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

[John Doe]

Smart deconfliction failed to correct this problem.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libjpeg9-dev (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-45.66-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-45-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 9 04:05:35 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libjpeg9-dev:(not installed)
 Unpacking libjpeg9-dev:amd64 (1:9b-1ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libjpeg9-dev_1%3a9b-1ubuntu1_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 2016-05-25 (168 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: 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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

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 1577202, 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.