package libllvm3.8v4 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.8.so.1', which is also in package libllvm3.8:i386 1:3.8~+rc3-1~exp1~gd~t

Bug #1619102 reported by Haze33E
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llvm-toolchain-3.8 (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I got a security update notice from ubuntu 14.04 lts 32-bit. and it uninstalled lots of things and re-installed lots of things during the re-install it said something failed to update. When I tried installing the failed update it kept giving me error messages and now I can't update ubuntu.

Here's the text from my terminal

    Reading package lists... Done
    Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done
    Correcting dependencies... Done
    The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
      libllvm3.5
    Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove it.
    The following extra packages will be installed:
      libllvm3.8v4
    The following NEW packages will be installed:
      libllvm3.8v4
    0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
    33 not fully installed or removed.
    Need to get 0 B/10.2 MB of archives.
    After this operation, 40.3 MB of additional disk space will be used.
    Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
    (Reading database ... 788253 files and directories currently installed.)
    Preparing to unpack .../libllvm3.8v4_1%3a3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4_i386.deb ...
    Unpacking libllvm3.8v4:i386 (1:3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4) ...
    dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libllvm3.8v4_1%3a3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4_i386.deb (--unpack):
     trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.8.so.1', which is also in package libllvm3.8:i386 1:3.8~+rc3-1~exp1~gd~t
    dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)
    Errors were encountered while processing:
     /var/cache/apt/archives/libllvm3.8v4_1%3a3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4_i386.deb
    E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libllvm3.8v4 (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-34.53~14.04.1-generic 4.4.15
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-34-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.21
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Aug 31 22:40:15 2016
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libllvm3.8v4_1%3a3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4_i386.deb ...
 Unpacking libllvm3.8v4:i386 (1:3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libllvm3.8v4_1%3a3.8-2ubuntu3~trusty4_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.8.so.1', which is also in package libllvm3.8:i386 1:3.8~+rc3-1~exp1~gd~t
DuplicateSignature: package:libllvm3.8v4:(not installed):trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.8.so.1', which is also in package libllvm3.8:i386 1:3.8~+rc3-1~exp1~gd~t
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.8.so.1', which is also in package libllvm3.8:i386 1:3.8~+rc3-1~exp1~gd~t
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-17 (472 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.14
SourcePackage: llvm-toolchain-3.8
Title: package libllvm3.8v4 (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libLLVM-3.8.so.1', which is also in package libllvm3.8:i386 1:3.8~+rc3-1~exp1~gd~t
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Haze33E (phoenixhaze) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in llvm-toolchain-3.8 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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