package libperl5.22 5.22.2-3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.22/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.22:i386

[Seaban]

Ubuntu Crash

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: libperl5.22 5.22.2-3
Uname: Linux 4.8.3-040803-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 20 13:31:45 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libperl5.22:5.22.2-3
 Unpacking libperl5.22:i386 (5.22.2-3) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-NdLby7/29-libperl5.22_5.22.2-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.22/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.22:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.22/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.22:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-18 (99 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.3
SourcePackage: perl
Title: package libperl5.22 5.22.2-3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.22/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.22:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[bluescreen (s-drei)]

In my case the bug was triggered by trying to install the driver for an Epson scanner Perfection V500 Photo.
It is a great scanner, too bad the Ubuntu developers think it is enough to support HP printers and scanners. Epson provides proprietary Linux drivers, unfortunately not distribution specific, and not updated very often. I have had to reinstall them after every version upgrade, every time with different errors to bypass. When I first installed the scanner driver on Ubuntu 16.10 I managed to go past by deleting manually '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.22/changelog.Debian.gz'
Who knows what I broke by doing that, but I do need the scanner

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1574351, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.