package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386

[sujjad hussan]

dont know

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-21.24-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.6
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 31 15:57:14 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libsane1:1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1
 Unpacking libsane1:i386 (1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-mHh7TX/121-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-24 (555 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: sane-backends
Title: package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb', which is different from other instances of package libsane1:i386
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-31 (61 days ago)

[Seth Arnold (seth-arnold)]

Hello, if you're going to have both amd64 and 32-bit versions of a package installed you have to upgrade them in lockstep.

Thanks