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From #3 comment below, to get a workaround, try:
sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite" install --reinstall libsane1:i386 (or your real package name)
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Has been fixed with:
sane-backends (1.0.27-1~experimental3ubuntu2) bionic; urgency=medium
* debian/rules: Drop timestamps from conflicting multiarch:same files
hwdb.d/20-sane.hwdb and rules.d/60-libsane1.rules (closes: #880391)
-- Adam Conrad <email address hidden> Sat, 03 Feb 2018 14:26:39 -0700
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apport error this morning.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Oct 22 09:37:46 2017
DuplicateSignature:
package:libsane1:1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu1
Unpacking libsane1:i386 (1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu1) ...
dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-edJWJn/5-libsane1_1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu1_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 2016-10-08 (378 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
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
SourcePackage: sane-backends
Title: package libsane1 1.0.27-1~experimental2ubuntu1 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 2017-10-20 (1 days ago)
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.