This bug seems to have reappeared in 6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu1:
$ sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends install openjdk-6-jre:i386
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
icedtea-plugin:i386
Recommended packages:
ttf-dejavu-extra:i386 icedtea-netx:i386
The following NEW packages will be installed:
openjdk-6-jre:i386
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
85 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/232 kB of archives.
After this operation, 706 kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 161613 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking openjdk-6-jre:i386 (from .../openjdk-6-jre_6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu1_i386.deb) ...
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-6-jre_6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
'./usr/share/applications/openjdk-6-policytool.desktop' is different from the same file on the system
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-6-jre_6b24-1.11.1-4ubuntu1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
This bug seems to have reappeared in 6b24-1. 11.1-4ubuntu1:
$ sudo apt-get --no-install- recommends install openjdk-6-jre:i386 plugin: i386 extra:i386 icedtea-netx:i386 6-jre:i386 6-jre_6b24- 1.11.1- 4ubuntu1_ i386.deb) ... apt/archives/ openjdk- 6-jre_6b24- 1.11.1- 4ubuntu1_ i386.deb (--unpack): share/applicati ons/openjdk- 6-policytool. desktop' is different from the same file on the system applications/ bamf.index. .. apt/archives/ openjdk- 6-jre_6b24- 1.11.1- 4ubuntu1_ i386.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Suggested packages:
icedtea-
Recommended packages:
ttf-dejavu-
The following NEW packages will be installed:
openjdk-
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
85 not fully installed or removed.
Need to get 0 B/232 kB of archives.
After this operation, 706 kB of additional disk space will be used.
(Reading database ... 161613 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking openjdk-6-jre:i386 (from .../openjdk-
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/
'./usr/
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
/var/cache/
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)