libtool-doc gives dpkg error on install

Bug #1862925 reported by lotuspsychje
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
libtool (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
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Bug Description

Ubuntu 20.04 development branch with kernel 5.4.0-12-generic system up to date @ 12/2/2020

Installing libtool-doc gives a dpkg error on install:

lotuspsychje @ RooTBoX: ~ $ sudo apt install libtool-doc
Package lists are read ... Ready
Tree of requirements is being built
The status information is read ... Ready
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  libtool doc
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
0 B / 232 kB of archives must be retrieved.
After this operation, an additional 1,072 kB of disk space will be used.
(Database is being read ... 247912 files and folders currently installed
.)
Unpacking ... / libtool-doc_2.4.6-12_all.deb is being prepared ...
Unpacking libtool-doc (2.4.6-12) ...
dpkg: Error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libtool-doc_2.4.6-1
2_all.deb (--unpack):
 attempt to overwrite '/ usr / share / doc / libtool / AUTHORS', whatever in package
t libtool 2.4.6-12
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
Errors found while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libtool-doc_2.4.6-12_all.deb
E: Sub-process / usr / bin / dpkg returned an error code (1)

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in libtool (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The issue has been fixed in that update, https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libtool/2.4.6-14

Changed in libtool (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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