package libqtcore4 4:4.8.7+dfsg-5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/xdg/Trolltech.conf', which is different from other instances of package libqtcore4:i386

[houde]

Happened while installing skype

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libqtcore4 4:4.8.7+dfsg-5ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-21.37-generic 4.4.6
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 4 19:07:03 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libqtcore4:i386 (4:4.8.7+dfsg-5ubuntu2) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libqtcore4_4%3a4.8.7+dfsg-5ubuntu2_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/etc/xdg/Trolltech.conf', which is different from other instances of package libqtcore4:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/xdg/Trolltech.conf', which is different from other instances of package libqtcore4:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-10 (24 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: qt4-x11
Title: package libqtcore4 4:4.8.7+dfsg-5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/etc/xdg/Trolltech.conf', which is different from other instances of package libqtcore4:i386
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-22 (12 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Derek Chafin (infomaniac50)]

I fixed the install by mv the current Trolltech.conf file to Trolltech.conf.bak and running apt-get -f install. After running apt-get Trolltech.conf does not exist so I don't know why it's complaining if it's not going to write anything.

ls /etc/xdg/
autostart menus sni-qt.conf systemd Thunar Trolltech.conf.bak tumbler user-dirs.conf user-dirs.defaults xdg-xubuntu xfce4

This happened when I tried to install git-cola

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.

Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life on April 29, 2021.

Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported when using a currently supported version of Ubuntu? Please let us know if you do otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days time.

[srdjan (srdjan-djenka)]

Hi Paul,

No, I'm on qt5 now, no problems. Please close.

Cheers,

Srdjan

On 7/8/21 2:27 am, Paul White wrote:
> We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all
> reported bugs in a timely manner. You reported this bug some time ago
> and there have been many changes in Ubuntu since that time.
>
> Ubuntu 16.04 (xenial) reached end-of-life on April 29, 2021.
>
> Do you still see a problem related to the one that you reported when
> using a currently supported version of Ubuntu? Please let us know if you
> do otherwise this report can be left to expire in approximately 60 days
> time.
>
>
> ** Changed in: hundredpapercuts
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: qt4-x11 (Ubuntu)
> Status: Confirmed => Incomplete
>

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

Thanks for the reply srdjan.

As this bug report and all of its duplicates refer to Ubuntu 16.04, which is no longer supported, I'll close this as "Invalid". It may well have been fixed in that release but it's not worth the trouble to ascertain whether it was or not.