package openjdk-7-jdk 7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/src.zip', which is also in package openjdk-7-source 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1

[David A. Ventimiglia]

There aren't many details to provide. I was just doing the usual updates, when I got an error.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: openjdk-7-jdk 7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-34.60-generic 3.13.11.4
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-34-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.3
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Aug 20 06:13:53 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:openjdk-7-jdk:7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.1:trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/src.zip', which is also in package openjdk-7-source 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/src.zip', which is also in package openjdk-7-source 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-12 (585 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
SourcePackage: openjdk-7
Title: package openjdk-7-jdk 7u65-2.5.1-4ubuntu1~0.14.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-i386/src.zip', which is also in package openjdk-7-source 7u55-2.4.7-1ubuntu1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-30 (112 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Roy Carpenter (maureenroy)]

Had just updated when this problem popped up.

[Brian Burch (brian-pingtoo)]

My initial workaround seemed to be good enough...

sudo mv /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-i386/src.zip /usr/lib/jvm/java-1.7.0-openjdk-i386/src.zip-oldSymlink

sudo apt-get install --reinstall openjdk-7-source

I notice that /usr/lib/jvm/openjdk-7/src.zip seems to have been updated, and that a new symlink was not created. I'm not sure (at this time) whether I should now rename the old symlink, or whether it is redundant.

I hope this early information helps!