package libpcsclite1 1.8.14-1ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpcsclite1:i386

[André Eduardo Trevisan]

I was trying to install a smart card reader to a digital certificate.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: libpcsclite1 1.8.14-1ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.36-generic 4.2.8-ckt3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
AptOrdering:
 libpcsclite1: Install
 libpcsclite1: Configure
 libpcsclite1: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Mar 8 12:13:18 2016
Dependencies:
 gcc-5-base 5.2.1-22ubuntu2
 libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4.1
 libgcc1 1:5.2.1-22ubuntu2
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Preparing to unpack .../libpcsclite1_1.8.14-1ubuntu1_i386.deb ...
 Unpacking libpcsclite1:i386 (1.8.14-1ubuntu1) over (1.8.5-1ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libpcsclite1_1.8.14-1ubuntu1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpcsclite1:i386
DuplicateSignature: package:libpcsclite1:1.8.14-1ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz]:trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpcsclite1:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpcsclite1:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-08 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: pcsc-lite
Title: package libpcsclite1 1.8.14-1ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz] failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libpcsclite1:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Ludovic Rousseau (ludovic-rousseau-gmail)]

It may be a problem on your side.
Package: libpcsclite1 1.8.14-1ubuntu1 [modified: usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz]

Have you manually modified /usr/share/doc/libpcsclite1/changelog.Debian.gz ?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for pcsc-lite (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]