package libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3 fails to install

Bug #1518450 reported by Tristan Cormier
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This bug affects 5 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
readline5 (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
High
Unassigned
Nominated for Xenial by Alberto Salvia Novella

Bug Description

I tried installing libreadline-gplv2-dev and libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386 all together and it failed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Nov 20 15:22:47 2015
DuplicateSignature:
 Unpacking libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386 (5.2+dfsg-3) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/libreadline-gplv2-dev_5.2+dfsg-3_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-05 (15 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151104)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.3ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: readline5
Title: package libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Tristan Cormier (tristanc-3) wrote :
summary: - package libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3 failed to install/upgrade:
- trying to overwrite shared
- '/usr/share/doc/libreadline5/examples/Makefile', which is different from
- other instances of package libreadline-gplv2-dev:i386
+ package libreadline-gplv2-dev 5.2+dfsg-3 fails to install
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in readline5 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in readline5 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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