having been first reported.