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

[David]

package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade while installing winehq-staging: trying to overwrite shared '/lib/udev/hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb'. After performing '$ sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-staging' in the Terminal, all went well until:

Preparing to unpack .../52-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb ...
Unpacking libsane1:i386 (1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WKhFcN/52-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
dpkg-deb: error: subprocess paste was killed by signal (Broken pipe)

Errors were encountered while processing:
 /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-WKhFcN/52-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

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results for 'lsb_release -rd':
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 17.10
Release: 17.10

results for 'apt-cache policy pkgname':
N: Unable to locate package pkgname

Expected to happen?
For the update to wine staging to install with no issues.

What happened instead?
Of course it's with dpkg. Had issues with that before.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-46.51-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.9
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 1 03:55:35 2018
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-WKhFcN/52-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 2018-02-14 (228 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20180105)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.2
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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[David (hienz1)]

Found a FIX for this issue here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/976187/dpkg-error-message-with-libsane-while-installing-winehq-stable

~ Step-by-step Guide for the Fix (using Terminal commands) ~
1. Remove wine
sudo apt-add-repository --remove ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt purge winehq-stable wine-mono wine-gecko winetricks
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
sudo apt clean
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt update

2. Install libsane1:i386
sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" install libsane1:i386
sudo dpkg --configure -a

3. Re-Install wine-staging
wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/Release.key
sudo apt-key add Release.key
sudo apt-add-repository 'https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-stable
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-devel
sudo apt-get install --install-recommends winehq-staging
winecfg
sudo apt update

No error messages reported. Worked great.