package zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5 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-2ubuntu5

[Richard Osterloh]

No more info needed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-28.30-generic 4.8.6
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
AptOrdering:
 linux-libc-dev:i386: Install
 libc6-dev:i386: Install
 zlib1g-dev:i386: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Nov 28 08:59:09 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:zlib1g-dev:1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5
 Unpacking zlib1g-dev:i386 (1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5) ...
 dpkg: error processing archive /tmp/apt-dpkg-install-KnLWlZ/2-zlib1g-dev_1%3a1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5_i386.deb (--unpack):
  trying to overwrite '/usr/include/i386-linux-gnu/zconf.h', which is also in package lib32z1-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5
ErrorMessage: trying to overwrite '/usr/include/i386-linux-gnu/zconf.h', which is also in package lib32z1-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-06-30 (152 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu1
 apt 1.3.1
SourcePackage: zlib
Title: package zlib1g-dev 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2ubuntu5 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-2ubuntu5
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-13 (48 days ago)

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1512992, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.