package openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u144-b01-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64

[David Kastrup]

Normal security update, prompted by the system.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u144-b01-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-lowlatency 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-lowlatency x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
AptOrdering:
 libssl1.0.0:i386: Install
 libssl1.0.0:amd64: Install
 openssl:amd64: Install
 openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 8 20:58:57 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:openjdk-8-jre-headless:8u144-b01-2
 Unpacking openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64 (8u151-b12-0ubuntu0.17.10.2) over (8u144-b01-2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/openjdk-8-jre-headless_8u151-b12-0ubuntu0.17.10.2_amd64.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-14 (2217 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111011)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5
SourcePackage: openjdk-8
Title: package openjdk-8-jre-headless 8u144-b01-2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/java-8-openjdk/security/java.security', which is different from other instances of package openjdk-8-jre-headless:amd64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Thorsten Glaser (mirabilos)]

duplicate of https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openjdk-8/+bug/1916327 (different filename but same root cause)