package libperl5.26 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.26/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.26:i386

[Aaron Skog]

Fresh install of Ubuntu desktop 18.04 which results in this error soon after logging onto the machine.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: libperl5.26 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: kpatch_livepatch_Ubuntu_4_15_0_20_21_generic_40
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Jul 14 15:55:01 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libperl5.26:5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1
 Unpacking libperl5.26:i386 (5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-zRdKQ3/44-libperl5.26_5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.26/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.26:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.26/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.26:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-14 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:, Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:": "/root/Error: command ['which', 'python'] failed with exit code 1:", unpackaged
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: perl
Title: package libperl5.26 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libperl5.26/changelog.Debian.gz', which is different from other instances of package libperl5.26:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[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.