package libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libgl1-mesa-dri:i386

[Jaime Cruz]

Error occurred when running the software updater this morning.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Wed Feb 14 08:00:48 2018
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus: bcmwl, 6.30.223.271+bdcom, 4.13.0-32-generic, x86_64: installed
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libgl1-mesa-dri:17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
 Unpacking libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1) over (17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes, if not too technical
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Venus LE [Radeon HD 8830M] [1002:682b] (rev 87) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Pegatron Venus LE [Radeon HD 8830M] [1b0a:90f3]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-06 (1256 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
MachineType: HP 510-p127c
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-32-generic root=UUID=3dd39524-3a29-4831-9f5a-6decde86d996 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.25
SourcePackage: mesa
Title: package libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/07/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: AMI
dmi.bios.version: F.14
dmi.board.asset.tag: CNV64609PD
dmi.board.name: 822A
dmi.board.vendor: HP
dmi.board.version: 00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNV64609PD
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAMI:bvrF.14:bd10/07/2016:svnHP:pn510-p127c:pvr:rvnHP:rn822A:rvr00:cvnHP:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.family: 103C_53316J G=D
dmi.product.name: 510-p127c
dmi.sys.vendor: HP
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core N/A
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau N/A
xserver.bootTime: Sun Jan 28 01:00:43 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors: RADEON(0): drmmode_do_crtc_dpms cannot get last vblank counter
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.19.5-0ubuntu2~16.04.1
xserver.video_driver: radeon

[Jaime Cruz (jaime-cruz)]

Attempted to update from the command line and got this:

The following packages will be upgraded:
  libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/6,258 kB of archives.
After this operation, 20.5 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 255782 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libgl1-mesa-dri_17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libgl1-mesa-dri:i386 (17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1) over (17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
 trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libgl1-mesa-dri/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libgl1-mesa-dri:i386
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/libgl1-mesa-dri_17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton)]

I believe this was a bug in apt/dpkg