package libjpeg9-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.a', which is also in package libjpeg-turbo8-dev:amd64 1.4.2-0ubuntu3

[Tibor Harcsa]

wants to write the same file as already there by another library

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libjpeg9-dev (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun May 1 18:53:26 2016
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2016-05-01 18:53:24
 Commandline: synaptic
 Requested-By: tibor (1000)
 Install: libjpeg-turbo8-dev:amd64 (1.4.2-0ubuntu3), libjpeg9-dev:amd64 (1:9b-1), libjpeg9:amd64 (1:9b-1, automatic)
 Remove: libjpeg62-dev:amd64 (1:6b2-2)
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libjpeg9-dev:amd64 (1:9b-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libjpeg9-dev_1%3a9b-1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.a', which is also in package libjpeg-turbo8-dev:amd64 1.4.2-0ubuntu3
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.a', which is also in package libjpeg-turbo8-dev:amd64 1.4.2-0ubuntu3
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-09 (81 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: libjpeg9
Title: package libjpeg9-dev (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libjpeg.a', which is also in package libjpeg-turbo8-dev:amd64 1.4.2-0ubuntu3
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-21 (9 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life on April 29, 2021.

I'm setting this bug to "Incomplete" as it's not seen any activity for some time. If this is still an issue when using a currently maintained release of Ubuntu then please let us know otherwise this bug report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for libjpeg9 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

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