package zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/i386-linux-gnu/zconf.h', which is also in package lib32z1-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4

Bug #1561244 reported by Ahmed Shahwan
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This bug affects 2 people
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zlib (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

I was trying to install Cisco Packet tracer 6.2, and it downloaded some packages including zlib, but dpkg raised error code 1

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: hostname 4.4.0-14.30-generic 4.4.5
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 23 21:46:56 2016
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/i386-linux-gnu/zconf.h', which is also in package lib32z1-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-03-18 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160225.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.7
SourcePackage: zlib
Title: package zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/i386-linux-gnu/zconf.h', which is also in package lib32z1-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu4
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Ahmed Shahwan (aloay94) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in zlib (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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